The Peak District

After flying into Manchester (or London) you can take a train into Buxton, where your tour begins. This spa town has splendid Georgian architecture (reminiscent of the city of Bath) and is famous for its natural spring water and for being the highest market town in England. The discovery of coins indicate that the Romans were here throughout their occupation.

After checking into your centrally located hotel or B&B, why not try one of the local pubs for some traditional food and beer which will give you sustenance for your first day of walking tomorrow.

Overnight Buxton

Accommodations

A sample of our typical carefully chosen accommodation in this location. Where you stay will vary depending on availability, but will be a similar standard.

Grendon Bed & Breakfast | Bed and breakfast

Grendon is a stunning Edwardian property, built between 1911 and 1914, situated on a quiet road within walking distance of Buxton town centre. Having recently undergone a full refurbishment of all bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms, we now offer luxury Bed & Breakfast for those looking for high class accommodation with a homely, personal touch. All guest rooms in Grendon Bed & Breakfast have a complimentary tea tray including homemade shortbread. All rooms come with a private bathroom with a walk in shower, while some rooms also feature a free standing bath. All rooms come with a silent mini fridge, hairdryer and straighteners as well as complimentary toiletries. A Full English breakfast can be enjoyed at the property.

Roseleigh Guest House | Guest House

Within a five minute walk is the impressive architecture of the Georgian Crescent, built in the 1780s and one of the highlights of the centre of Buxton - it is one of the finest Georgian buildings in the country. The bedrooms are well furnished and decorated in a clean and comfortable style sympathetic to the Victorian era of the building. All double and twin rooms are en-suite and have tea and coffee making facilities and colour television.

Old Hall Hotel | Hotel

In the centre of picturesque Buxton, the Old Hall Hotel features a traditional restaurant, free Wi-Fi and spacious rooms with period features. With individual character and elegant decor, the rooms at Old Hall each have tea/coffee facilities and a TV with satellite channels. All rooms have a private bathroom with free toiletries, and some have cosy seating areas.

Today’s walk takes you on a circular route through some of the most stunning moorland scenery that this area has to offer. Begin at the splendid Buxton Opera House and follow the trail which winds through farms and atmospheric woodlands.

Make your way up to moorland and around the Goyt Valley before a walk along Burbage Edge, one of the gritstone edges of the Peak District from which there are views towards the county of Cheshire and beyond. Perhaps you can spend the remainder of the afternoon exploring this market town.

Overnight Buxton

Accommodations

A sample of our typical carefully chosen accommodation in this location. Where you stay will vary depending on availability, but will be a similar standard.

Grendon Bed & Breakfast | Bed and breakfast

Grendon is a stunning Edwardian property, built between 1911 and 1914, situated on a quiet road within walking distance of Buxton town centre. Having recently undergone a full refurbishment of all bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms, we now offer luxury Bed & Breakfast for those looking for high class accommodation with a homely, personal touch. All guest rooms in Grendon Bed & Breakfast have a complimentary tea tray including homemade shortbread. All rooms come with a private bathroom with a walk in shower, while some rooms also feature a free standing bath. All rooms come with a silent mini fridge, hairdryer and straighteners as well as complimentary toiletries. A Full English breakfast can be enjoyed at the property.

Roseleigh Guest House | Guest House

Within a five minute walk is the impressive architecture of the Georgian Crescent, built in the 1780s and one of the highlights of the centre of Buxton - it is one of the finest Georgian buildings in the country. The bedrooms are well furnished and decorated in a clean and comfortable style sympathetic to the Victorian era of the building. All double and twin rooms are en-suite and have tea and coffee making facilities and colour television.

Old Hall Hotel (Upgrade Option in Buxton) | Hotel

In the centre of picturesque Buxton, the Old Hall Hotel features a traditional restaurant, free Wi-Fi and spacious rooms with period features. With individual character and elegant decor, the rooms at Old Hall each have tea/coffee facilities and a TV with satellite channels. All rooms have a private bathroom with free toiletries, and some have cosy seating areas.

