Christmas

Christmas is a wonderful time in the Peak District and Derbyshire; the air is fresher, hot chocolate in a village café tastes better, country pubs seem cosier and the shops and markets are filled with potential presents and festive cheer!

One question people often ask in preparation for the Christmas seasons is, what’s on this Christmas? With so many inviting Christmas Markets, light switch-ons and special events happening, the Visit Peak District website is a great place to plan the Christmas events that you’d most like to go to!

Using our Itinerary Planner you can easily create your own personalised Christmas must-see list and make sure you don’t miss out on a single Christmas Market, Grotto or Christmas light switch-on! Simply click the suitcase icon under each event and it will be automatically added to your personal itinerary planner, which you can find at the top right of any of our webpages.

One of the major events to look forward to this festive season is ‘Christmas at Chatsworth’, this year’s theme is a ‘Dickensian Christmas’. Some of Charles Dickens’ characters will be brought to life at Chatsworth, and the famous stately home will be transformed to represent all elements of London life in the time of Dickens.

Bakewell Christmas Market has to be one of the best known Christmas Markets in Derbyshire and the Peak District, with over 80 stalls selling all sorts of Christmassy goodies, as well as a Santa’s Grotto in the Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, Christmas time takes this already idyllic town and transforms it into a hub of festivity!

Matlock Victorian Christmas Market is another excellent Christmas event in Derbyshire, with 200 stalls under two marquees in Matlock’s beautiful Hall Leys Park, you’re sure to find some unique local products and Christmas gifts. Happening over the first weekend in December, there’s also a Santa’s Grotto, light switch-on and fireworks!

Christmas in the Peak District and Derbyshire is a wonderful time to visit. There are Christmas events galore to enjoy including festive fairs, Christmas markets, pantomimes, Santa special steam train rides, the impressive Chatsworth Christmas market, and who can resist a Christmas lights switch on!