The Peak District - Explore its beauty

Advantages: Amazing Scenery
Disadvantages: Can be busy at popular times

...I suppose that most of us would like to think that we do not take too many things for granted, but in truth if we actually sit down and think our own individual lives I guess that we all have something that is enviable to others. I live and work in the centre of Sheffield, the fifth largest city in Britain and not unlike most of the other cities in the UK yet if you make a short journey of only a few miles out of the city centre then you are in the Peak District with it round green rolling hills, breathtaking scenery and its picturesque little villages. The Peak District is now one of 15 National Parks in Britain; it was set up in 1951 and is actually the oldest of all of the National Parks. It is situated between Manchester in the West and Sheffield to the East and incorporates much of the Pennines Hills, which extend down to...

micksheff 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Review of Peak District, England

Win Hill in the Peak District National Park

Advantages: Lovely clean air, fantastic views
Disadvantages: A very steep climb to the top

...known as Win Hill Pike and on top of here there is a white, rectangular triangulation point that can be clearly seen. This summit is sometimes referred to as the Old Witches Knoll The view from the top of Win Hill on a fine day is breathtaking. The shimmering waters of Ladybower are on side and the green, lush Hope Valley is on the other. If I have travelled into the Peak District on public transport as I often do, then I do not need to undertake a circular route. On these occasions from the summit of Win Hill I drop down the other side and into Hope. From here I can either catch a bus home or a train. The descent down the south western side of Win Hill is completely different to the approach from Ladybower. It is less steep and rocky and a lot grassier. There are also a lot more sheep on these slopes. As you lose some of your...

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Review of Win Hill in the Peak District, Derbyshire

EXHILARATION AT ITS PEAK!

Advantages: Great scenery
Disadvantages: Lots of tourists

...Instead of our usual jaunt to the seaside, my husband and I decided that what was really needed was something different. We wanted peace and quiet but we also needed to be able to keep the children occupied and happy too. We were lucky enough to find a cottage, high on the moors of Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District. Not only did we get the peace and quiet we craved, we were perfectly positioned to explore the Peak District and all the delights it had to share. I don't think that there are many who could fail to be moved by the beauty of the Peaks. The valleys and the Dales, The Black Peaks and the white, the moors and the forests. 542 miles of perfection. I am trying to find the appropriate words to describe the breathtaking views and the exhilaration of standing on the edge of the Moor, looking out at the valleys...

MandyMinx 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Review of Peak District, England