Caz's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Wear sturdy footwear and take a camera for the stunning views!
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Ikhava ka-Thor
Wear sturdy footwear and take a camera for the stunning views!
Mam Tor
Very scenic spot, fabulous views. Take a hat if it’s windy!
Peak Cavern
Stunning cavern and area to visit.
Beautiful walks around the reservoir and adjoining countryside.
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Ladybower Reservoir
Beautiful walks around the reservoir and adjoining countryside.
Plague Cottage
2 Church AveLovely, historic village.
Amazing views over the peaks. Fabulous walking. Wear sturdy footwear. Great spot for picnics!
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Stanage Edge
Amazing views over the peaks. Fabulous walking. Wear sturdy footwear. Great spot for picnics!
Historic stone circle. Lovely area to walk and fabulous picnic spot!
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Ikhilasi yamaLadies amahlanu
Lees RoadHistoric stone circle. Lovely area to walk and fabulous picnic spot!
Quaint village with some very impressive old buildings. Plenty of pubs, serving some great food.
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Tideswell
Quaint village with some very impressive old buildings. Plenty of pubs, serving some great food.
The Tideswell and Millers Dale walk is one of the best walking trails in the peaks. Plenty of tunnels and great for cycling too!
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Miller's Dale
The Tideswell and Millers Dale walk is one of the best walking trails in the peaks. Plenty of tunnels and great for cycling too!
Stretched across the scenic Monsal Dale is the amazing Headstone Viaduct, with the river Wye running below.
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Monsal Dale - Headstone Viaduct
Stretched across the scenic Monsal Dale is the amazing Headstone Viaduct, with the river Wye running below.
Incredibly photogenic spot. The waterfalls flow through the middle of two sloping banks. Relax and watch little fish swim around your ankles! Another fabulous picnic spot.
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Padley Gorge
Padley Gorge TrailIncredibly photogenic spot. The waterfalls flow through the middle of two sloping banks. Relax and watch little fish swim around your ankles! Another fabulous picnic spot.
Not far from the Nine Ladies circle, supposedly Robin Hood jumped from one Peak to another! You can climb to the top but be careful!
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Robin Hood's Stride
Not far from the Nine Ladies circle, supposedly Robin Hood jumped from one Peak to another! You can climb to the top but be careful!
Matlock Bath is very popular, with the amazing Heights of Abraham, which are reached by the enclosed cable car system.
Gullivers Kingdom is on the doorstep here!
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Matlock Bath
Matlock Bath is very popular, with the amazing Heights of Abraham, which are reached by the enclosed cable car system.
Gullivers Kingdom is on the doorstep here!
Gulliver's Kingdom Resort
Temple WalkGreat family day out!
Indlu kaChatsworth
Family friendly 1600’s mansion and spectacular gardens.
Alton Towers
Farley LaneMassive theme park, for adrenaline junkies!
Haddon Hall
Medieval Manor House, with many additions.
Kinder Scout
National park plateau with waterfalls.
Great place to hire a bike, to see this beautiful area on two wheels.
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Hassop Station Cafe and Monsal Trail Cycle Hire
Hassop RoadGreat place to hire a bike, to see this beautiful area on two wheels.
Glorious house, surrounded by gardens, moorland and deer park
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National Trust - Lyme
Glorious house, surrounded by gardens, moorland and deer park
The un-stately home and country estate With peeling paintwork and overgrown courtyards, Calke Abbey tells the story of the dramatic decline of a country house estate.
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National Trust - Calke Abbey
The un-stately home and country estate With peeling paintwork and overgrown courtyards, Calke Abbey tells the story of the dramatic decline of a country house estate.
A spectacular Elizabethan house filled with rich furnishings and tapestries preserved by successive generations of the Devonshire family.
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National Trust - Hardwick Hall
A spectacular Elizabethan house filled with rich furnishings and tapestries preserved by successive generations of the Devonshire family.
18th-century mansion with spectacular interiors and vast parkland.
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Kedleston Hall
18th-century mansion with spectacular interiors and vast parkland.
Neighbourhoods
Bakewell is the birthplace of the delicious Bakewell Tart, but that’s not the only reason to visit this beautiful village.
The whole village is very picturesque and well worth exploring. Beautiful river running through the village. Plenty of pubs, restaurants, coffee shops and cafes, offering great local food.
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Bakewell
Bakewell is the birthplace of the delicious Bakewell Tart, but that’s not the only reason to visit this beautiful village.
The whole village is very picturesque and well worth exploring. Beautiful river running through the village. Plenty of pubs, restaurants, coffee shops and cafes, offering great local food.
Dynamic yet compact. Derby is the ideal destination for a taste of friendly and cosmopolitan city life.
With everything from designer and mainstream shopping and mouth watering international cuisine, to live entertainment and real ale pubs.
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Derby
Dynamic yet compact. Derby is the ideal destination for a taste of friendly and cosmopolitan city life.
With everything from designer and mainstream shopping and mouth watering international cuisine, to live entertainment and real ale pubs.
Nestling on the northern fringe of Chatsworth Park, the attractive village of Baslow is close to some of the Dark Peaks most dramatic scenery.
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Baslow
Nestling on the northern fringe of Chatsworth Park, the attractive village of Baslow is close to some of the Dark Peaks most dramatic scenery.
Specially commissioned by the 6th Duke of Devonshire, the custom-built village of Edensor (pronounced’Enza’) in Chatsworth Park features a delightful hotch-potch of traditional house designs, from Tudor to Swiss Cottage.
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Edensor
Specially commissioned by the 6th Duke of Devonshire, the custom-built village of Edensor (pronounced’Enza’) in Chatsworth Park features a delightful hotch-potch of traditional house designs, from Tudor to Swiss Cottage.
