Apart from the beautiful and varied countryside accessible from the
door, there are numerous attractions in the area. We know from our own
experience that there are an enormous number of things to see and places
to go in the Peak District, and we are regularly reminded of this by our
visitor's comments.
Public Transport to and within the Peak District:
For a rural area we are quite well served by public transport. There
is a bus stop on the Main Street near to where the path from The Cottage
joins it.
The Derbyshire Journey
Planner & the Traveline
timetable databases have details of the bus services running through Youlgrave,
as well as most of the rest of Britain.
National Express
provide coach services to and through the Peak District, our nearest stop
is Bakewell although Chesterfield may provide more options.
For details of Stately Homes; opening times, prices etc.:
For family interests try:
- For thrills and spills, Alton
Towers is only 15 miles away as the crow flies, our twisty Peakland
roads will add a few extra miles to your journey but the scenery is
worth the detour.
- For those interested in how we travelled in a bygone age the Crich
Tramway Village is the home of the National Tramway museum. Situated
in a quarry on the outskirts of Crich, the village that played Cardale
in the TV series Peak Practice. Overlooking the Tramway Museum
is the
memorial to the Sherwood Foresters Regiment, a distinctive inland
'lighthouse' known locally as Crich
Stand.
- The Peak
Railway Society operates steam trains between Matlock and Rowsley,
along a part of the track bed of the former Midland Railway's main line
between London and Manchester. The line between Matlock and Buxton was
closed as a result of the infamous cuts proposed by Dr Beeching in the
1960s and used to pass through some magnificent scenery through the
use of some very impressive engineering. A long term wish of the Peak
Railway Society is to re-open this line, but in the meantime parts have
been opened up by the National Park Authority for use by walkers.
- Just up the road from Rowsley at Chatsworth,
there are two areas especially for youngsters. The
Farmyard and Adventure Playground compliment the stately home and
its park and gardens. The working farmyard has regular demonstrations
throughout the day and is an opportunity to get 'up close and personal'
with real farm animals for young and old alike.
- The Heights
of Abraham country park and caverns are claimed to be Derbyshire's
oldest tourist attraction. In the past the only way to the summit was
by foot, via steep zig-zagging footpaths. Since the mid-1980s a Cable
Car has made getting to the top much easier! Once at the top you can
enjoy spectacular views of Matlock Bath and the Derwent Gorge, and can
also explore two underground show caves
- Castleton
is famed for its caverns. They are; Peak
Cavern (also known as the Devils Arse), Speedwell
Cavern (notable for being the only one you visit in a boat), Treak
Cliff and Blue
John caves. There is an excellent website here
that gives a fuller description of the caves. Whilst visiting Castleton
you may decide to take a look at 'The Shivering Mountain' Mam Tor
and the site of the landslips that closed the main road through the
valley leaving only the steep Winnats Pass as the only road
to the West.
For leisure activities go to
- From water sports and horse riding, through cycling and fly fishing,
to bird watching and picnic-ing.
Carsington Water possibly has whatever you need to 'float your boat'
in the activity stakes.
- If pedalling is what you desire then the
Peak District National Park authority has five
cycle hire centres offering coverage over much of its area.
- If you prefer four legged locomotion, Northfield
Farm offers horse riding on the old pack horse trails over the wild
moorlands to the north and west.
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