Peak District

4,433 places worth going to (1,741 in the park, the rest just outside), ranked across 18 interests. For most trips the best base is Buxton. National park, 1,438 km², designated 1951.

Mam Tor
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Pick a base

Ranked by the best places within a 30-minute drive, and by trains, buses and boats.
  1. No. 1Buxtontrain station: Buxton Rail Station; 8 bus stops within 400 m1,627 places within a 30-minute drive
  2. No. 2Hathersagetrain station: Hathersage Rail Station; 8 bus stops within 400 m1,311 places within a 30-minute drive
  3. No. 3Edaletrain station: Edale Rail Station; 2 bus stops within 400 m437 places within a 30-minute drive
  4. No. 4Bakewell6 bus stops within 400 m1,539 places within a 30-minute drive
  5. No. 5Castleton4 bus stops within 400 m919 places within a 30-minute drive

Things to do

Ranked for any trip.
No. 1
Chatsworth HouseGrade I listed, 4.5 km from BakewellHistory and heritage
No. 2
Cromford MillsGrade I listed, 14 km from Bakewell, just outside the parkHistory and heritage
No. 3
Lyme HallGrade I listed, 13 km from BuxtonHistory and heritage
No. 4
Holmfirth Spice23 km from Edale, just outside the parkFood and pubs
No. 5
Peveril CastleScheduled monument, in CastletonHistory and heritage
No. 6
The Old Gate InnGrade II* listed, 15 km from Bakewell, just outside the parkFood and pubs
No. 7
No. 6 The SquareGrade II* listed, in Buxton, just outside the parkFood and pubs
No. 8
The Old ClubhouseGrade II* listed, in Buxton, just outside the parkFood and pubs
No. 9
Wortley Top ForgeGrade I listed, 19 km from Hathersage, just outside the parkHistory and heritage
No. 10
Old House MuseumGrade II* listed, in BakewellHistory and heritage
No. 11
Padley ChapelGrade I listed, 3.0 km from HathersageHistory and heritage
No. 12
Eyam HallGrade II* listed, 5.2 km from HathersageHistory and heritage

Top 10s in the Peak District

Top 10 hikes and fells

  1. Mam Tor2.1 km from Edale
  2. Shutlingsloe9.4 km from Buxton
  3. Lose Hill2.4 km from Castleton
  4. Kinder Scout4.3 km from Edale
  5. Eldon HillScheduled monument, 4.6 km from Edale
  6. High Tor13 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  7. Axe Edge Moor4.0 km from Buxton
  8. Bleaklow Head11 km from Edale
  9. R O Downes HutStay, 4.7 km from Hathersage
  10. Hollins HillScheduled monument, 5.7 km from Buxton
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Top 10 pubs and places to eat

  1. Holmfirth Spice23 km from Edale, just outside the park
  2. The Old Gate InnGrade II* listed, 15 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  3. No. 6 The SquareGrade II* listed, in Buxton, just outside the park
  4. The Old ClubhouseGrade II* listed, in Buxton, just outside the park
  5. The Railwayin Buxton, just outside the park
  6. The Smithy Fold12 km from Edale, just outside the park
  7. Smiths TavernGrade II* listed, 22 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  8. The Bate HallGrade II* listed, 15 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  9. The Holly Bush13 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  10. Barrel Inn4.7 km from Hathersage
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Top 10 with kids

  1. Chatsworth HouseGrade I listed, 4.5 km from Bakewell
  2. Treak Cliff Cavern1.5 km from Castleton
  3. Granelli's Ice Cream15 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  4. Blue John Cavern2.6 km from Edale
  5. Crookes Valley Park12 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  6. Gulliver's Kingdom13 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  7. Peak Wildlife Park22 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  8. Speedwell Cavern1.2 km from Castleton
  9. Howard Park13 km from Edale, just outside the park
  10. Rivelin Park11 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
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Top 10 views and photo spots

  1. Caudwell's MillGrade II* listed, 4.8 km from Bakewell
  2. Mam Tor2.1 km from Edale
  3. Sheffield Botanical Gardens12 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  4. Shutlingsloe9.4 km from Buxton
  5. Solomon's Temple2.0 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  6. Penistone Sheep22 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  7. Lose Hill2.4 km from Castleton
  8. Shepherd WheelScheduled monument, 9.5 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  9. Beauchief Gadens9.3 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  10. Birchen Edge7.5 km from Bakewell
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Top 10 castles and history

