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Bakewell Activities Arbor Low Stone Circle Arbor Low, Near Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1JS Phone: +44 (0)1629 816200 Arbor Low is a stone circle, or henge, positioned on a hilltop five miles South West of Bakewell. Neolithic in date, there are around fifty pillars of limestone laid on the ground where they once stood vertically. These are surrounded by a steep bank and ditch. Nearby is a barrow, or burial mound, named ‘Gib Hill’. Access is via a farm, where a donation may be requested. Sturdy shoes or walking boots are recommended. Haddon Hall Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1LA Phone: +44 (0)1629 812855 - Fax: +44 (0)1629 814379 Overlooking the River Wye, close to the market town of Bakewell, Haddon Hall has escaped the ravages of time. Fine examples of a medieval kitchen and 16th century long gallery. Outstanding terraced rose gardens. Popular film and TV location. Gift shop and restaurant. Hartington Cheese The Old Cheese Shop Hartington Derbyshire.The Old Cheese Shop at Hartington is a much loved source of some of the finest cheeses you can buy in Britain. It has been a focal point of Hartington since it was opened in the 1980s and now showcases the best cheeses from the award winning Hartington Creamery. The shop stocks over thirty different British cheeses. Hob Hurst's House Phone: +44 (0)1629 816200 Hob Hurst's House is a Bronze Age barrow, that was first discovered and excavated in 1853 by Thomas Bateman, known locally as the ‘Barrow Knight’. The excavation found a long stone lined grave that contained a great many bones, many of which had been burned and scorched. It is a unique site in that instead of being a traditional rounded shape it is rectangular. Originally there would have been thirteen stones, but only five remain. The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop Phone: +44 (0)1629 812193 A number of Bakewell pudding shops exist in Bakewell, however this is the oldest and its original window makes it a crowd puller for tourists. Set in a seventeenth Century building in the centre of the town, the shop sells not only their own puddings, but also other delicacies such as different types of bread and preserve. A restaurant on the first floor offers tasty snacks and meals using local produce. Lazing by the banks of the River Wye in the Bakewell public park watching the wildlife and waterfowl is a great way to spend a summer day, and even in winter the river becomes picturesque with frost and snow. The five-arched bridge that crosses it is Grade One listed and was built in the early Thirteenth Century. Parking is available but very limited in the town centre, due to its popularity. Chatsworth House Phone: +44 (0)1246 565300 Chatsworth House, ten minutes from Bakewell, has been voted ‘Britain’s best stately home’, and it is quite clear to see why. A beautiful palace-like building set in acres of wonderful gardens where visitors are encouraged to picnic and play. There is a farmyard and adventure playground for children, a number of water features in the gardens, plus tours of the house. Visitors can buy souvenirs in the gift shops and there are cafes, tea rooms and a fine restaurant. Caudwell's Mill & Craft Centre Bakewell Road Rowsley Matlock Bath Derbyshire DE4 2EB Phone: +44 (0)1629 733185 Caudwell Mill is a real piece of local heritage that has been excellently preserved and restored in order to help keep another part of the local history alive. The heritage centre and workshop within the mill gives visitors a chance to see how the mill would have worked in the past and to get involved in some of the traditional practices that are associated with it. The Peak District National Park
Bakewell is the only town in the Peak District National Park, Britain’s first National Park covering 555 sq. miles at the southern end of the Pennines between Sheffield and Manchester. It was the first National Park to be set up in Britain in 1951 and, although mostly in Derbyshire, covers parts of six counties. About 38,000 people live in the Park. The major industries are farming, mineral extraction and tourism. In landscape terms, there are two Peak Districts, known as the Dark Peak and the White Peak. The White Peak takes its name from the underlying limestone rocks which dominate in the centre and south of the district. This broad, rolling plateau at about 1000ft is split by river valleys into the dramatic, craggy dales so popular with visitors. The Dark Peak, in contrast, is named after the clerical grey millstone grit rocks which underline the moorland areas enclosing the limestone to the north, west and east like an upturned horseshoe. Fringed with steep 'edges' and weirdly-weathered tors, this is the highest and wildest ground in the National Park, rising to 2,088ft on the bleak tableland of Kinder Scout, north of Edale. In between these two distinct landscapes, the broad shale valleys of the Rivers Derwent and Wye are lined with trees. Here are found some of the largest settlements in the Park, like Bakewell, and the stately homes of Chatsworth and Haddon. Walking is the number one outdoor activity in the National Park, with about 1600 miles of public rights of way and 193 sq miles of open access land on the northern and eastern moors. This gives an unparalleled choice for the walker, from gentle strolls through the limestone dales or on the converted railway trails, to some of the toughest walking in Britain across the peat bogs of the Dark Peak. Climbers revel in the short but severe gritstone pitches provided on the 'edges' of the moors, like Stanage, Millstone and Friggatt, while longer, more technical climbing is found on the steep and sometimes overhanging crags of the limestone dales. |
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