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Thinking of meeting family in the Peaks for the night. Where should we stay? Requirements are - decent pubs for eating and drinking, nice B&B for sleeping, couple of nice little shops for looking in - and all without having to get in the car once we are there.
Cheers all!
Whereabouts in the Peak - it's quite big!
[pedant]Which Peaks are these of which you speak?[/pedant]
Sounds like Castleton might be your best bet. Have stayed at the Castle and the new YHA and both are good (but different price points obviously)
Whereabouts in the Peak - it's quite big!
Well I dunno - that's why I'm asking you!
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I'm on a personal mission to correct this mis-naming wherever I see it.
It keeps me going through the long winter nights.
What is the Peak District really called?
What is the Peak District really called?
It is the Peak District or just the Peak not the Peaks as many refer to it.
Like I said I'm a pedant.
What is the Peak District really called?
"round 'ere."
Ok if I were coming up here I would tend to go for Castleton if you like touristy stuff, nice but a bit twee. Lots of pubs, touristy shops full of Blue John and some tat shops, couple of outdoor clothing shops up in the square, you also have Peveril Castle and the caverns.
Hathersage, if you like things a bit more outdoor sports related at the weekend it does get busy and is a honeypot for gear shops - some good eateries.
Hope is smaller and has fewer shops, couple of nice pubs but has Eighteen if you want to drool over nice bits of bike engineering. Also has the Woodbine cafe which gets polarised reviews.
There are other villages but these three are all in the Hope Valley, and there's lots more to the Peak District National Park than the Valley of No Hope.
Woodbine in Hope.
Cafe downstairs
18Bikes next door
Loads of walking & biking from the doorstep
What more d'you need?
Great! Thanks all.
http://www.lilybankfarmcottage.co.uk/ It's run by a mtbing friend of mine.
A few STWers have stayed and think it's great.
If passing through Ashbourne the "Gateway to the peaks" The Bowling Green pub is a cracker bewteen 12-1700hrs. I all meals are cooked fresh and there is not a micro wave in sight.
...because they turn the 'lectric off...