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Start planning your next break to the Peak District and Derbyshire and find great places to stay.

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It's Well Dressing season

This unique local custom dates back hundreds of years visit our many local towns and villages and delight at these handmade works of art.

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    Plan your next break to the Peak District and Derbyshire and discover a place of wild peaks and rugged moorland with views that stretch forever. A place of chocolate-box villages nestling in gentle countryside, with the prettiest cottages and dogs lazing by the pub fire. Explore country houses, castles and the stateliest of stately homes, and find the most welcoming market towns, with quality independent shops and delicious local food and drink.

    This is the home of Britain's original National Park and the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. A place to refresh and recharge, with adventures to suit everyone from gentle ramblers to adrenaline junkies. Discover hiking, biking and beauty spots galore. Enjoy festival days (whatever the weather), country shows, eccentric traditions and the loudest Bhangra nights.

    Getting to the Peak District and Derbyshire has never been easier. At the heart of the UK and just 90 minutes by train from London, it's easily accessible from all corners of the UK. You can simply sit back and enjoy the ride.

    This is a place for new adventures with old friends. A place for surprising discoveries, hidden gems and heart-pumping experiences. A place that has everything.

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    Day trip from Sheffield: Explore Matlock &…

    The busy market towns of Matlock and Bakewell are a great day out for all the family and the bus is the hassle-free way to travel.


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    How to spend 48 hours in Bakewell

    This itinerary is based in the historic market town of Bakewell, famed for its sweet confection, and includes some Peak District classics!


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    Castles, Markets & Spires

    Explore the lesser-known North East of Derbyshire, near Chesterfield.


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    Getting here

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    Closer Than You Think

    Right at the heart of England, with great public transport links, the Peak District and Derbyshire is easily accessible from across the UK.

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