  1. Chatsworth HouseGrade I listed, 4.5 km from Bakewell
  2. Cromford MillsGrade I listed, 14 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  3. Lyme HallGrade I listed, 13 km from Buxton
  4. Peveril CastleScheduled monument, in Castleton
  5. The Old Gate InnGrade II* listed, 15 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  6. No. 6 The SquareGrade II* listed, in Buxton, just outside the park
  7. The Old ClubhouseGrade II* listed, in Buxton, just outside the park
  8. Wortley Top ForgeGrade I listed, 19 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  9. Old House MuseumGrade II* listed, in Bakewell
  10. Shrigley Hall HotelGrade II* listed, 13 km from Buxton, just outside the park
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Top 10 theme parks and rides

  1. Gulliver's Kingdom13 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  2. Vintage Family Funfair18 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  3. Rivelin Valley Paddling Pools11 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  4. Great Masson Cavern12 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  5. Great Masson Cavern12 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
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Top 10 caves and caverns

  1. Great Masson Cavern13 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  2. Giants Hole3.0 km from Edale
  3. Dream Cave17 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  4. Titan Shaft1.6 km from Castleton
  5. Bagshawe Cavern2.9 km from Castleton
  6. Castle Cave19 km from Bakewell
  7. Great Rutland Cavern13 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  8. Kinderlow Cavern5.6 km from Edale
  9. Suicide Cave(Horseshoe Cave)1.4 km from Castleton
  10. Bagshawe Resurgence3.0 km from Castleton
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Top 10 on the water

  1. Bollington Wharf14 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  2. Loxley Fishery11 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  3. New Mills Marina13 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  4. Cow Gap Farm Fishery9.0 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  5. Frenches Marina23 km from Edale, just outside the park
  6. Furness Vale Marina12 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  7. Howbrook Pond19 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  8. Howbrook Reservoir19 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  9. Kerridge Dry Dock13 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  10. Lyme View Marina15 km from Buxton, just outside the park
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Top 10 for a rainy day

  1. Cromford MillsGrade I listed, 14 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
  2. Wortley Top ForgeGrade I listed, 19 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  3. Old House MuseumGrade II* listed, in Bakewell
  4. Weston Park Museum12 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  5. Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet9.5 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  6. Brindley MillScheduled monument, 19 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  7. Eyam Museum5.0 km from Hathersage
  8. Shepherd Wheel9.5 km from Hathersage, just outside the park
  9. Treak Cliff Cavern1.5 km from Castleton
  10. Masson Mills Working Textile MuseumGrade II* listed, 14 km from Bakewell, just outside the park
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Top 10 campsites

  1. Crowden CampsiteStay, 15 km from Edale
  2. Fieldhead CampsiteStay, in Edale
  3. Hayfield CampsiteStay, 7.7 km from Edale, just outside the park
  4. North Lees CampsiteStay, 1.7 km from Hathersage
  5. Barn Farm Campsite & Bunk BarnsStay, 6.9 km from Bakewell
  6. Blackshaw Moor Caravan SiteStay, 14 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  7. Clover Fields Touring Caravan ParkStay, 3.7 km from Buxton, just outside the park
  8. Newfold Farm CampsiteStay, in Edale
  9. Peak PodsStay, 4.4 km from Bakewell
  10. Royal Oak CampsiteStay, 10 km from Buxton
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Where to stay

151 stays ranked. Prices are not shown: we have no open price data yet.
No. 1
Shrigley Hall HotelGrade II* listed, 13 km from Buxton, just outside the parkHistory and heritage
No. 2
Bagshaw HallGrade II* listed, in BakewellHistory and heritage
No. 3
Old Hall HotelGrade II* listed, in Buxton, just outside the parkHistory and heritage
No. 4
The Red LionGrade II* listed, 16 km from Bakewell, just outside the parkHistory and heritage
No. 5
Biggin Hall HotelGrade II* listed, 11 km from BakewellHistory and heritage
No. 6
Crowden CampsiteStay, 15 km from EdaleCamping
No. 7
Fieldhead CampsiteStay, in EdaleCamping
No. 8
Hayfield CampsiteStay, 7.7 km from Edale, just outside the parkCamping

Getting here

Stops counted from NaPTAN, the national public transport list.

Base towns are compared by 30-minute drive and walk areas from Valhalla routing over OpenStreetMap. Times from your own home town come next.