Peak District Admire

• It was the first National Park that was found in 1951
• Covering 555 square miles it covers 5 counties, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Yorkshire & Greater Manchester
• It shows that it is an amazing place to visit by the numbers, 13.25 million people visit each year
• There are no actual mountains, Kinder Scout is the highest point 636 meters
• An amazing 38,000 people live in the Peak District National Park
• Being famous for its caves & caverns the deepest being 400 meters below ground & the tallest “Titan Shaft” at Castleton at an amazing 141.5 meters making it taller than the London Eye
• Average Rainfall 1025mm a year & Sunshine 3.9 hours a day
• 55 Reservoirs supplying 450 millimetres of water each day
• 1,600 miles of public rights of way including 64 miles of Disabled accessible paths
• The National Park symbol “The Milestone” represents all the quarries that have been operating since prehistoric times
• A Distinctive custom – Well Dressing, originally was a pagan ceremony to honour water gods

• The name Peak District derives from an Old English word “Peac” meaning Hill
• Many films used the Peak District for scenes like Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Jayne Eyre, The Duchess & Pride & Prejudice
• An outstanding 2,900 building are listed, like Chatsworth, Bakewell Medieval Bridge, Peveril Castle, Haddon Hall, Cottages & Centuries old farm buildings
• Around 1,800 farms make up 90% of the National Park
• With Quarries being a major part of the Peak District there are 70 disused & active ones around
• The main industries are Manufacturing, Quarrying, Tourism & Farming

What makes the Peak District so popular is the many activities that you can do like:- 

Cycling

Walking

Climbing

Caving

Angling 

Nature Watching

Photography

Visiting Historic Houses

Gliding

Visiting Cafes & Tearooms

So, if you have never been to the Peak District look at what you are missing….