The stunning and diverse scenery of the Peak District and Derbyshire makes it a paradise for walkers..
Derbyshire
is a county in the
East Midlands
of
England.
A substantial portion of the
Peak District
National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern
part of Derbyshire overlaps with the
Pennines,
a famous chain of hills and
mountains.
The county contains part of the
National
Forest, and borders on
Greater
Manchester,
West Yorkshire,
South
Yorkshire,
Nottinghamshire,
Leicestershire,
Staffordshire
and
Cheshire.
The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern
England,
lying mainly in northern
Derbyshire,
but also covering parts of
Cheshire,
Greater
Manchester,
Staffordshire,
and
South
and
West Yorkshire.
Most of the area falls within the Peak District National Park,
whose designation in 1951 made it the earliest
national park in the British Isles.
An area of great diversity, it is conventionally split into the
northern
Dark Peak, where most of the
moorland is found and whose geology is gritstone,
and the southern
White Peak, where most of the population lives and
where the geology is mainly limestone-based. Proximity to the
major conurbations
of the Midlands, Yorkshire and Lancashire, coupled with easy
access by road and rail, make it the most visited national park
in the UK.
Derbyshire is famous for the
Bakewell Tart (originating from the small market town
of
Bakewell, where it is known locally as the Bakewell
Pudding), and Buxton
mineral water (from the spa town of
Buxton). Derbyshire is often said to be the home of
the
Industrial Revolution, with the first industrialised
mills built at
Cromford by
Richard Arkwright in the 18th century. The area is
now a
World Heritage Site in recognition.
