| | Peak District Links | |
| | Peak District
National Park
The web site of the Peak District National Park Authority. |
| | High Peak Borough Council
High Peak are one of the local authorities in the area, covering Buxton, New Mills and Glossop. |
| | Derbyshire Dales District Council
The website of Derbyshire Dales, the local authority which covers much of the Derbyshire part of the Peak District. Their main centre is Matlock. |
| | Tourism Links | |
| | PeakDistrict-NationalPark.com
After the Cressbrook site, this is the website which we feel gives the best information about the Peak District. This is an independent site. |
| | Visit Buxton Website
The Visit Buxton website - a guide for visitors to Buxton. Run by the Buxton Partnership. |
| | Derbyshire Online
A guide for Derbyshire visitors. |
| | Le Peak District En Francais
C'est tres bon! |
| | Visit Castleton web site
Castleton Holiday Accommodation and Tourism Guide, organised by Castleton Chamber of Commerce |
| | Peak Directions
Peak Directions contains a vast amount of information and links to services and communities within the Peak District |
| | Accommodation Links | |
| | Peak District Farm Holidays
A website offering farmhouse Bed and Breakfast and self catering accommodation in and around the Peak District. |
| | Derbyshire Dales and Dovedale Farm Holidays
Farm holiday accommodation in the area on the southern edge of the National Park and down towards Derby and Alton Towers. |
| | Edale Valley website
A web site offering information about and accommodation in the Edale Valley. |
| | Peak Cottages Direct
A website offering holiday cottage accommodation in the Peak District. |
| | Derbyshire Dales and Ashbourne Accommodation Group
Self catering, Bed and Breakfast camping and caravans in the Derbyshire Dales and the Peak District. |
| | English Holiday Guide.com
Bargain England Holidays online from the holiday guide for England |
| | English Retreats - Bed and Breakfast
Luxury bed and breakfasts and guest houses throughout England. Perfect for booking a weekend break in the country |
| | Door2Tour.com
Book directly with the people who organise your holiday, from touring holidays and coach trips to escorted tours and sightseeing; many with door to door service. |
| | Legacy Aston Court Hotel, Derby
Legacy Hotels have a chain of hotels around Britain, including the Aston Court, which is situated in the centre of Derby, on the southern edge of the Peak District. |
| | Legacy Chesterfield Hotel
Legacy Hotels have a chain of hotels around Britain, including this one situated in the centre of Chesterfield, on the eastern edge of the Peak District. |
| | Transport Links | |
| | Rail Timetables
National Rail Timetable enquiry website |
| | Derbyshire Public Transport
A public transport site run by Derbyshire County Council. |
| | Interactive journey planner for Derbyshire
A public transport journey planner (bus and rail) for Derbyshire. |
| | National Express Coaches
Coaches services nationally, including the Peak District |
| | Peak Premier Travel
A local travel and taxi service. |
| | Weather Links | |
| | Met Office
Met Office weather forecasts for the Midlands and Peak District. |
| | Buxton Weather Station
An enthusiast's Buxton Weather station. |
| | Outdoors Links | |
| | The British Mountaineering Council
The body which speaks for mountaineers and climbers in this country. |
| | On Rock
A public interest website giving information on rock-climbing, walking, cycling and other sports. |
| | Peak Activities Ltd
Outdoor activities instruction - climbing, walking, caving. |
| | Focus Activities
Outdoor activities instruction - climbing, walking, caving and team-building. |
| | David Matthews Adventure
Outdoor activities instruction - climbing, walking, caving. |
| | Rock and Ice
Professional UK rock climbing instruction and holidays. |
| | Adam Evans
Professional Caving instruction. |
| | Hollowford Centre
Outdoor activities instruction and accommodation. |
| | Peakdays Mountain Bike
Mountain bike courses and guiding |
| | Derbyshire Flying Centre
Hang-Gliding Instruction |
| | Airways Airsports
A local hang-gliding and paragliding equipment supplier and instruction school. |
| | Derbyshire Soaring Club
One of the two local hang-gliding clubs. |
| | Grough-Stuff Guided Walks
Grough Stuff offer a personal guided walking service for individuals or groups in and around the Peak District. |
| | Adrenaline Paragliding School
Adrenaline Paragliding have been teaching paragliding in the Peak District for the last 13 years. |
| | Peak Mountaineering
Local specialists in all mountain activities and mountain biking. Courses and private guiding throughout the UK and abroad |
| | Aspire Adventure Activities
Provide safe, friendly and professional instruction for outdoor activities in the Peak District. |
| | Transpeak Walks
Free to the public guided walks around the Peak District. |
| | Walking Routes website
A walking site with numerous routes in the Peak District and elsewhere. |
| | Bakewell Cycle Hire
Cycle hire close to Bakewell Station, on the Monsal Trail. Convenient for cycling along the trail or to Chatsworth, Haddon Hall etc. |
