General Information The Pride of the Peak Walk was developed to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Peak National Park. It is a delightful circular walk that takes in some of the finest scenery of the Peak District - gentle green hills, drystone walls, crystal-clear streams, wooded dales, attractive stone-built villages and gritstone edges bordering heather-covered grouse moors.
Highlights of the trail include the glorious views from Longstone Moor, Monsal Head, Froggatt Edge and Curbar Edge; the wildflowers in Tansley Dale, Tideswell Dale and Water-cum-Jolly Dale; the charming little market town of Bakewell, with its ancient five-arched bridge, wonderful church, welcoming inns and fragrant pudding shops; Chatsworth, the 'noblest house in England', and its magnificent gardens; the isolated and ghostly remains of the Magpie Mine, the finest reminder of the once great lead industry of the Peak; the huge church of St John the Baptist, the 'Cathedral of the Peak'; and the villages of Hassop, Wardlow, Calver, Froggatt, Baslow, Litton and Edensor, a pretty village built to house the inhabitants of the villages of Chatsworth and Langley, whose homes were demolished to improve the views from the 'grand house'.
Travel Information Total Distance: 30 miles (48km) Duration: 4 nights, 3 walking days Minimum/maximum daily distances: 9 miles (14.5km)/11 miles (17.5km) Starting point of holiday: Bakewell End of holiday: Bakewell Most convenient railway station: Matlock Onward travel: There is a frequent bus service between Matlock and Bakewell (Trent Bus Service Number R61) throughout the week (including Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays). The journey takes approximately 20 minutes.
Season: All year
Itinerary Day 1: Travel to Bakewell
Day 2: Bakewell to Tideswell. 9 miles (14.5km)
Day 3: Tideswell to Calver. 11 miles (17.5km)
Day 4: Calver to Bakewell. 10 miles (16km)
Day 5: Depart from Bakewell
Accommodation & Meals 4 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail. Traditional cooked breakfast.
What’s Included Door to door luggage transfer. Maps with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail. An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list. Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it. Emergency assistance
