What is the aim of the Peak District?
What is the aim of the Peak District? We are the Peak District National Park Authority and our purpose is to: conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Peak District. promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the Peak District's special qualities.
What attracts people to Peak District?
The Peak District has a wide variety of attractions including heritage sites, country houses and parks, reservoirs and caverns. The two spa towns of Buxton and Matlock Bath, lying just outside the National Park, have been popular with visitors since Victorian times.
What are the seven wonders of the Peak District?
- Chatsworth House.
- Peak Cavern.
- Mam Tor.
- Eldon Hole.
- St. Anne's Well.
- Poole's Cavern.
- Ebbing & Flowing Well.
- Peveril Castle.
What is the main city in the Peak District?
Bakewell is the largest settlement and only town in the national park and the site of the National Park Authority offices. Its five-arched bridge over the River Wye dates from the 13th century.
What is the most popular peak in the Peak District?
Higger Tor and Burbage Rocks The iconic Peak District summit, Higger Tor, towers over the landscape of the Burbage Valley. From this mountain, you can also spot the prehistoric hillfort at Carl Wark. There are claims that Carl Wark means 'The Old Man's Fort' in Old Norse, with 'Old Man' referring to the devil.
Is it colder in the Peak District?
Generally, in Peak District National Park, the summers are cool and partly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 0°C to 19°C and is rarely below -5°C or above 24°C.
Is Peak District romantic?
Whatever you are looking for, the Peak District National Park is overflowing with romance and excitement – from epic views to characterful villages waiting to be explored, you'll soon find the perfect place to spend a romantic day out.
Who owns the Peak District?
Private Owners Over 90 percent of Peak District is privately owned land. The National Trust owns 12 percent, and three water companies own another 11 percent. The Peak District National Park Authority owns only 5 percent. About 86 percent of the total is farmland, which is used mostly for grazing sheep or cattle.