Walking

The Peak District National Park is full of the most amazing walks.

 

Thors Cave (near Hamps Hall & Barn and Merrymeet)

 

 

Our recommendation is to buy Landranger Maps.

118 to cover the area around Toft Hall
119 to cover, Buxton, Matlock and Dovedale
110 to cover Sheffield and Huddersfield, Castleton

The OS Touring Map 4 covers all of the Peak District

OS Outdoor Leisure No 24 Covers the areas where all our Party Houses are located (The White Peak) - this is a great map to buy before you arrive to plan your walking!
OS Outdoor Leisure No 01 Covers the northern Peak District (The Dark Peak)

For those who want a gentler stroll, or have a disability or young children, there are many trails that were once railway lines that are free of cars and reasonably flat, yet still offer great views. These include;

The High Peak Trail - running for 17 ½ miles from south of Dowlow near Buxton to the Cromford Canal.

The Manifold Track, from Waterhouses to Hulme End for 8 ¼ miles.

The Monsal Trail, from just south east of Bakewell to close to Buxton.

Sett Valley Trail, 2 ½ miles from Hayfield to New Mills.

Tissington Trail, 13 miles from near Ashbourne to Parsley Hay where it joins the High Peak Trail.

There are a number of other, more strenuous trials which cross the Peak District. The most famous of these is The 270 mile Pennine Way which begins at Edale in the northern Peak. The others include; the Limestone Trail from Rocester in Staffordshire Moorlands to Castleton; The Goyt Way is a 10 mile route following the Goyt Valley, and the Trans Pennine National Trail reaches coast to coast, passing through the Peak District at Broadbottom.

There are also a number of country parks locally for a short stroll;
Biddulph Grange (Tel: 01782 522447)
Buxton Country Park (Tel: 01298 26978)
Deep Hayes Country Park, Leek (01538 387655)
Ladderedge Country Park, Leek (01538 483578)

 

If you would like some one to lead your walk - contact Steve Coakley at Peak Tours who arrange flexible, interesting and enjoyable walks.  Visiting some of the better known attractions and also some of the lesser known hidden gems, it is a great way to see the Peak District without any prior planning!  Visit www.peak-tours.com or call Steve on 01457 851461; or Sally at www.sallymosley.co.uk telephone 07989 622 692 (she specialises in picnic waks!).

 

 

You need never get in a car to enjoy a lovely walk from your choosen Party House.  Click below for walks from each property:-

 

We hope that you enjoy these walks - some of our favourites!  Please also let us know if you have your own favourites that you think we should pass on to future guests!