Derbyshire - Peak District - England - Hotels - Holidays

The beautiful countryside of Derbyshire and the Peak District, the first national park can be found in the Heart of England.

The Peak District has miles and miles of untouched forest, lush valleys, moorland and hills and reservoirs. Every pastime is available to do in the Peak District. You can go walking, climbing, photography, painting and relaxing in the beautiful scenery.

Buxton is a spa town and is known for its mineral water. Also famous for its mineral water is Ashbourne and is a market town and you can’t leave that town without trying its gingerbread also you can’t leave Bakewell until you have tried their pudding. These towns and villages are hidden away in the lovely hills. For bargains visit the flea market at Chesterfield under the crooked spire and the many factory shops that are dotted around the Amber Valley.

In this counties towns and villages the art of well dressing takes place in the months of May through to September. To find out how they make these detailed pictures out of growing things like leaves, berries and flowers only Derbyshire has that answer.

In Derbyshire when you are here you are surrounded by history. Along the River Derwent if you follow the National Heritage CorridorTM from the dams in the north to the lead mining land of Matlock and Belper, here the river was used to power the first cotton mills and Derby, was Britain’s first place for a factory and is still the home of the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain.

In the lovely countryside are some elegant houses. There is the grand Chatsworth, Bolsover Castle, Kedleston Hall, the medieval Haddon Hall and the Elizabethan elegance of Hardwich Hall.

In Derbyshire other main towns are Chesterfield, Ashbourne, Derby, Buxton and Matlock.