Page 173 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Great Britain

DRIVE 16: Around the Peak District 171

KEY PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Drive route
Start/finish: Ashbourne to Matlock
0 kilometres 10 Bath.
0 miles 10 Number of days: 2–3, allowing half a
Alshop
Alshop
Derwent day for the Dovedale walk.
Derwent
High P eakeak
Moor
Kinder Scout High P Moor Hollow
Kinder Scout
Hollow
636m
636m Meadows Distances: Around 97 km (60 miles).
Meadows
Edale Moor
Edale Moor Noe Hallam
Hallam
Head
Head
Noe
ED EDALEALE Road conditions: The roads are in
Fulwood
Fulwood
Greystones
Hallam
Chinley Head Bar Barberber Hallam Ecclesall Greystones good condition.
Chinley Head
Ecclesall
Booth CASTLETON Hope Bamford Stanage Edge Moor
Bamford
Booth
Moorss
CASTLETON Hope
Whiteley
Chinley Chapel Thornhill Whiteley When to go: Peak District weather is
Chinley
Thornhill
Chapel
Wood
Milton
Stanage Edge
Milton Winnats Wood notoriously changeable, but from May
Winnats
Slackhall
Slackhall Pass Pass to September is usually when there is
Abbeydale
HATHERSAGE
Bradwell HATHERSAGE Abbeydale
Bradwell
Tunstead
Tunstead the best chance of good weather.
Dore
Sparrowpit
Old Moor
Milton Chapel- Sparrowpit Old Moor Dore Bradway
Milton
Chapel-en-en-
Bradway
Abney
Totley
le-F le-Frithrith Abney Totley
Peak Forest Opening times: Museums and
Peak Forest
Fernilee
Great
Fernilee Great Nether Padley Owler attractions are generally open
Nether Padley
Owler
Hucklow
Dove Holes
Bretton
Combs Dove Holes Hucklow Bretton Grindleford Bar Bar 10am–5pm, but close earlier (or are
Combs
Grindleford
DERBYSHIRE closed altogether) Nov–Easter. Shops
DERBYSHIRE
Combs
Combs EYAM Froggatt are often open longer. Churches are
EYAM
Froggatt
Wheston
Big
Moss
Moss Wheston Big
Litton
Tideswell Litton Moor usually open until dusk.
Tideswell
Moor
Wormhill
Wormhill
Wardlow
Curbar
Calver
BUXTON
BUXTON Fairfield Wardlow Calver Curbar Shopping: For the area’s most famous
Fairfield
dish, try the Old Original Bakewell
Great
Wye
Wye
Baslow
Blackwell
Hassop
Burbage Blackwell Priestcliffe Great Hassop Baslow Pudding Shop on Bridge St, Bakewell.
Burbage
Longstone
Longstone
Priestcliffe
King Sterndale Little Look out, too, for David Mellor’s
King Sterndale
Little
Pilsley
Longstone
Longstone Pilsley
Harpurhill
Harpurhill cutlery at Hathersage, and Blue
Taddington
Ashford
CHATSWORTH
Chelmorton
Chelmorton Taddington Ashford CHATSWORTH John, as pure stone or jewellery, in
Edensor
P P eakeak Edensor East Castleton and Bakewell.
East
BAKEWELL
Flagg BAKEWELL Derwent Derwent Moor
Flagg
Moor
Distr ictict
Earl Earl Distr Beeley Main market days: Ashbourne: Thu,
Beeley
Sterndale
Sterndale Sat; Buxton: Tue, Sat, Farmers’ Market
HADDON HALL
Monyash HADDON HALL
Monyash
Hollinsclough
Hollinsclough Oveve Orr 1st Thu of month; Castleton, Farmers’
O
Overver
National
National Haddon Rowsley
Rowsley
Haddon
Haddon
Haddon
Longnor Stanton Market, 1st Sun of month; Bakewell:
Longnor
Mon, Farmers’ Market last Sat of month;
Stanton
Pa r kr k
Youlgreave in-Peak
Fawfieldhead Pa Youlgreave in-Peak Matlock: Market Hall open Tue, Fri &
Fawfieldhead
Two Dales
Pilsbury Middleton Two Dales
Pilsbury
Middleton
Newton
Newton Darley Above Wild-garlic-lined steps off Lover’s Sat, Farmers’ Market Wed.
Darley
Bridge
Upper
Sheen Birchover Bridge Upper Walk, above Matlock Bath, see p175
Birchover
Sheen
Hackney Main festivals: Ashbourne: Shrovetide
Hackney
Wensley
Wensley
Winster
Friden
Friden Winster Football Match, Shrove Tuesday and
Matlock
Hartington Matlock
Hartington
Hulme End
Hulme End Ash Wednesday; Buxton: Festival, Jul;
Tansley
Biggin
Upper Warslow Biggin Pikehall Tansley Castleton: Garland Day, 29 May;
Upper
Warslow
Pikehall
MATLOCK BATH
Elkstone MATLOCK BATH Bakewell: Bakewell Show (farming
Elkstone
STAFFORDSHIREAFFORDSHIRE
ST Lea Lea show), 1st week Aug; Matlock:
Aldwark
Aldwark
Cromford
Holloway
Butterton
Butterton Cromford Holloway Matlock Bath Illuminations, Sep–Oct.
Alstonefield Alsop en
Wetton
Wetton Alstonefield Alsop en Middleton
Middleton
le Dale
le Dale
Onecote
Onecote Brassington DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Brassington
Wirksworth
Wirksworth
Parwich
Stanshope
Grindon
Ford
Ford Grindon Stanshope Parwich Carsington Below The cable car at the Heights of
Carsington
Millers
Millers Tour the White Peak from Ashbourne
Green
Bradbourne
Tissington Bradbourne Green Abraham, Matlock Bath, see p175 with its pub and church, go on to Ilam
Tissington
Dove
Manifold
Manifold
Dove
Waterfall
Waterfall
Carsington
ILAM AND
Winkhill
Winkhill ILAM AND Carsington for a walk in the prettiest of dales and
Water
Water
DOVEDALE
Thorpe
DOVEDALE Thorpe Hognaston finish in the spa town of Buxton. Or, to
Hognaston
Kniveton
Calton
Kirk Ireton
Cauldon Calton Kniveton Kirk Ireton see the Hope Valley, try a hike in Edale
Cauldon
and then visit the caves at Castleton
Biggin
Mapleton Biggin before eating sweet treats at Bakewell.
Mapleton
Swinscoe
Swinscoe
Hulland
Hulland History lovers should start at Bakewell,
ASHBOURNE
ASHBOURNE buy a picnic and tour the grand house
Stanton
Stanton
Bradley
Ramshorn
Ramshorn Mayfield Bradley and estate at Chatsworth, then visit
Mayfield
Wootton the medieval manor house Haddon
Wootton
Clifton
Clifton
Osmaston Hall and ascend the cable car at
Osmaston
Matlock Bath. For full details, see p175.
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