75 years ago, the Peak District National Park became the UK’s first national park, designated on 17 April 1951. With...
75 years ago, the Peak District National Park became the UK’s first national park, designated on 17 April 1951. With...
The Manifold Way (also known as the Manifold Track) is a favourite for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. It follows...
Belper is also known for its lovely River Gardens which are worth a visit as they regularly hold brass bands...
Dovedale is one of those iconic places in Derbyshire which everyone knows about, but finding a circular route can be...
This has got to be one of our favourite walks which we discovered just coming out of lockdown. It takes...
Set alongside the River Amber is the picturesque village of Ashover. Quaint cottages, stone houses and old pubs fill this...
It was while I put the final bits and pieces to April – Monyash edition and, mentioning in the text...
If you were living in the Peak District countryside around a hundred years ago, the chances are that you would...
When the eighteenth century Duke of Bridgewater’s fiancé gave him what we might today call the push, he decided that...
The South Manchester town of Stockport gets most of its water from two reservoirs filling the narrow upper reaches of...

26th June 2026 – 28th June 2026 It’s back! The Cromford Mills Beer Festival returns for its fourth year from 26–28...

28th June 2026 9:00 am – 5:30 pm What’s On Shetland Pony Racing They may be small, but they are...

A Victorian building, surrounded by beautiful countryside is home to Matlock Bath Aquarium. With seven attractions for the price of...

A commercial cotton spinning mill until 1991 and now home to a Textile Museum, Visitor Centre, offices and meeting and...

Dinky Hooves offers private miniature Shetland pony experiences near Ashbourne, on the edge of the Peak District. Spend 90 minutes...
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