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Britain's Favourite View
Britain's Favourite View website
ITV1's superb new series for summer 2007, Britain's Favourite View, showcases
the beauty and splendour of the British landscape and looks at the 'personal panoramas'
of 16 celebrities – chosen by them as the view they believe should be Britain's
favourite!
The programme's website,
developed by Visit Britain in conjunction with ITV, features a total of 61 locations
that illustrate
just how spectacular and diverse our landscapes are – among them, three of the
Peak
District & Derbyshire's finest – Stanage Edge, The Roaches and
Whinstone Lee Tor.
Keira Knightley as Lizzie Bennet in Pride and Prejudice on Stanage Edge (© Universal Studios)Stanage Edge
The four-mile long gritsone outcrop of Stanage Edge has spectacular views over Hathersage and the Hope Valley – a magnet for
world-class climbers, the flat-topped escarpment is also a real draw for family
strollers
as well as keen walkers, while abandoned millstones along the edge are a reminder
of the area's industrial past.
Stanage Edge was also famously featured in the 2005 cinematic release of Pride and Prejudice, which
starred Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet.
The Roaches, with Tittesworth Reservoir in the distanceOn the western edge of the Peak District and overlooking the Staffordshire
Moorlands, The Roaches are a series of gritstone outcrops that have been shaped over millennia by the
elements and once formed part of a vast river delta.
Breathtaking views abound in every direction over the surrounding landscape,
from heather moorland, sleepy hamlets and sweeping valleys – even the distant
mountains of North Wales and Snowdonia
are visible on a clear day!
Whinstone Lee Tor above LadybowerWhinstone Lee Tor Sitting high above the Derwent Valley, Whinstone Lee
Tor is a superb vantage point from which to take in the surrounding countryside
– from the distant hills of Edale, Kinder Scout and Bleaklow to the pastures and
woodlands which run down to the water's edge of Ladybower in the valley below.
The 'Salt Cellar', Derwent Edge
This is an extraordinary landscape, equally favoured by mountain hares and mountain
bikers! You're guaranteed
spectacular views from the top, whatever the time of year, but particularly in
late summer when the rich
purple heather contrasts with unusual, weather-worn rock
formations like the well-known Salt Cellar, above.
