Places to Visit in Derbyshire

There is much to see and do in this English county

Whether one seeks the Great Outdoors or the Great Indoors, Derbyshire is the perfect county to visit and explore, as it has both in spades!

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is the most westerly of the East Midlands counties of England, which makes it central and thus accessible from many of the country’s major cities. However, it is also at the southern end of the Pennine Hills, and much of it comprises the wild, open country of the Peak District. This accounts for its appeal to walkers, climbers and cavers, and may also have much to do with why so many landowners and aristocrats in past centuries built the stately homes that are now tourist attractions in their own right.

In terms of specific “must visit” locations, the following are suggested:

The Peak District

Although the Peak District extends into six counties, the bulk of the National Park (the oldest in Britain) is in Derbyshire. Geologically, it is formed from two main rock types, millstone grit and limestone, which give the hills their characteristics shapes and colouring, such that the northern part is the “Dark Peak” and the southern the “White Peak”. The Dark Peak is higher and wilder, and thus less visited than the White Peak…