The Peak District waits invitingly within 60 miles of half of England's population. To this green centre within a great industrial area, the first of the National Parks, holidaymakers come throughout the year to enjoy a wide variety of ...See moreThe Peak District waits invitingly within 60 miles of half of England's population. To this green centre within a great industrial area, the first of the National Parks, holidaymakers come throughout the year to enjoy a wide variety of scenery and pastimes. Some visitors come to glide, others to go caving or climbing, boating or fishing. The lovely surroundings vary from the windy flat tops of heath with their rocky outcrops to the lush sheltered dales of the Manifold valley, the Derwent and the Dove; from the simple stone cottages of the quiet villages to the historic architecture of Ashbourne, Bakewell and Buxton, and the great houses of the past such as Chatsworth and Haddon Hall. Written by
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