Book description
A new edition of this comprehensive walking guide to Derbyshire,
England, UK, with all routes rewalked and fully updated. Covers the Peak
District National Park but also many more, lesser-known areas. 60 day
walks - from 2 to 10 miles long and suitable for walkers of all
abilities - from bases all over the county including Glossop, Buxton,
Bakewell, Matlock, Ripley, Ashbourne and Derby, to historic sites
including Hardwick Hall, Kedleston Hall, Eyam, Chatsworth House, New
Mills, Cromford, Goyt Valley and Dovedale arranged in chronological
order of the historical period that they relate to - from the Ice Age to
the 21st century. There is information on the remnants of ancient
civilisations, fine market towns and villages, Derbyshire customs and
traditions, caverns and mines, castles, grand country houses and
parklands, craft centres, factory shops, gardens, Georgian and Victorian
spa resorts, industrial heritage and transport history and even local
adventure and theme parks for families. All of this lies in the Heart of
England, with excellent accessibility from all parts of Britain and
within an hour's drive for half the population of England. The routes
are accompanied by OS mapping and illustrated with the author's own
photographs. Elaine Burkinshaw has lived around Sheffield and
Manchester all her life. She has a passion for exploring this area, with
particular emphasis on the enjoyment of local history and attractions.
This is her second walking guide published by Cicerone.
