Anyone who's a shopaholic can have a treat at Peak Village, but walkers will love the woods above Rowsley where Spring brings golden celandines, wood anemones and bluebells, while Beeley is a picture book delight. You might even have a ride on a steam train to finish off a grand day out.
LOCATION: 4 miles south-east of Bakewell
START: Rowsley Peak Village off B6012, Pay & display car park
Grid ref: SK258660 Postcode: DE4 2JE
DISTANCE: 5.5 miles
GRADE: Easy, with only a short climb
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - White Peak Landranger 119
NOTE: Trent Transpeak
REFRESHMENTS: Grouse Inn & Beeley
EN ROUTE: River Derwent, Tollbar Cottage, Burnt Wood, Tinkersley, Peak Rail Steam Railway, Derwent Heritage Way, River Wye
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News