Peak District Tourism

Barlow is a prime example of a typical village in this area of the Peak District and is located a little off the normal tourist routes and main areas, that doesn’t detract from its beauty though.
Although industry has now scaled down in favour of tourism in the area, Barlow was not all that long ago [...]

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Peak District holidays can be either on the wild side if you fancy camping and trekking across the Moors and hills or can be much more sophisticated and relaxing if
staying in one of the many Peak District holiday cottages that are scattered across the region.
Chatsworth house is the magnificent focal point of the Chatsworth estate [...]

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Belper – a corruption of ‘beaurepair or beautiful retreat’ – is an attractive, small market town just eight miles north of Derby, alongside the River Derwent and the main A6.
Situated at the foot of the Peak District, Belper was a very small village, part of the Royal Forest and mainly concerned with making nails, until [...]

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Derby is known for its place and proximity to beautiful Peak District and gained city status in the year of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, 1977. The City of Derby lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the County of Derbyshire in the East Midlands area of the UK.
The city has a population of [...]

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Beeley, a Peak District gem.
Beeley has an old world type of character, the type that makes you want to stand still and just soak up the atmosphere and spirit of the village, where you can almost image living here in a past life.
You’ll probably be very reluctant to share your find with anyone else [...]

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