Some of Britain's most picturesque countryside is in north Derbyshire. High rocky crags rise from moorlands of heather and peat. The area is a National Park. The Pennine Way, a long distance footpath that runs north to Scotland, starts here at Edale. Buxton and Glossop are the only two towns of any size
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Buxton is a spa town built by the Duke of Devonshire at the end of the 18th century, with a Georgian Crescent to rival Bath. The spa water, charged with nitrogen and carbon, fizzes up from great depths at a constant warm 28ºC. Unlike many spa waters, this is quite pleasant to drink.. Although spas are no longer fashionable, people are still attracted to Buxton as a holiday centre.
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The Peak District is "adventure country" - just the place for walking, climbing, scrambling and climbing. And under it all are a series of pot-holes for the enthusiastic caver.
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Villages like Baslow, Castleton, Edale and Eyham are all wonderfully sited and can be used as a base for expeditions or greater or lesser strenuousness
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The highest point is Kinder Scout at 2088 feet. With bare and lonely scenery, broken occasionally by waterfalls. Although much of the moor is preserved for grouse shooting, the large mass trespasses of earlier years have led to reasonable access being given to the open moorland
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