Peak District Tourism – Peak District Tourist Information

The Tour de France is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and famous sporting events in history. For over one hundred years, great athletes have traversed vast roads and steep mountain climbs in France for the title of world’s greatest cyclist. It’s hard to believe, then, that the historic race began as a publicity stunt [...]

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People who live in urban environments sometimes seem to forget why they came to a wilderness area to hike: peace and quiet, and great scenery. To enjoy that themselves, and to allow others to, hikers generally adopt a few common sense guidelines. ‘Pack it in, pack it out’ is a long-standing rule among fair-minded hikers. [...]

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A great deal of mountain climbing takes place in higher altitudes and colder temperatures. These are hardly unrelated, after all. But the peak of that activity, pun intended, is ice climbing. Ice climbing is just what it sounds like: climbing up frozen water. From places as accessible as the Canadian Rockies to as remote as [...]

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The history of cycling is one that dates back as far as the 1800s. It is one of great importance and complexity, and especially if you are a cycling enthusiast yourself, you should be educated on the history of cycling so you can understand it better and give it the respect that it deserves. Although [...]

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Bamford is becoming a very popular and sought after destinations for holidays in the Peak District National Park, and even if you are not staying here during your holiday it is well worthy of a visit if you are in the vicinity of the high moorlands. More modern than some of the other villages around the [...]

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