Developed as one of the country’s first tourist destinations, Matlock Bath in Derbyshire retains much of the character and interest that impressed early visitors.
1.5 miles south of the town, on the busy A6, Matlock Bath is set in the beautiful gorge of the river Derwent, with attractive riverside gardens, wooded hillsides and rocky limestone crags.
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Matlock Bath
Developed as one of the country’s first tourist destinations, Matlock Bath in Derbyshire retains much of the character and interest that impressed early visitors.
1.5 miles south of the town, on the busy A6, Matlock Bath is set in the beautiful gorge of the river Derwent, with attractive riverside gardens, wooded hillsides and rocky limestone crags.
A large, well appointed village set in the limestone uplands near Buxton.
Tideswell has some fine old buildings and a remarkable church.
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Tideswell
A large, well appointed village set in the limestone uplands near Buxton.
Tideswell has some fine old buildings and a remarkable church.
A small picturesque hamlet, with some grand buildings and fine architecture set in beautiful countryside.
Hassop is two miles north of Bakewell and has close ties with nearby Great Longstone.
A mile to the south, where the Monsal Trail passes along the former railway line, the old station buildings house a large bookstore and cafe.
Hassop
A small picturesque hamlet, with some grand buildings and fine architecture set in beautiful countryside.
Hassop is two miles north of Bakewell and has close ties with nearby Great Longstone.
A mile to the south, where the Monsal Trail passes along the former railway line, the old station buildings house a large bookstore and cafe.
The town of Buxton is famous for a few things; its mineral-rich water, its spectacular architecture, Opera House and associated arts festival, the notoriously awful micro-climate. There are also a few lesser-known Buxton facts: 1. Buxton is the centre of England.
With its stunning ornamental gardens and world-famous Georgian and Victorian architecture, which provide an impressive backdrop to a rich and vibrant range of music, theatre and festivals, it is not surprising the town is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the region.
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Buxton
The town of Buxton is famous for a few things; its mineral-rich water, its spectacular architecture, Opera House and associated arts festival, the notoriously awful micro-climate. There are also a few lesser-known Buxton facts: 1. Buxton is the centre of England.
With its stunning ornamental gardens and world-famous Georgian and Victorian architecture, which provide an impressive backdrop to a rich and vibrant range of music, theatre and festivals, it is not surprising the town is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the region.
Great for coffee and cake!
Apparently THE BEST Bakewell Tart is to be found here!
Gallery Café
The Bakewell Tart Shop
18 Matlock StAmazing cakes, with something to suit all tastes and requirements!
Food scene
Piedaniel's
Bath StreetDelicious French and European cuisine!
Amazing Italian food. They can cater for all tastes and happy to accommodate individual requirements.
Ricci's fine Italian foods cafe
10 Water StAmazing Italian food. They can cater for all tastes and happy to accommodate individual requirements.
Farmyard Inn
Main StreetAmazing Burgers!! Fabulous home cooked fare.
The Manners station
Haddon RoadGreat menu, great choice and hefty portions!
Rajas Indian Restaurant
Bridge StreetDelicious food and beautifully presented.
The Bulls Head
Church StreetBeautiful homemade food. Superb pub lunches!
Great stop for freshly cooked food and great beverages, after walking the trail!
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Hassop Station Cafe and Monsal Trail Cycle Hire
Hassop RoadGreat stop for freshly cooked food and great beverages, after walking the trail!
Austrian coffee shop and sausage importer. Amazing dishes, cold meats, overflowing sandwiches and you can take some home, from their on site deli!
Tiroler Stuberl
Water StreetAustrian coffee shop and sausage importer. Amazing dishes, cold meats, overflowing sandwiches and you can take some home, from their on site deli!
If you’re looking to cook for yourselves, the cooperative in Bakewell is large and very well stocked with everything you could ask for and plenty of local products.
The Co-operative Food
Market StreetIf you’re looking to cook for yourselves, the cooperative in Bakewell is large and very well stocked with everything you could ask for and plenty of local products.
A must for the most amazing cakes and the infamous “Tart” of course!
Don’t worry, there’s plenty of walks to burn off the calories!!
The Bakewell Tart Shop
18 Matlock StA must for the most amazing cakes and the infamous “Tart” of course!
Don’t worry, there’s plenty of walks to burn off the calories!!
“The Square” restaurant located in the hotel, offers some fabulous meals.
Very ambient setting and right on the doorstep!
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The Rutland Arms Hotel
“The Square” restaurant located in the hotel, offers some fabulous meals.
Very ambient setting and right on the doorstep!
Turn left out of the front door and after 10 minutes on foot, there is a new, large superstore, catering for all your needs!
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ALDI
Ashford RoadTurn left out of the front door and after 10 minutes on foot, there is a new, large superstore, catering for all your needs!
Drink or eat!
Great pub. Great service. Eat or drink, the choice is yours!
The Manners station
Haddon RoadThe Peacock
Main RoadWarm and friendly place. Great service and an array of drinks and dining options.
The Red Lion
The SquareGreat local, for drinks and dining.
Joiners Arms Bakewell
1-2 Rutland BuildingsOver the road and a nugget of a place!!
Retail parks and shopping
Ravenside Retail Park
Markham RoadIn need of shopping therapy?
A variety of shops and fast food available here.
Wheatbridge Retail Park
A variety of retail outlets.
Peak Shopping Village
Chatsworth RoadA great variety of outets, under cover!
Swim and gym!
Lovely little swimming pool just 200 yds walk away.
Check out “Freedom Leisure Bakewell” for opening times.
Fully equipped gym at the centre. Open to all.
Bakewell Swimming Pool
Granby Road