A wild Peak District walk to a great pub: The Three Horseshoes, Staffordshire
Craggy, harsh and wild, this stroll could be straight out of the Lord of the Rings films
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Craggy, harsh and wild, this stroll could be straight out of the Lord of the Rings films
Beautiful Winnats Pass in the Peak District - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto From Daniel Defoe to Lord Byron, Derbyshire – and the Peak District in particular – has inspired many a writer to pay homage to its natural and unspoiled beauty. It’s also inspired literary greats from Charlotte Bronte to D.H. Lawrence. Home to Britain’s very first national park, it is an area of outstanding landscapes. Beauty spots are plentiful and have been popular with the public for centuries, both those local to the area and those from further afield. Yet, in order for such locations to be en...
10 wonderful walks in the Peak District, England's answer to Middle Earth The crags, tors and peat uplands of the Peak District are well worth going the extra mile for, says Richard Madden True grit: Stanage Edge Credit: Loop Images/Getty White Peak and Dark Peak; their names sound like two warring kingdoms on Middle-earth. One can be found in the lush, green south of the Peak District, with its valleys, broadleaved woodlands, wild-flower grasslands and limestone caves, while the other dwells in the northern uplands, famous for its windswept moors and gritstone crags. In reality, these are ...