Ilam Park, Dovedale and the White Peak

Important notice -

The toilets and pay and display car park at Ilam are open; booking is not required and members park free. Hot drinks, snacks and hand scooped ice cream are available 10am - 4pm from The Stable Yard. Dovedale has higher than usual visitor numbers.

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

More about this place

Family walking dogs

Which places are open and what you need to know before you visit 

We’ve opened more than 100 gardens and parks in England and Northern Ireland through advanced booking. From Monday 6 July, we’re gradually opening gardens and parklands in Wales. Tickets are released on Friday for the following week. More than 200 coast and countryside car parks are open across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. All National Trust houses remain closed for now. Read this article to find out what's open and what to expect from your visit.

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Ilam Park, Dovedale and the White Peak

Things to see and do

Barbeques and campfires are a significant fire risk

Our policy on BBQs 

Due to a high risk of wildfires at the moment, we're asking you to please not bring a barbecue or light a campfire when you visit the Peak District. To help protect wildlife, please also take any litter home with you.

Read our full policy on BBQs
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Ilam Park, Dovedale and the White Peak

Our work

Inspirational Ilam Project

The plans for a new circuit path at Ilam Park

Inspirational Ilam 

Discover more about the plans we are developing to improve the visitor experience at Ilam Park.

A store room at Ilam Park is being transformed in to a Changing Place

A Changing Place 

Discover more about our Changing Place project, that is part of our ambitious plans to improve our facilities at Ilam Park; helping more people to make lasting memories at this beautiful place.

The zigzags is the oldest part of the garden and parts of it predate the landscaping done in the 1770s.

Zigzag bulbs 

Read on to discover more about our zigzag bulb planting at Ilam Park, as part of our Inspirational Ilam Project.

Contractors in Dovedale tackling ash dieback

Tackling ash dieback in Dovedale 

Find out how the rangers in the White Peak are tackling the threat of ash dieback in Dovedale.

Weir breaching in Dovedale

Letting the River Dove flow in Dovedale 

Find out how we are improving the River Dove for fish, birds and invertebrates.

Ecton Engine House in the Peak District

Ecton Engine House  

Read about our work on what is thought to be the oldest mine-winding engine house in the world.

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Ilam Park, Dovedale and the White Peak

Our work

Our lovely volunteers that helped to engage and inspire our visitors on the BE KINDER trail

Volunteering across the Peak District  

Discover more about how our volunteers are helping to support a variety of different departments, projects and teams across the Peak District.

Planting flowers that attract our chief pollinators like bees and butterflies, is a great way to help nature

Leap for Nature 

This Leap Year, we’re inviting you to join us in using your extra day to make a promise for nature.

The sheer joy of walking through woodlands rich in wildlife and trees

Peak District Appeal: Woods for the Future 

Find out more about how you can help support our Woods for the Future project so that our rangers and volunteers can continue to provide a haven for wildlife and a space for visitors to reconnect to nature.

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