Attractions in the Peak District

All Saints' Church

Grade I listed parish church of Bakewell.

• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Ashbourne

Market town in the Derbyshire Dales, 14 miles north-west of Derby.

• Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South, The Peak District

Axe Edge Moor

Major gritstone moorland south-west of Buxton.

• Buxton & the Northern Peak, The Peak District

Bakewell Bridge

Grade I listed stone arch bridge over the River Wye, also a scheduled monument.

• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Bakewell Old House Museum

16th-century yeoman's house with a museum on the house and the lives of people in Bakewell.

• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Beeston Tor

Limestone cliff above the meeting of the Hamps and Manifold, with caves of archaeological importance.

• Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South, The Peak District

Blue John Cavern

One of Castleton's four show caves, and one of two places where Blue John stone is still excavated.

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Burbage Rocks

Gritstone escarpment overlooking Hathersage, rising to 1407 feet (429 meters).

• Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam, The Peak District

Buxton Crescent

Grade I listed crescent designed by John Carr of York and built for the 5th Duke of Devonshire between 1780 and 1789.

• Buxton & the Northern Peak, The Peak District

Carl Wark

Rocky promontory on Hathersage Moor with a prehistoric embankment, interpreted as an Iron Age hill fort.

• Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam, The Peak District

Cave Dale

Dry limestone valley rising from Castleton, with a viewpoint back down the dale to Peveril Castle.

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Chapel-en-le-Frith

Market town in High Peak, nicknamed the Capital of the Peak.

• Buxton & the Northern Peak, The Peak District

Chatsworth

Seat of the Duke of Devonshire, home of the Cavendish family since 1549, beside the River Derwent.

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• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Chee Dale

Steep-sided gorge on the River Wye with a Derbyshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve near Wormhill.

• Buxton & the Northern Peak, The Peak District

Combs Reservoir

Canal-feeder reservoir built in 1797 for the Peak Forest Canal, about a kilometer from Chapel-en-le-Frith.

• Buxton & the Northern Peak, The Peak District

Cromford

Village in the Derwent valley between Wirksworth and Matlock, where Arkwright built his first mill.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Cromford Mills

Richard Arkwright's 1771 water-powered cotton mill, the first of its kind, at the heart of the World Heritage Site.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Curbar Edge

Gritstone escarpment above Curbar, a significant rock-climbing venue within the National Park.

• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Derwent Gardens

Public park in Matlock Bath, listed Grade II in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Derwent Reservoir

Middle reservoir of the three in the Upper Derwent Valley, between Howden and Ladybower.

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Dovedale

Valley of just over three miles cut by the River Dove, owned by the National Trust, with stepping stones in the wooded ravine.

• Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South, The Peak District

Edensor

Village in Chatsworth Park, largely owned by the Cavendish family, whose members are buried at St Peter's Church.

• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Errwood Hall

Ruined hall in the Upper Goyt Valley, a popular destination inside the Peak District National Park.

• Buxton & the Northern Peak, The Peak District

Errwood Reservoir

Drinking-water reservoir in the Goyt Valley, inside the National Park and close to the Cheshire boundary.

• Buxton & the Northern Peak, The Peak District

Eyam Museum

Local museum in Eyam, known as the Eyam Plague Museum.

• Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam, The Peak District

Froggatt Edge

Gritstone escarpment near Froggatt, Calver and Grindleford; Curbar Edge and Baslow Edge continue the line.

• Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam, The Peak District

Great Masson Cavern

Cave at the Heights of Abraham with rock formations nicknamed the Owl and the Rabbit.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Gulliver's Kingdom

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Haddon Hall

Manor house on the River Wye near Bakewell, with parts dating from the 11th to the 17th centuries.

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• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Heights of Abraham

Hilltop park on Masson Hill reached by cable car, with cavern and mine tours; open since Victorian times.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Higger Tor

Gritstone tor overlooking the Burbage Valley and Carl Wark, about two kilometers east of Hathersage.

• Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam, The Peak District

Hollins Cross

Lowest point on the Great Ridge between Mam Tor and Lose Hill, on the old route from Edale to Hope.

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Ilam Park

158-acre National Trust park on both banks of the River Manifold, five miles north-west of Ashbourne.

• Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South, The Peak District

Kinder Scout

Moorland plateau and National Nature Reserve; at 2087 feet (636 meters) it is the highest point in the Peak District.

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Ladybower Reservoir

Large Y-shaped reservoir, the lowest of the three in the Upper Derwent Valley.

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Lathkill Dale

Valley of the River Lathkill, which rises from springs below Lathkill Head Cave.

• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Leawood Pump House

Beam-engine house built in 1849 to supply water to the Cromford Canal, beside the towpath near High Peak Junction.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Longshaw Estate

Moorland, woodland and farmland in the National Park, with remains of Bronze Age and medieval settlement.

• Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam, The Peak District

Lose Hill

Eastern end of the Great Ridge, which runs west over Mam Tor to Rushup Edge.

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Magpie Mine

Well-preserved disused lead mine near Sheldon; the walled enclosure of five mines is a Scheduled Monument.

• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Mam Tor

Hill of 1696 feet (517 meters) whose name means 'mother hill', shaped by frequent landslips on its eastern face.

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Manifold Way

Eight-mile shared-use path from Hulme End to Waterhouses on the old Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway.

• Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South, The Peak District

Masson Mills

Water-powered cotton mill built in 1783 on the River Derwent, part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Matlock

County town of Derbyshire on the south-eastern edge of the Peak District, with the National Park directly to the west.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Matlock Bath

Village in the Derbyshire Dales on the A6, south of Matlock.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Monsal Head

Viewpoint over Monsal Dale, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the White Peak.

• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Monsal Trail

Walking, cycling and horse-riding trail of about 8.5 miles on a former Midland Railway line, opened in 1981.

• Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal, The Peak District

Padley Chapel

Grade I listed chapel in Grindleford on the site of the former Padley Hall.

• Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam, The Peak District

Padley Gorge

Deep wooded valley of Burbage Brook, one of the furthest inland examples of temperate rainforest in the UK.

• Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam, The Peak District

Pavilion Gardens

Victorian landscaped public park on the River Wye, listed Grade II*, with a boating lake and a miniature train.

• Buxton & the Northern Peak, The Peak District

Peak Cavern

Show cave known as the Devil's Arse, with the largest natural cave entrance in Britain.

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Peak District Mining Museum

Charity museum in Matlock Bath's Grand Pavilion with lead-mine mock-ups where children can explore.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Peak Rail

Steam and heritage diesel line running from Matlock via Darley Dale to Rowsley South.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Peveril Castle

Ruined 11th-century castle above Castleton, founded by William Peverel between the Norman Conquest and the Domesday Survey.

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Poole's Cavern

• Buxton & the Northern Peak, The Peak District

Riber Castle

Grade II listed 19th-century country house on a hill above Matlock, built of local gritstone.

• Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley, The Peak District

Solomon's Temple

• Buxton & the Northern Peak, The Peak District

Speedwell Cavern

Former lead-miners' passage below Winnats Pass, entered by a long staircase and visited by boat.

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• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

St Edmund's Church

• Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

St Lawrence's Church, Eyam

• Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam, The Peak District