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PEAK DISTRICT & DERBYSHIRE TOWNS AND VILLAGES

Vibrant Market Towns and quaint Peak District Villages make for ideal places to potter, browse and explore.  From Glossop in the north to Swadlincote in the south, and Chesterfield in the east to Knutsford in the west, there are plenty of towns in the Peak District waiting for you. 

 

ASHBOURNE

Dovedale, Gingerbread and Shrovetide Football.....

 

BAKEWELL

Home of the Bakewell Pudding, the recipe is still a secret.....

 

CASTLETON

Spectacular Caverns and castles, cosy pubs and fine walking....

 
 

CHESTERFIELD

Crooked Spire and one of the country's largest markets....

 

GLOSSOP

Vibrant music scene, local food and fantastic walking....

 

winster

Picturesque, quintessentially Peak District village....

 
 

BUXTON

'Take the waters', soak up the Georgian architecture.... 

 

EYAM

A community ravaged and isolated by the Plague in 1665....

 

EDALE

Stride out onto Kinder Scout or start the Pennine Way....

 
 

HARTINGTON

Cosy pubs, village pond and speciality Cheese shop....

 

MELBOURNE

Historical Hall, restaurants and speciality shopping....

 

NEW MILLS

A natural rocky gorge, Millenium Walkway and Torrs Hydro....

 
 

MACCLESFIELD

MacclesfieldVisit the Silk Mill or the Treacle Market....
 

Knutsford

KnutsfordThe inspiration and setting for Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford....
 

Congleton

CongletonMake like Moll Flanders at Little Moreton Hall....
 
 

Matlock

Former Hydro and spa town and Matlock Bath....

 

leek

Markets, Arts Festival and Nicholson Institute....

 

hathersage

Legendary heroes and literary heroines....

 
 

WHALEY BRIDGE

Canal basin and towpath walks to Bugsworth Basin....

 

TIDESWELL

"Cathedral of the Peak" or walk Tideswell Dale....

 

WIRKSWORTH

Lead mining history and Arts & Culture....

 
 

hope 

Views of the Hope Valley and Vale of Edale....

 

Hayfield

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Start point for the 'mass trespass' of 1932....

 

cheadle 

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Home to St Giles Roman Catholic church, Pugin's Gem....

 
 

swadlincote

Mining heritage and The National Forest....

 

belper

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Life in a cotton mill at the impressive Strutt's North Mill....

 

crich 

Home to Crich Tramway Village and Crich Stand....

 
 

Holmfirth

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More than just Last of the Summer Wine....

 

bollington

Find out more about the Cheshire village of Bollington

Former cotton mill town and of course White Nancy....

 

marsden

Great days out at Standedge Tunnel

Distinctive packhorse bridges and Standedge Canal Tunnel....

 
 

It’s surrounded by lively and interesting cities, so you can enjoy the very best of both town and country.

- Julia Bradbury
 
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Market Days

  • Ashbourne - Thursday & Saturday
  • Bakewell - Monday
  • Buxton - Tuesday & Saturday
  • Chapel-en-le-Frith - Thursday
  • Cheadle - Tuesday, Friday & Saturday
  • Chesterfield - Monday, Friday & Saturday, Flea Market: Thursday
  • Congleton - Tuesday & Saturday
  • Glossop - Outdoor: Friday & Saturday; Indoor: Thursday, Friday & Saturday
  • Holmfirth - Thursday (general market); Saturday and Bank Holidays (craft and food market)
  • Leek - Wednesday
  • Knutsford - Tuesday, Friday & Saturday
  • Macclesfield - Outdoor: Tuesday, Friday & Saturday; Indoor: Monday to Saturday
  • Matlock - Tuesday, Friday & Saturday
  • New Mills - Friday & Saturday
  • Swadlincote - Tuesday, Friday & Saturday
  • Wirksworth - Tuesday
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Church Farm Cottages Ashbourne Derbyshire

Self-catering with 2 units, £300-£495 pupw sleeps 1-5, Dovedale 01335 390216

Church Farm nestles at the head of one of the most beautiful, but undiscovered dales of the Peak District National Park. Our limestone barn, converted into two topsy turvy cottages, overlooks a cobbled yard and the hills and copses.

 
 
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