The Great Outdoors
Welcome to the ultimate playground for nature lovers and adventure seekers. The Great Outdoors is the very heart of the Peak District, offering an endless tapestry of experiences across its beautiful National Park. Lose yourself in the wild beauty of the Dark Peak’s gritstone edges and moody moorlands, or explore the lush, green pastures and gentle limestone dales of the White Peak. Beyond the classic hikes, this is a place for exhilarating adventures – from rock climbing on iconic crags and cycling the traffic-free Monsal Trail to horse riding through picturesque valleys and trying your hand at watersports on our serene reservoirs. Whatever your passion, the great outdoors here is an invitation to explore, discover, and breathe deep.
Arbor Low Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow, Long Rake, Monyash, Derbyshire, UK
Kinder Scout, High Peak, UK
Stanage Edge, Hope Valley, UK
Dovedale, Ashbourne, UK
The Tissington Trail
13 mile long traffic-free trail for walkers, riders and cyclists, from Parsley Hay to Ashbourne
Tissington Trail Car Park, Ashbourne, Ashbourne, UK
The Monsal Trail
A traffic-free path running for 8.5 miles between Bakewell and Chee Dale
Bakewell, UK
The High Peak Trail
A traffic-free path that runs for 17 miles between Dowlow and High Peak Junction
High Peak Junction, Cromford Hill, Matlock, UK
Ladybower Reservoir and the Upper Derwent Valley
The historic reservoirs of the Upper Derwent Valley
Ladybower Reservoir, Hope Valley, UK
Minninglow, Ballidon, Matlock, UK
Coombs Dale
A hidden, secret limestone valley, once the haunt of a notorious highwayman
Stoney Middleton, Hope Valley, UK
Padley Gorge, Hope Valley, UK
Carsington Water
Beautiful reservoir for leisure activities and wildlife-spotting
Carsington Water, United Kingdom
Thor's Cave, Wetton, Ashbourne, UK
The Roaches, Leek, UK
The Lumsdale Valley
Historic collection of ruined mills set alongside stunning waterfalls
Lumsdale Falls, Lumsdale, Matlock, UK
The Manifold Way
A beautiful trail that runs for 8 miles through the Staffordshire Peak District countryside
Hulme End, Buxton, UK
Lud’s Church
Dark chasm full of legends and history in the Staffordshire Peak District
Lud's Church, Macclesfield, Buxton, UK
Kinder Scout, High Peak, UK
Nine Ladies Stone Circle, Lees Road, Stanton in Peak, Matlock, UK