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Derbyshire's
Peak District National Park covers an area of more
than 1,438 sq kms and encompasses what is commonly
known as the White and Dark Peaks. As Britain's very
first National Park, it was established in 1951 and
although primarily situated in the County of Derbyshire, it also falls
within parts of the nearby counties of Staffordshire,
Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Today, more than twenty million people live within
easy reach of the Park's boundary, with many more
than this visiting the area from all around the world
every year. The unofficial Capital of the National
Park is the attractive busy market town of Bakewell, which
straddles both the River Wye and the main A6 trunk
road between Buxton
and Derby.
Although not
actually situated within the National Park itself,
the beautiful Spa town of Buxton
is the largest habitation that lies within what is
widely know as, The Peak District, where it is
possibly one of the best centres to base a short, or
even long term stay within the area. Buxton not only
has direct access to Manchester Airport with flights
to almost any point around the world, but also Rail and Road links that connect
it with the rest of the country.
The Peak District is renown for its natural stunning
landscapes,
from the Dark Peak which lies towards the north and
west, and rises to over 636m on the bleak windswept
moorland around Kinder Scout, down to where it meets
the northern edge of the White Peak at 200m in Castleton.
The Winnats Pass - Castleton
Peveril Castle - Castleton
It is here that
the White Peak comes into its own, the historic
remains of the Norman edifice that is Peveril Castle, sits
perched on its towering buttress of limestone,
standing out like a sentinel guarding the enormous
gaping mouth of Peak Cavern, wherein lies the former
testimony to the rope makers art, and Britain's
deepest known cavern, Titan.
As if to shout in defiance, the
shivering mountain known as Mam Tor provides a
spectacular and lofty gritstone peak complete with
its Iron Age Hillfort which reaches up to 517m, where
it appears to be guarding any exit out of the Hope
valley to the west. Such breath-taking beauty is but
a tiny example of what the Peak District has waiting
in store for the visitor.
For shear
variety, the Peak District offers more to the Walker
than anything else. There are rivers galore wending
their way through magnificent scenic valleys. Begin
by exploring the famous River Dove, the anglers'
paradise and its sister, the Manifold, both have their
origins just south-west of Buxton.
Then there is the mighty River Wye
whose course threads its way through superb high
limestone buttresses, made popular as meccas for
climbers with its riverside walks that take you
through Cheedale,
Millersdale,
Cressbrook Dale, Ashford in the Water and Bakewell.
Eventually, the Wye flows into the
more mature River Derwent a long way from its
beginnings in the Dark Peak to the north. From
Rowsley, the Derwent flows all the way through Darley
Dale, twisting and turning until it reaches Matlock,
then on though Little Switzerland, or Matlock Bath to
give it its true name, where after it passes close to
the village of Cromford.
Bakewell Bridge
Millers' Dale
Upper Goyt Valley
St Anne's Well
Another River,
the Goyt,
has been rightfully afforded the designation of being
given the status of SSSI,
a Site of Special Scientific Interest and wholly
protected by law. Here on the moorland to the west of
Buxton, lies the Goyt
Valley and its magnificent stunning scenery, an
area that is unrivalled in the Dark Peak.
Other minor rivers, but no less
interesting where the walker is concerned, are the
Lathkill, the Bradford and the Hamps, all of which
are situated within the beautiful White Peak.
Both the Derbyshire Peak
District and the Peak District National Park are
filled with much of historical interest, some of
which dates back several thousand years. For its architecture,
the Spa town of Buxton wears the crown, offering the
visitor the magnificent Georgian Crescent
and the Devonshire,
now a University building whose great dome is one of
the largest unsupported of its kind in Europe.
When Buxton's Crescent was built
in the late eighteenth century, the Duke of
Devonshire utilized it as a means by which tens of
thousands of visitors would have somewhere to stay,
and at the same time take the natural spring waters
for its curative properties. This water, with its
high mineral content, now flows freely from the Well
of St Anne which is situated beside the old Victorian
Pump Room.
When the Romans
originally came to Britain with their legions, they
immediately began to set up a huge network of roads,
military forts and smaller installations. While they
were exploring the Peak District, the Romans
discovered a wealth of minerals which they naturally
exploited.
Further, they made use of the few
people that lived within the region, and along with
those they had brought with them, they put them all
to work as slaves in their mines. When the great
Roman Empire finally collapsed, they fled homeward
leaving everything to the local people who eventually
took back what was rightfully theirs, the land and
its resources, including the vast wealth of minerals.
When the Turnpike era began during the eighteenth
century, it marked a veritable revolution for those
who liked to travel around the country. These new
toll roads opened up the whole area, and just like
the Romans and their own network of roads, these
turnpike routes forged important commercial and
social links between many of today's most popularly
visited Peakland towns and
villages.
Thus, larger towns such as Buxton,
began to develop themselves as centres from which the
attractions of the Peak District hills and dales
could be explored more readily.
Blue John Stone
Opera House - Buxton
Well Dressing
Ancient customs
now play a very important role in many of the Peak
District's towns, villages and hamlets during the
long summer months. The most popular and widespread
of all these events, is the mystical, ancient and
very beautiful floral tradition known as, Wells
Dressing.
Throughout the Peak District, there is also a great
deal of charm and breath-taking beauty just waiting
to be discovered in many towns and villages, like:
Ashford in the Water, Bakewell,
Bradwell, Chapel-En-Le-Frith,
Castleton, Eyam, Hartington, Hulme End, Matlock and
Matlock Bath, Tideswell and Whaley Bridge to
name but a few. Most will provide the visitor with a
variety of shops, selling anything from books to the
latest in fashions, handmade and electrical goods to
quality local souvenirs. Everyone can enjoy the Peak
experience wherever they go.
Whether the visitor
chooses to stay here for a day, or perhaps a week or two,
they will discover a wide variety of the finest Accommodation that Derbyshire's
Peak District has to offer. In order to meet with the ever
demanding needs of the visitor : there are many excellent
quality hotels, homely guest houses, country farmhouses, a
variety of self-catering
holiday homes everywhere, and a selection of camping and
caravanning sites. The area also boasts a number of
comfortable Youth Hostels,
each set deep in the heart of the countryside and available
for those who enjoy the advantages of perhaps, this more
social form of budget accommodation. Regardless of your
needs, there is something to suit just about everyone here in
the Derbyshire Peak District.
The Buxton Online web site is now in its tenth successful
year, and is very proud to have been able to welcome the
350,000+ unique visitors that it alone receives annually.
The many photographs
on display are offered as a taster for what the visitor will
discover for themselves, but for its shear beauty, no image
can possibly take the place of the real thing. This truly has
to be experienced.
The Seven Domes of Buxton
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