Churchdale Farm Ashford in the Water

Churchdale Farm Holiday Cottages near Ashford in the Water

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Elton Old Hall c1668 Peak District, Derbyshire

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Perfect country house retreat for 6 to 14 people in renovated Grade II listed 17th Century Hall in Small Village of Year. Book by 15 FEB at 2009 TARRIF. ~ Call Juliet now on 01629 734414 or email for details

Peak District area guides

Peak District area guides including Bakewell, Buxton, Ashbourne, Castleton, Hartington, Eyam, Tideswell, Matlock & Matlock Bath, Hathersage, Chesterfield and more being added every week or two. Please contact us at info@peakdistrict-nationalpark.com if you'd like us to add something about your village or town and we'll do our best to help, exchange links or promote your favourite place!

Area Guides, locations available:

Area Guides, selected listings:

Little Longstone 2010 visitor information guide
The linear village of Little Longstone lies immediately to the west of Great Longstone and just to the...
Matlock and Matlock Bath visitor guide
With a wealth of attractions, excellent accommodation, restaurants, fish and chips shops, amusement arcades...
Great Longstone 2010 visitor guide
The attractive and unspoilt village of Great Longstone sits peacefully at the heart of the White Peak...
Buxton visitor guide 2009
BUXTON in Derbyshire – famous for its scenery, its architecture and its water – and now poised for a...
Hathersage visitor guide for 2009
Hathersage - an introduction to the 'home of Litle John' by Roly Smith......
Bakewell Show
Bakewell's strong connection with agriculture is emphasised every August when the town hosts the largest...
Bakewell pudding - the delicious pudding whose origins are...?
The origin and recipe for the delicious Bakewell pudding (no, not the one with the cherry on top a la...
Hartington visitor guide 2009
Hartington, a prosperous looking village standing at the northern end of the Dove Valley, still has the...
Tideswell visitor guide 2009
Tideswell. Or 'Tidsa' as it known locally - and 'Cathedral town of the Peak'...with some justification...
Longnor visitor and tourist information guide
It’s the proud boast of Longnor, a former market town crowning the ridge which separates the Upper Dove...
Potted history of the Peak
The Victorian art critic and pioneer conservationist John Ruskin described Derbyshire as “a lovely child...
Hope 2010 visitor guide and tourist information
Hope - the capital of the Hope Valley hosts a fine and renowned country show and has much to offer the...
Chesterfield visitor guide 2009
Chesterfield, the historic market town just to the East of the Peak District National Park is most famous...
Edale 2009 Visitor Guide
Officially the beginning (or end) of the Pennine Way, Edale attracts the hardiest of walkers, situated...
Castleton visitor guide 2009
Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire - affectionately known as the 'Gem of the Peak' ...world famous...
Youlgrave guide - tourist information, attractions, history and more...
2009 visitor guide to 'Youlgrave' (as the locals prefer to spell it). Roly Smith reveals all about this...
Grindleford, the linear village above the Derwent.
Grindleford is a linear village strung out above the River Derwent between Eyam Moor and Froggatt Edge...
Ashbourne visitor guide 2009
ASHBOURNE - Georgian elegance in the southern Peak! Elegant Ashbourne is primarily a market town. It...
Peak District National Park - an introduction by Roly Smith
An introduction to the Peak District by the president of the national Outdoor Writers' and Photographers...
Ashford-in-the-Water guide
Not exactly in the water, but certainly on the River Wye, Ashford is a candidate for the Peak’s prettiest...
Tissington 2010 Visitor and Tourist Information Guide
THE HOME OF WELL DRESSING For many visitors, Tissington is the perfect White Peak village: neat stone...
Foolow - 2010 guide
Foolow, a small, nucleated village clustered around its village pond or ‘mere’ on the White Peak limestone...
Bakewell visitor guide 2010
BAKEWELL – ancient 'capital of the Peak'. World famous puddings, the area’s premier agricultural show...
Tansley visitor guide
Tansley village lies 2 miles east of Matlock on the A615 Matlock to Alfreton road. The village is built...
Baslow 2010 visitor guide
Standing at the northern gates to Chatsworth, Baslow has been closely linked with the affairs of the...
Eyam visitor guide 2009
The 'plague' village of Eyam (pronounced 'eem') has its place in the folklore of England being the village...
Winster 2010 Visitor Guide
HOME OF THE MORRIS MEN - Winster boasts one of the finest street's of houses anywhere in the Peak District...