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Peak District National park near Derby

Category: Surrounding areas

Address : Aldern House, Baslow Road ,Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1AE

Location: 43.7 miles North of Derby city

Telephone: 01629 816200

Opening Times: Summer:9.00am– 8.00pm, Winter:9.00am –4.00pm

Conservation Tours : Contact office for guidance

Admission : Free

Dog Friendly: Dogs must be kept on a lead between 1 March and 31 July

Facilities: Car and Coach parking up to £6 a day, Public toilets and other services

Description:

The Peak District National Park is Britain’s first national park established in 1951. It includes a large area of Derbyshire and parts of Yorkshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire with 38 000 people residing in the area.

The park has breath taking natural beauty with it’s limestone dales and rugged moor lands. Places of interest include Chatsworth House which is residence of the Dukes of Devonshire, and the Haddon House near Bakewell residence of the Mannors family.

Other interesting buildings are the Lyme Hall seen in the BBC drama Pride and Prejudice as Mr Darcy’s residence and Hardwick Hall.

Also the peak district gives plenty of adventure from rock climbing, to caving, cycling and hang-gliding . The park is the second most visited park in the world with visitors from many countries.