Local Towns
Ashbourne
Ashbourne is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 7,302. It contains many historical buildings and many independent shops, and is famous for its historic annual Shrovetide football match. Due to its proximity to the southern edge of the Peak District and being the closest town to the popular area of Dovedale, the town is known as both ‘The Gateway to Dovedale’ and the ‘Gateway to the Peak District’
Bakewell
Bakewell is a small market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from ‘Beadeca’s Well’.[1] It is well known for the local confection Bakewell Pudding (often mistaken for the Bakewell Tart).
Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. It has the highest elevation of any market town in England.[1][2] Close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is described as “the gateway to the Peak District National Park”.
Castleton
Castleton is a honeypot village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. The village lies within the Peak District at the western end of the Hope Valley on the Peakshole Water, a tributary of the River Noe. The village is situated between the areas known as the Dark Peak (to the north) and the White Peak (to the south). Castleton’s population was 649 at the 2001 census.
Hartington
Just over a mile from the Manifold Inn crossing the River Dove you will find the delightful and popular village of Hartington.
Hartington is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, lying on the River Dove close to the Staffordshire border. According to the 2001 census, the parish of Hartington Town Quarter, which also includes Pilsbury, had a population of 345. Formerly known for cheese-making and the mining of ironstone, limestone and lead, the village is now popular with tourists.
Leek
Leek is a market town in the county of Staffordshire, England, on the River Churnet. It is situated about 10 miles (15 km) north east of Stoke-on-Trent. It is an ancient borough and was granted its royal charter in 1214.
Matlock Bath
Matlock Bath is a village south of Matlock in Derbyshire, England. Built along the River Derwent, it developed, in the 19th century, as a spa town and still thrives on tourism.
Tissington
Tissington is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is part of the estate of Tissington Hall, owned by the Fitzherbert family since 1465. It is regarded as one of the most picturesque English villages and is a popular tourist attraction, particularly during its well dressing week. It also gives its name to the Tissington Trail, a 13-mile (21 km) walk and cycle path which passes nearby. The Limestone Way, another long-distance path and bridleway, passes through the village itself.
Wirksworth
Wirksworth is a market town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of over 5,000. Wirksworth is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.Within it is the source of the River Ecclesbourne. The town was granted its market charter by Edward I in 1306. Historically, Wirksworth developed as a centre for lead mining and later of stone quarrying.
