Peak District Weekend
A weekend escape to the southern Peak District — grand houses, gritstone edges and limestone dales.
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The 'Palace of the Peak' — stately home of the Duke of Devonshire, with a gravity-fed fountain and vast gardens.
Spend the first morning exploring the house and gardens.
Pretty market town famous for Bakewell Pudding; a good lunch stop with independent shops.
Lunch and a Bakewell Pudding from the Original Bakewell Pudding Shop.
Limestone dale with a dramatic railway viaduct and a traffic-free trail through former railway tunnels.
Afternoon walk along the Monsal Trail.
Four-mile gritstone escarpment with world-class climbing and panoramic moorland views.
Morning ridge walk on day two — bring layers.
Georgian crescent modelled on Bath's Royal Crescent, now a restored thermal spa hotel.
Finish with a thermal spa session before heading back.
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