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Derbyshire Countryside Guide
Derbyshire is home to the Peak District National Park,
and the Park offer many, many opportunities for enjoying the outdoors.
Ordnance Survey Maps:
Explorer #01 and #24 take in almost all of the Peak District region.
Peak
District National Park - One of Britain's finest areas
of countryside preserved.
Contacts
Peak District National Park
Aldern House, Baslow Road
Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1AE
Tel: (01629) 816354
Web: www.peakdistrict.org/
The Peak District National Park Authority operates a study
centre at Losehill Hall, Castleton, where visitors can undertake residential
courses of study and special interest holidays.
Losehill Hall
Peak District National Park Study Centre
Castleton
Hope Valley
Derbyshire
S33 8WB
Tel: 01433 620373
Fax: 01433 620346
Web: /www.peakdistrict.org/studybreaks/
Email: holidays.losehill@peakdistrict.gov.uk
There are numerous activity centres in the region offering
a variety of outdoor experience opportunities, including the Edale Youth
Hostel. Nestled at the foot of Kinder Scout, Edale is located at the
southern terminus of the Pennine Way National Trail, and the region
offers a variety of outdoor activities ranging from caving to climbing
and kayaking.
Edale Youth Hostel
Rowland Cote
Nether Booth
Edale
Hope Valley
Derbyshire
S33 7ZH
Tel: 0870 770 5808
Outside UK: (+44) 1433 670302
Email: edale@yha.org.uk
Trails
Dovedale
- lovely countryside walks along the River Dove
Pennine
Way National Trail - The Grand Old Man of National Trails,
the Pennine Way stretches for over 250 miles across the spine of England
from its starting place at Edale in the Peak District National Park.
Pennine Bridleway
The Pennine Bridleway is the first the first purpose-built long distance
bridleway for horse riders, mountain bikers and walkers. The trail runs
for 120 miles, beginning at Middleton Top, near Cromford. The Bridleway
will eventually extend for 320 miles into Northumbria.
Web: www.nationaltrail.co.uk/penninebridleway/
© David Ross and Britain Express
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