Jack’s places to visit
Sightseeing
Palace of the Peak! Something for everyone - shops, cafe, House tours, gardens, adventure playground. Great open space for walks, picnics, watching the deer.
698 locals recommend
Chatsworth House
Palace of the Peak! Something for everyone - shops, cafe, House tours, gardens, adventure playground. Great open space for walks, picnics, watching the deer.
Historic family home since the Middle Ages. Lots to see and great tea rooms.
260 locals recommend
Haddon Hall
Historic family home since the Middle Ages. Lots to see and great tea rooms.
Elizabethan Manor built by Bess of Hardwick - lots to see both inside and out. Tea rooms and shop and a fully operational water mill in nearby Stainsby.
97 locals recommend
National Trust - Hardwick Hall
Elizabethan Manor built by Bess of Hardwick - lots to see both inside and out. Tea rooms and shop and a fully operational water mill in nearby Stainsby.
Take a cable car trip to a super view, cafe and some great walks!
160 locals recommend
The Heights of Abraham
Dale RoadTake a cable car trip to a super view, cafe and some great walks!
Blue John - only found in these caverns. Take an underground tour by boat and on foot.
90 locals recommend
Blue John Cavern
Cross StreetBlue John - only found in these caverns. Take an underground tour by boat and on foot.
Creswell Crags Museum & Heritage Centre
Crags RoadAncient ice age cave art.
Cromford Mills -World Heritage Site - birth place of the modern factory. Canal walks, shops, historic tours, tea rooms.
67 locals recommend
Cromford Mill
Mill RoadCromford Mills -World Heritage Site - birth place of the modern factory. Canal walks, shops, historic tours, tea rooms.
Jacob's Ladder
Pennine WayStart of the Pennine Way!
Training water for the WWII 617 Dambusters Squadron. Lots of scenic walks, cafe and visitor centre.
114 locals recommend
Ladybower Reservoir
Training water for the WWII 617 Dambusters Squadron. Lots of scenic walks, cafe and visitor centre.
Mam Tor
Scenic hike along The Great Ridge - voted one of Britain's best walks
One of the highest market towns in the UK - famous for it's mineral rich spa water and Opera House.
221 locals recommend
Buxton
One of the highest market towns in the UK - famous for it's mineral rich spa water and Opera House.
Stonehenge of the North - a neolithic henge amid high moorlands.
15 locals recommend
Arbor Low Stone Circle & Gib Hill Barrow
Long RakeStonehenge of the North - a neolithic henge amid high moorlands.
Kinder Scout
Tallest Peak in the Peak District - 636 m above sea level.
The 'Plague Village' 1660's where villagers' quarantined themselves from the outside world - museum, pretty village and tea rooms.
79 locals recommend
Eyam
The 'Plague Village' 1660's where villagers' quarantined themselves from the outside world - museum, pretty village and tea rooms.
Bolsover Castle
Castle StreetFairytale Stuart Castle
Dovedale
Famous stepping stones across the River Dove - walks, climbs, views.
Famous spot from the film Pride and Predjudice - wonderful views and walks.
92 locals recommend
Stanage Edge
Famous spot from the film Pride and Predjudice - wonderful views and walks.
Cycle through tunnels and over bridges along this famous traffic free route - Bike hire in Bakewell with tea rooms at Hassop.
60 locals recommend
Monsal Head Hotel
Monsal TrailCycle through tunnels and over bridges along this famous traffic free route - Bike hire in Bakewell with tea rooms at Hassop.
A pretty and peaceful Dale - stroll along beside the clear water and waterfalls.
44 locals recommend
Lathkill Dale
A pretty and peaceful Dale - stroll along beside the clear water and waterfalls.
Glide through the treetops on a zip wire or walk through the woodlands and visit the famous Poole's Cavern.
54 locals recommend
Go Ape Buxton
Green LaneGlide through the treetops on a zip wire or walk through the woodlands and visit the famous Poole's Cavern.
Denby Pottery Village
Derby RoadTake a factory tour, paint your own Denby plate.
Fantastic for walks and views - on a clear day you can see right to Wales!
90 locals recommend
The Roaches
Fantastic for walks and views - on a clear day you can see right to Wales!
