Peak District and Derbyshire

Thorpe Cloud in winter — View of Thorpe Cloud in winter

Historic houses, arts and crafts cottages and the spectacular Peak District make up this varied part of the Midlands.

Places to visit

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Christmas presents waiting to be unwrapped under a Christmas tree — Christmas presents under a Christmas tree

Christmas in Derbyshire and the Peak District

Get that festive feeling with a visit to one of our places near you. You'll find wintery walks, warming fires and even the chance to meet a certain visitor with a big white beard and a big red coat.

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Walking

Frosty view across to Kinder Scout, High Peak, Derbyshire

Walks in the Peak District

Uncover hidden history and wildlife on walks around the Peak District.

Calke park on a frost winter morning

Walks in Derbyshire

Explore the parklands of the places we care for in Derbyshire.

A winter image of the Physic Garden at Calke — The Physic Garden on a winter morning at Calke Abbey

Gardens in the Peak District and Derbyshire

Discover the charms of the varied gardens at the places in our care across Derbyshire and the Peaks

Gardens to explore

Places we care for

Winter at Calke Abbey in Derbyshire

Calke Abbey

The un-stately home and country estate With peeling paintwork and overgrown courtyards, Calke Abbey tells the story of the dramatic decline of a country house estate.

Hardwick Hall in the winter sun

Hardwick Hall

A spectacular Elizabethan house filled with rich furnishings and tapestries preserved by successive generations of the Devonshire family.

Kedleston Hall

18th-century mansion with spectacular interiors and vast parkland.

The Peak District

Winter views at Ilam Park

Ilam Park, Dovedale and the White Peak

White Peak Estate, including Ilam Park, Dovedale and Hamps and Manifold Valleys

mountain hare sitting on snow, Dark Peak, Derbyshire

Kinder and the Dark Peak

The wild Pennine moorlands are of international importance for their populations of breeding birds and mosaic of habitats.

Bare trees around the pond in winter

Longshaw

Excellent walking country with ancient woods and tumbling streams

Blue skies and frost underfoot on the path to the Cage at Lyme, Cheshire

Lyme

Glorious house, surrounded by gardens, moorland and deer park

A view over the moorland toward Pule hill in the winter sunshine

Marsden Moor

Take a walk on the wild side and enjoy the rugged moorland landscape.

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