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The Peak District and Derbyshire

The exterior of White Edge Lodge, Derbyshire
The exterior of White Edge Lodge, Derbyshire | © National Trust/Mike Henton

Head here for rocky gorges, windswept peaks and rolling hills. You'll also find stately homes, gardens and parkland to visit.

Featured cottages

We look after 15 cottages in the Peak District and Derbyshire, from boltholes at National Trust places to visit to restored farmhouses and barns surrounded by walks and views.

The sitting room with sofas, open fire and parkland views at Kedleston Park House, Derbyshire

Kedleston Park House 

This 19th-century house has an idyllic position on the edge of Kedleston Park, an estate with lots to explore and events throughout the year. Dog friendly. Sleeps six.

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6 guests
Dogs welcome: 2
The sitting room at Gorsey Bank Barn, Derbyshire

Three neighbouring cottages at Greenwood Farm 

These converted buildings - a farmhouse and two barns - are in a landscape of fields, ancient woodland and heather moorland. Gorsey Bank Barn and Wilson Farmhouse each sleep six, and Millstone Barn sleeps four.

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6 guests
Dogs welcome: 0
The exterior of Norbury Manor, Derbyshire

A manor house for 10 guests 

Norbury Manor has grand rooms full of original features, a medieval knot garden and views over the Peak District. It has woodburners in the sitting room and the snug, and a summer house in the garden.

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10 guests
Dogs welcome: 2

Search dog-friendly places to stay 

The Peak District offers great walks for you and your dog. Head off the beaten track to tackle the towering tors, climb the craggy peaks or wander through ancient woodland. Image: 4 Stable Yard Cottage on the Hardwick Hall estate

A dog in the garden at 4 Stable Yard Cottage, Derbyshire

Recently refurbished at Hardwick

To get together with family and friends on holiday, book neighbouring cottages and enjoy quality time with plenty of space. These cottages have been recently refurbished, and together sleep up to 17 guests.

The exterior of 6 High Hazels, a three-storey stone cottage, Derbyshire

6 High Hazels 

A three-storey Elizabethan building, once the brewhouse for neighbouring Hardwick Hall.

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11 guests
Dogs welcome: 0
The double bedroom with antique mahogany half tester bed at 4 Stable Yard Cottage, Derbyshire

4 Stable Yard Cottage 

A restored stone building in the former stableyard at Hardwick, by the historic house and garden.

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6 guests
Dogs welcome: 1

Camping in the Peak District

This traditional campsite on the Pennine Way has endless views and walks for the whole family.

An aerial view of Upper Booth Farm Campsite, Derbyshire

Upper Booth Farm Campsite 

This green campsite is surrounded by countryside and hills below the heather-clad moors of the Kinder plateau. It has all the charm of a traditional campsite, a quiet place for an unplugged holiday immersed in nature. The Pennine Way passes right through the farm and it's easy to set off from the campsite to explore the valley. It's a two-mile walk through the fields to Edale, which has a village shop, cafés and pubs.

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Dogs welcome: 2

Tents, roof-tents and campervans

Most tent pitches are in one of two car-free fields, surrounded by trees and with scattered pitches. There are a couple of private pitches tucked away by Crowden Brook which flows through the campsite, one for a single small tent and the other for a group of two or three tents. There are grass campervan pitches in the upper camping field, with no electric hook-up. We can accept roof tents on these pitches.

Upper Booth Farm Campsite, Derbyshire

Walks for the whole family

There are marked trails and mapped routes for every kind of walk in the area. From the Snake Pass, follow a circular walk around Kinder Reservoir, or for gritstone rock formations and waterfall Kinder Downfall, head for Kinder Scout, the hghest point in the Peak District. It's not far to iconic Mam Tor - the site of a bronze age hilltop fortress.

One of the camping fields at Upper Booth Farm Campsite, Derbyshire

Walking holiday ideas

You could choose a cottage nestled beneath Mam Tor or a bunkhouse in the Edale Valley.

The exterior of Mam Farm, Derbyshire

Mam Farm 

In a secluded spot with incredible views of the Peak District, this cosy stone cottage is the perfect base for an outdoor adventure.

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4 guests
Dogs welcome: 0
Dalehead Bunkhouse, Derbyshire

Dalehead Bunkhouse 

Gather your group and disconnect from modern life when you stay in this rural bolt hole deep in the Edale Valley.

The Peak District & Derbyshire

20 guests
Dogs welcome: 2

Things to see and do

Peak District and Derbyshire 

Historic houses, open countryside and the spectacular Peak District make up this varied part of the Midlands.

Magnolia in flower in early spring with the house in the background at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire

Walking in the Peak District and Derbyshire 

Discover the best walking routes around the Peak District and Derbyshire for walkers of all abilities, from peaks and lakeside paths to expanses of moorland.

View from the top of Kinder Downfall in the Peak District, Derbyshire

Houses and buildings in the Peak District and Derbyshire 

Discover the array of houses and buildings to visit around the Peak District and Derbyshire, from historic mills to ornate Elizabethan wonders.

Visitors exploring the Long Gallery at Hardwick, Derbyshire