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Perfectly Peaky – The Peak District

Perfectly Peaky – The Peak District

Crowne Plaza® Royal Victoria Sheffield Hotel

5 days 4 Nights

11 August 2025

£555pp (+£120 single room supplement)

Nestled in the heart of England, the Peak District is known for its diverse natural beauty, ranging from idyllic limestone dales to rugged moorlands and gritstone edges. As the original National Park of Britain, the area is home to numerous world-class heritage and cultural sites, including some of the country's most exquisite stately homes. On this tour, you will get to explore the stunning 

Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Buxton, and journey to the summit of the Heights of Abraham.,

a professional guide will lead a 2-hour guided tour of the Peak District.


The 19th-century Grade II Crowne Plaza® Royal Victoria Sheffield Hotel is a historic hotel in the heart of the city, it stands on quiet grounds off a private drive in Sheffield city

 

Day one - Travel to the Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Sheffield.


Day two- we visit Buxton, with its stunning ornamental gardens and world-famous Georgian and Victorian architecture, which provide an impressive backdrop to a rich and vibrant range of music, theatre and festivals. You will also find a wealth of independent shops, cafes, bars and restaurants, natural wonders such as Poole’s Cavern. This afternoon we meet our guide who will escort us around the Peaks on your coach, this tour will last around 2 hours.


Day three - After Breakfast we depart the hotel and head to Bakewell, situated on the banks of the river Wye in the Derbyshire White Peaks (Peak District National Park), Bakewell offers a charming day out full of rich heritage and tradition. Surrounded by glorious countryside, the town offers charming tea rooms set in cozy courtyards, impressive stone buildings, a traditional weekly market, a quaint five-arched bridge that goes back to Roman times. This afternoon is a visit to the outstanding Chatsworth House & Gardens, Chatsworth House is renowned for the quality of its art, landscape, and hospitality, and it has evolved through the centuries to reflect the tastes, passions and interests of succeeding generations. Chatsworth contains works of art that span 4,000 years, from ancient Roman and Egyptian sculpture, and masterpieces by Rembrandt, Reynolds and Veronese, to work by outstanding modern artists, including Lucian Freud, Edmund de Waal and David Nash.


Day – four This morning, we leave the hotel and head back into the peaks as we head down to the Heights of Abraham, this stunning viewpoint offers views out over the peaks and dales, at the summit of the heights you will find a café, plenty of seating and scenic strolls. We head back down in the cable car and have some free time in Matlock Bath before we head back to Sheffield.


Day five - Homeward Bound

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