| | Peak National Park Cycle Hire
The cycle hire stations operated by the Peak District National Park. |
| | Mountain Biking in the Peak District
Mountain bike maps, routes and guides |
| | Walking Forum
Walking Forum is a forum for discussing all aspects of country walking and hiking in the UK with boards for general chat, gear, photography, and all the popular UK walking destinations |
| | Peak Tours - cycling and walking tours
Peak Tours offers Cycling & Walking tours in the Heart of England – The Peak District |
| | A walking website with Peak District walks
Despite its name, this website has numerous walks across the country, including a good number in the Peak District. |
| | Hitch and Hike Ltd
Outdoor equipment and caving suppliers, based in Bamford. |
| | Jo Royle Outdoor
Outdoor equipment suppliers based in Buxton |
| | Outside Mountain Equipment Shops
Outdoor equipment suppliers based in Hathersage and Calver |
| | Safariquip
travel & tropical supply specialists of Castleton
Outdoor equipment suppliers and expedition suppliers |
| | Caving Supplies
The leading local (and probably national) suppliers of caving equipment. Based in Buxton. |
| | W Slack and Sons
...Hike...Trek...Explore... Paramo Premier Stockist .. based in Mansfield |
| | Singers Outdoors - Equipment Suppliers
"We won't be beaten on price!" |
| | Trailgauge Mapping Software
Some very useful GPS mapping software |
| | ISYS Outdoors
Producers of digital maps and guides on CD |
| | Special Interest Holidays Links | |
| | Skylark Holidays
We provide leisure and learning holidays and offer guided walks and map reading courses in the Peak
District as well as a range of other holidays. |
| | Culture Links | |
| | Buxton Opera House
Buxton Opera House offer a full range of cultural events. |
| | Buxton Festival
The annual opera, music and arts festival in Buxton. |
| | Buxton Festival Fringe
A guide to fringe events at Buxton Festival. |
| | Buxton Gilbert and Sullivan Festival
The country's (if not the world's) leading festival of Gilbert and Sullivan music. |
| | Chapel en-le-Frith Morris Men
This probably ranks as 'cultural'. |
| | ArtsDerbyshire
ArtsDerbyshire is the official source of What's On in Derbyshire, and is a collaborative project managed by the local authorities in Derbyshire. |
| | Heritage Links | |
| | Peakland Heritage Site
A website devoted to the heritage of the county of Derbyshire. |
| | The National Trust
A voluntary funded body which owns and conserves many great houses and large areas of land in the Peak. |
| | English Heritage
A government funded body devoted to the conservation of national monuments - such as Peveril Castle. |
| | Peak District Mines Historical Society
The PDMHS are the leading authorities on the history of Peak District lead mining. They own the Magpie Mine and operate the Mining Museum in Matlock Bath. |
| | Photography Links | |
| | Picture the Past
A website devoted to historical photographs |
| | Photo-Ark
Another website devoted to historical photographs |
| | Derby and Derbyshire photographs
A website devoted to photographs of Derby and the surrounding area |
| | High Peak photography
A website by an Edale-based local photographer |
| | BBC Website 360 degree views
The BBC website has a number of 360 degree views of Derbyshire sights |
| | A website of aerial photographs
This site has some good photographs of Buxton, Leek and Macclesfield |
| | Pictures of England website
A website devoted to images of England, including the Peak District. |
| | Life in a Lens Museum
A museum of local photography and local history, located in Matlock Bath. |
| | Image Palette - contemporary photographic images
You'll find wonderful images of landscapes, aspects of nature, still life and arresting abstract compositions on our website, including images of the Peak District. We supply superb limited edition photographic 'gallery wrap' prints on artists canvas. |
| | Peak-Photos is a collection of photographic images from Richard Wheeler.
Richard is particularly interested in capturing powerful and dramatic images often resulting in shooting in Derbyshire's most extreme conditions. |
| | Peak District Landscape Photography website
A Peak District Landscape Photography, which sells Cards, Mounted and Framed pictures of local scenes |
| | Nature and Wildlife Links | |
| | English Nature
The body which is charged with conserving our natural heritage. Their local office is in Over Haddon and they administer a number of National Nature reserves around the area. |
| | Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
This body has a number of wildlife reserves in Derbyshire. |
| | Discovering Fossils
A website devoted to fossils and with a number of fossil walks in various areas of the country. |
| | Local Crafts Links | |
| | Peak District Products
An association of local craftspeople |
| | Peak District Foods
An association of local food producers and retail outlets for local foods, including restaurants and pubs. |
| | Causeway House Crafts
A Castleton crafts and gift shop, with an on-line shop. |
