Peak District Information Website

The best place for information about Peak District Accommodation, holiday cottages, Tourist Attractions, Peak District Bed and Breakfast, Towns and Villages, Peak District Pubs and Restaurants, Hotels in the Peak District, Walking and Cycling in the Peak District.

featured B&B accommodation
haddon house farm
dannah farm - and extraordinary B and B
the church inn, chelmorton
thorpe cottage, thorpe

B & B
Special Offers

Last Minute Deals
Sun 26 Apr 2009 to Thu 31 Dec 2009
If you're booking at short notice, have a look at the availability calender on www.swiss-house.co .uk where you may find reduced prices on certain rooms. Click on the box that says
Location: Castleton
Tel: 01433-621098
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Special Offer on Short Stays
Mon 16 Nov 2009 to Sat 19 Dec 2009
10% discount on 3 nights or more.The Old Farmhouse cottage is self-contained with own access and complete privacy. Great views with walks from the doorstep. Pets Welcome
Location: Darley Moor, Matlock
Tel: 01629 733838
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Xmas, New Year & Midweek Deals
Mon 09 Nov 2009 to Thu 31 Dec 2009
During November we are offering 4 nights [midweek] for the price of 3 [£210].

Christmas & New Year Packages.

Arrive on 24th December depart 28th = £340
[you can include the 23rd for
Location: Gratton
Tel: 01629 650380
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Live Jazz
Thu 14 May 2009 to Sat 26 Dec 2009
Live jazz music next date is Thursday 29th October Next dates are the 11th and 26th December.Dine or just enjoy a drink
New Years Eve Dinner.Book now for this special 6
Location: Castleton
Tel: 01433 620256
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Special Offer
Mon 26 Jan 2009 to Sat 26 Dec 2009
Stay for 4 or more nights midweek (Sun to Thurs)and save £5 per night.
Location: Monsal Head
Tel: 01629 640258
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ladybower
peak district welcome card
accommodation special offers and late availability

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The Peak District is an upland region of Midland and Northern England which encompasses a large part of Derbyshire plus parts of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Yorkshire. The Peak District is an area of great natural beauty with rugged, peat-covered moorlands and magnificent limestone dales, plus picturesque villages and some interesting towns. It is the location of Britain's first National Park - the Peak District National Park, which is the the world's second most visited National Park.

The Peak District is within 50 miles (80km) of 50% of Britain's population - and is within easy reach of Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby and Stoke-on-Trent. This means it attracts numerous day-trippers and weekend visitors as well as longer-term visitors.

The Peak District has numerous interesting and exciting tourist attractions. Probably the chief among these is Chatsworth House - a magnificent house set in a landscaped park which is the home of the Dukes of Devonshire - major landowners in the area. This is followed by Haddon Hall outside Bakewell - the home of the Manners family, who are the Dukes of Rutland. Haddon Hall is notable because it was left untouched for many centuries before being restored in the early 20th century, so it now shows us just what a medieval manor house looked like.

On the western fringe of the Peak District there is Lyme Hall - a National Trust property which was once the home of the Legh family. This was used in the 1990s BBC version of 'Pride and Prejudice' as the home of Mr D'Arcy. To the east, just outside the National Park area, lies Hardwick Hall, another National Trust Property which was built by Bess of Hardwick - one of the most powerful women of the Elizabethan era. See our 'Great Houses' page for information about more sights like these.

If you are interested in history then the Peak District has many places of interest. These range from the Stone Circles at Arbor Low and Stanton Moor, through the hill fort at Mam Tor and the Norman Castle (Peveril Castle) at nearby Castleton through to Richard Arkwright's original cotton mill (the world's first) at Cromford. See our 'Ancient Monuments' page for more about these. In addition, there are numerous fine churches, such as Tideswell Church, known locally as 'The Cathedral of the Peak. See our 'Local Churches' page for a fuller list.

The Peak District is a fine place for outdoor activities such as walking and cycling, and each week and especially at weekends, many thousands of people come here to enjoy these activities. This website has full information about this, plus a number of routes to follow, as well as outline information about minority sports such as rock-climbing, caving and hang-gliding.

There are numerous interesting towns to explore. Buxton is the one with the longest history, having been founded by the Romans, who exploited the warm spring water to build thermal baths, for which the town became very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. As a result it has some magnificent buildings, notably the Georgian Crescent and the Opera House. It now has a thriving music and arts festival each summer.

Bakewell was founded in Saxon Times and is the home of the Peak District National Park Authority and is a busy market town notable for its livestock market. To the south lies Ashbourne, another market town founded by the Saxons, now the southern gateway to the Peak District.

In the north, Glossop is a former mill town which is the gateway to the nothern part of the Peak, controlling the routes across the Pennines. More mill towns lie around the western and south-western fringes of the Peak - Macclesfield and Leek, which were both once centres for the manufacture of silk.

Matlock's development is surprisingly recent as access to it from the south was difficult until the 19th century, but after this it developed rapidly as a spa, and it is now the county town of Derbyshire. Matlock Bath has numerous tourist sites and is a popular destination for day-trippers.

Not far from Matlock, Wirksworth is another ancient Saxon market town which was once the centre of the local lead mining industry, which has left it with narrow winding streets and rows of quaint miners' cottages.

featured holiday cottage accommodation
derbyshire country houses holiday cottages
3, new houses
lilac cottage chelmorton
croft view cottage
candlelight cottage litton
Cornbrook House self-catering ashford
spring cottage, hollinsclough

Cottage
Special Offers

MORLEY COTTAGE HATHERSAGE
Wed 25 Nov 2009 to Sun 28 Feb 2010
TEN PER CENT OFF OUR PRICES TILL END OF FEB.FOUR STAR COTTAGE SEE OUR WEB PAGE.
Location: Hathersage
Tel: 01433 650801
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FANTASTIC SPECIAL OFFERS ALL YEAR ROUND
Fri 20 Feb 2009 to Thu 31 Dec 2009
For CURRENT special offers and late availability, visit our web site. A newly renovated, beautifully furnished, romantic, oak-beamed cottage in a picturesque village.Peaceful location.Walks from the door. Excellent pub 2 mins.5
Location: Litton
Tel: 01433 631528
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£100 discount Christmas Week
Mon 21 Dec 2009 to Mon 28 Dec 2009
A £100 discount is now offered on all new bookings for 7-night holidays over Christmas, on all holidays starting either 21st or 22nd December.
Location: Matlock
Tel: 01629-732428
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WEEKEND BREAK AT SLADEN LODGE
Fri 08 Jan 2010 to Mon 18 Jan 2010
3 nights for only £1600 for up to 16 adults in spacious 7 bedroomed luxury cottage in Hathersage. Usual price £1, 800. Please call to discuss your requirements.
Location: Hathersage
Tel: 01433 650104
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Christmas Cottages
Mon 21 Dec 2009 to Mon 28 Dec 2009
Due to cancellation, we have 2 cottages available over Christmas.
COACH HOUSE (3 bedrooms, sleeps 4/5, grading 4 stars) at £625 (was £695) and HAYBARN (2 bedrooms, sleeps 4/5, grading 5
Location: Hartington
Tel: 01298 84530
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