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Peak District Great Houses
Once upon a time, the rich tried to keep The Peak District and Derbyshire for themselves. They built splendid stately homes surrounded by parkland and private estates. In Victorian times, the hills and dales became a favorite retreat of ordinary people from the industrial towns of Manchester and Sheffield, who escaped at weekends to discover some of the most of spectacular scenery in England.
Now you can explore for yourself. Don't miss:
- Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, Lyme Park and the other great houses
- The limestone outcrops and grassy hills of White Peak in the south and the dramatic moorland of Dark Peak in the north
- The elegant spa town of Buxton, with its Opera House and the Pump Room where visitors could take the waters
- The well dressing ceremonies that villages and towns hold in spring and summer, dating back to pagan times
- The antiques, quirky shops and thriving markets in Leek, Ashbourne and Bakewell
- Mam Tor, known as the shivering mountain, and the Blue John cavern that lies beneath it