Posted in Peak District Places on Sep 9th, 2008
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 area [...]
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Posted in Peak District Places on Aug 11th, 2008
If you are considering a vacation this year, you should consider the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England.
Sheffield is a city that is altogether quite unique from an environmental and cultural aspect .
It is a cultural centre, an historical monument, and eco-city all at once.
If you are going to be visiting England, Sheffield is [...]
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Posted in Peak District Places on Aug 5th, 2008
To the north east of Derbyshire is the quaint town of Dronfield. The town is situated halfway between the city of Sheffield to the north and Chesterfield further south.
Dronfield has an ideal location and is the envy of many other towns and cities across the UK.
With the Peak District close by on the one hand, [...]
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Posted in Peak District Places on Aug 2nd, 2008
Camping, staying in a Peak District b&b or even one of the local Peak District luxury hotels? Does it really matter when you are visiting one of the worlds most popular National Parks? As long as you are well placed to see everything the Peak district has to offer and you leave no stone unturned [...]
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Posted in Peak District Places on Jun 17th, 2008
On the edge of the Peak District National Park, you will find the beautiful town of Matlock, approximately 20 miles north of Derby.
It was up until around the 1830’s that Matlock was a hamlet whose prime industry was agricultural with quarrying and lead mining as subsidiary activities.
The building of mills at Cromford in the late [...]
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