After a short transfer to Tideswell, a historical settlement founded on the wealth made from wool and lead, walk through Tideswell Dale where you can view a wealth of wildflowers, including orchids. Cross the River Wye and follow the Monsal Trail along a dismantled railway line, over bridges and through tunnels past the ruins of Millers Dale Station. Then head back to Tideswell along the Pennine Bridleway, an official National Trail which follows old packhorse routes.

Pass Wormhill, whose greatest son was James Brindley the virtually illiterate pioneer of canal building. Walk along more pretty trails and country roads until arriving back in Tideswell where another transfer back to Buxton is included. Before leaving Tideswell take the time to check out its magnificent parish church and locally known as the “Cathedral of the Peak”.

Overnight Buxton

Accommodations

A sample of our typical carefully chosen accommodation in this location. Where you stay will vary depending on availability, but will be a similar standard.

Grendon Bed & Breakfast | Bed and breakfast

Grendon is a stunning Edwardian property, built between 1911 and 1914, situated on a quiet road within walking distance of Buxton town centre. Having recently undergone a full refurbishment of all bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms, we now offer luxury Bed & Breakfast for those looking for high class accommodation with a homely, personal touch. All guest rooms in Grendon Bed & Breakfast have a complimentary tea tray including homemade shortbread. All rooms come with a private bathroom with a walk in shower, while some rooms also feature a free standing bath. All rooms come with a silent mini fridge, hairdryer and straighteners as well as complimentary toiletries. A Full English breakfast can be enjoyed at the property.

Roseleigh Guest House | Guest House

Within a five minute walk is the impressive architecture of the Georgian Crescent, built in the 1780s and one of the highlights of the centre of Buxton - it is one of the finest Georgian buildings in the country. The bedrooms are well furnished and decorated in a clean and comfortable style sympathetic to the Victorian era of the building. All double and twin rooms are en-suite and have tea and coffee making facilities and colour television.

Old Hall Hotel (Upgrade Option in Buxton) | Hotel

In the centre of picturesque Buxton, the Old Hall Hotel features a traditional restaurant, free Wi-Fi and spacious rooms with period features. With individual character and elegant decor, the rooms at Old Hall each have tea/coffee facilities and a TV with satellite channels. All rooms have a private bathroom with free toiletries, and some have cosy seating areas.

After a delicious breakfast a transfer is included to Chatsworth House and Estate. You must take the time to visit this great house which is owned by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and has been handed down through sixteen generations. It also houses a significant and diverse art collection, has over thirty rooms to explore and acres of beautiful gardens. Arguably the most handsome country house in England it was also the supposed inspiration for Jane Austen’s Pemberly in Pride & Prejudice.

After exploring this historic house and gardens take the trail north along the Derwent Valley Heritage Way to the the quaint village of Baslow and along the river valley to Froggat and Grindleford, a nucleated village standing on the right bank of the Derwent River. Take the Hathersage road continuing along the valley all the way into the village, where you check into your hotel or B&B.

Overnight Hathersage

Accommodations

A sample of our typical carefully chosen accommodation in this location. Where you stay will vary depending on availability, but will be a similar standard.

The Plough Inn | Country Inn

This is a privately owned 16th century Inn and is situated in 9 acres of its own land, all the bedrooms are en-suite with either bath or shower, flat screen television, Tea and coffee making facilities and hairdryers. Also, complimentary Hilden Mineral Water and miniature toiletries. In the evening you can relax and take a meal in their cosy bar complete with real log fires. They serve hand pulled ales and a large range of fine wines from around the world. The menu is a mix of modern European and traditional food using only the finest quality produce brought together in an eclectic style.

