5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Matlock – Cromford

Walk from Matlock on the edge of the Peak District over the hills above the River Derwent to Cromford, birthplace of the factory system. Walk goes via the hulking Riber Castle. Continue reading Matlock – Cromford

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Willington Power Station

Short circular walk starting and ending at Willington Railway Station heading out to the site of the former Willington Power Station with its five distinctive cooling towers. Continue reading Willington Power Station

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Derby – Melbourne

Walk from central Derby, primarily along (current and former) towpaths and railway trails, across the River Trent to the south Derbyshire market town of Melbourne. Continue reading Derby – Melbourne

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Hope – Castleton

Short walk in the Peak District from Hope Railway Station to the rightly popular central Peak District village of Castleton and onwards to the Hope Valley’s famous showcaves and Winnats Pass. Continue reading Hope – Castleton

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Bakewell – Eyam

Walk from Bakewell across part of the central Peak District to Eyam Derbyshire’s famous plague village, site of the British Isles final outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665-66. Continue reading Bakewell – Eyam

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Bakewell – Edensor

Short walk across the Peak District countryside from the market town of Bakewell to Edensor, the most well known of the 19th Century “model villages” serving the Chatsworth House and Parkland estate. Continue reading Bakewell – Edensor

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Ashbourne – Tissington

Walk north along the Tissington Trail from Ashbourne, the gateway to the southern Peak District, to the village of Tissington, supposedly the original home of the White Peak’s well dressing tradition. Continue reading Ashbourne – Tissington

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Whatstandwell – Crich Tramway Village

Short walk, just over a mile, mostly on footpaths, uphill from Whatstandwell Railway Station on the Derwent Valley line to Crich Tramway Village. Making for the easiest way of getting to the National Tramway Museum without a car. Continue reading Whatstandwell – Crich Tramway Village

15 Miles or More, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Outwith, Peak District, Walks

Hadfield – Penistone

Walk right across the Peak District National Park from Hadfield the most northerly town in the Midlands, to Penistone in South Yorkshire. using the Trans Pennine Trail which takes the course of the old Woodhead Railway Line between Manchester and Sheffield. Continue reading Hadfield – Penistone

15 Miles or More, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Cromford – Chelmorton

Walk right across the Peak District National Park from the historic little industrial towns of Cromford, Wirksworth and Middleton near the River Derwent to the picturesque village of Chelmorton near Buxton. Most of the walk is on the High Peak Trail, formerly the Cromford and High Peak Railway. Continue reading Cromford – Chelmorton