Country home of the Sitwell family for over 350 years - visit the Hall, gardens and tea rooms
13 locals recommend
Renishaw Hall & Gardens
Country home of the Sitwell family for over 350 years - visit the Hall, gardens and tea rooms
Hack on horseback or cycle the Tissington and High Peak Trails - haven for traffic free sightseeing.
36 locals recommend
Tissington
Hack on horseback or cycle the Tissington and High Peak Trails - haven for traffic free sightseeing.
Famous connections with Robin Hood, Friar Tuck and Bonnie Prince Charlie as a hideout - moss covered chasm full of mystery and intrigue.
25 locals recommend
Lud's Church
Famous connections with Robin Hood, Friar Tuck and Bonnie Prince Charlie as a hideout - moss covered chasm full of mystery and intrigue.
Hathersage Swimming Pool
Oddfellows RoadPicturesque heated outdoor swimming pool!
Famous as the inspiration for Jane Eyre's Thornfield Hall - great walks up onto Stanage Edge - fantastic views.
North Lees Hall
1 Birley LaneFamous as the inspiration for Jane Eyre's Thornfield Hall - great walks up onto Stanage Edge - fantastic views.
Stanage Edge
Climbing, walking - sheer open space, inspiring views
Nine Ladies Stone Circle
Lees RoadBronze Age stone circle on Stanton Moor
Peak Cavern
Largest natural cave entrance in Britain
Home to the river illuminations - kaleidoscope of brightly lit boats during September and October evenings, with fireworks at weekends. Lots of walks, shops and takeaways.
155 locals recommend
Matlock Bath
Home to the river illuminations - kaleidoscope of brightly lit boats during September and October evenings, with fireworks at weekends. Lots of walks, shops and takeaways.
Walk or cycle the entire lake or simply picnic on its banks. Tea rooms, waterspouts hire, birdwatching, fishing, sailing.
163 locals recommend
Carsington Water
Walk or cycle the entire lake or simply picnic on its banks. Tea rooms, waterspouts hire, birdwatching, fishing, sailing.
Take a steam train ride between Rowsley and Matlock, or Wirksworth and Duffield.
9 locals recommend
Peak Rail (Rowsley South Station)
off Harrison WayTake a steam train ride between Rowsley and Matlock, or Wirksworth and Duffield.
Fantastic National Trust property - steeped in history and generations of personal belongings.
63 locals recommend
National Trust - Calke Abbey
Fantastic National Trust property - steeped in history and generations of personal belongings.
Great for climbers and walkers. Spot the discarded millstones from hundreds of years ago.
14 locals recommend
Froggatt Edge
Great for climbers and walkers. Spot the discarded millstones from hundreds of years ago.
Curbar Edge
Great for a bracing walk with spectacular views.
Just off the Manifold cycle and walking Trail - Thor's cave has a 60ft opening and is one of the oldest site of human activity in the Peak District.
46 locals recommend
Thor's Cave
Just off the Manifold cycle and walking Trail - Thor's cave has a 60ft opening and is one of the oldest site of human activity in the Peak District.
All the essential shops, plus boutiques, coffee shops, pubs and restaurants. Stroll along the river to the park - look out for the huge trout swimming alongside the ducks!
375 locals recommend
Bakewell
All the essential shops, plus boutiques, coffee shops, pubs and restaurants. Stroll along the river to the park - look out for the huge trout swimming alongside the ducks!
Take a walk up to Wellington's Monument or across the tops to Nelson's Monument - superb view across to Chatsworth.
Interior design, gift and antiques shops. Local Co-op and good eating out venues.
10 locals recommend
Baslow
Take a walk up to Wellington's Monument or across the tops to Nelson's Monument - superb view across to Chatsworth.
Interior design, gift and antiques shops. Local Co-op and good eating out venues.
Local Spa town. Good selection of shops and a large Sainsburys and Marks and Spencer Food Hall. Park and boating lake.
84 locals recommend
Matlock
Local Spa town. Good selection of shops and a large Sainsburys and Marks and Spencer Food Hall. Park and boating lake.
Gulliver's Kingdom Resort
Temple WalkTheme park with rides for children.