George Hotel | Hotel

Formerly a 500-year-old inn, this Derbyshire hotel in the heart of the Peak District offers rooms featuring contemporary décor, with a seating area and TV, and en suite bathroom with complimentary toiletries. You can enjoy a full English breakfast each morning and award-winning cuisine by chef Helen Prine in the on-site restaurant.

The Scotsman's Pack Country Inn | Country Inn

A traditional country pub with ensuite bedrooms. Eat inside the beautiful country inn - snuggle up next to the roaring fire in the winter or dine outside on the patio next to a trout stream in the warmer months.

Your walk today takes you along Stanage Edge, a mecca for rock climbers from all over Britain and a 4 mile long gritstone escarpment. From the centre of the village walk due north and east through the grounds of Brookfield Manor and enter a narrow walled path before passing the farmyard of North Lees. The large house here was supposedly the place that Charlotte Bronte based one of the manor houses on in the novel Jane Eyre. Then follow the path up to Stanage Edge and to high point of High Neb. Turn north by the remains of two ancient burial cairns and then the path turns back on itself and descends on the Fiddler’s Elbow road and over a cattle grid. Descend down Dale Bottom for one easy mile before coming back down into Hathersage.

Overnight Hathersage

Accommodations

A sample of our typical carefully chosen accommodation in this location. Where you stay will vary depending on availability, but will be a similar standard.

The Plough Inn | Country Inn

This is a privately owned 16th century Inn and is situated in 9 acres of its own land, all the bedrooms are en-suite with either bath or shower, flat screen television, Tea and coffee making facilities and hairdryers. Also, complimentary Hilden Mineral Water and miniature toiletries. In the evening you can relax and take a meal in their cosy bar complete with real log fires. They serve hand pulled ales and a large range of fine wines from around the world. The menu is a mix of modern European and traditional food using only the finest quality produce brought together in an eclectic style.

George Hotel | Hotel

Formerly a 500-year-old inn, this Derbyshire hotel in the heart of the Peak District offers rooms featuring contemporary décor, with a seating area and TV, and en suite bathroom with complimentary toiletries. You can enjoy a full English breakfast each morning and award-winning cuisine by chef Helen Prine in the on-site restaurant.

Take a local train from Hathersage to the village of Edale (a ten minute ride) and from here you embark on your walk to the Great Ridge, situated on the border of both the White and the Dark Peak. Follow the trail along the Chapel Gate track and then climb steadily to Lord’s Seat. Once you have reached Mam Tour you will see some of the best views in the whole of the peaks.

Mam Tour means “mother hill” so called because there are lots of mini-hills beneath it where there have been landslips on its eastern side. Mam Tour is steeped in history dating back to the Bronze Age and another popular name for it is Shivering Mountain, a reference to its unstable geology. Continue to follow the crest of the Great Ridge until you come to Lose Hill then backtrack from here to Back Tor and along the final stretch back into Edale. Take the train back to Hathersage.

Overnight Hathersage

Accommodations

A sample of our typical carefully chosen accommodation in this location. Where you stay will vary depending on availability, but will be a similar standard.

The Plough Inn | Country Inn

This is a privately owned 16th century Inn and is situated in 9 acres of its own land, all the bedrooms are en-suite with either bath or shower, flat screen television, Tea and coffee making facilities and hairdryers. Also, complimentary Hilden Mineral Water and miniature toiletries. In the evening you can relax and take a meal in their cosy bar complete with real log fires. They serve hand pulled ales and a large range of fine wines from around the world. The menu is a mix of modern European and traditional food using only the finest quality produce brought together in an eclectic style.

George Hotel | Hotel

Formerly a 500-year-old inn, this Derbyshire hotel in the heart of the Peak District offers rooms featuring contemporary décor, with a seating area and TV, and en suite bathroom with complimentary toiletries. You can enjoy a full English breakfast each morning and award-winning cuisine by chef Helen Prine in the on-site restaurant.

The tour finishes after breakfast and you can take a train from Hathersage to Manchester Airport or other major gateways.