This tour starts and finishes in Ashbourne, Derbyshire and takes in southern part the splendid Peak District National Park.
Accommodation
Classic Accommodation: Wonderfully comfortable accommodation in private B&Bs and guesthouses. Welcoming hosts mean it’s more like staying with friends, and you will often dine with the hosts or other guests.
Select Accommodation: Select tours use high-quality, small, individual hotels and guesthouses. The focus is on service and comfort in beautiful surroundings..
Itinerary
Day One
Visit Sudbury Hall and the National Trust’s Museum of Childhood. Leave Ashbourne and drive to Matlock Bath and the old mills. Then head north to visit the stunning Chatsworth House. Then drive north to Eyam, site of first case of the Black Death outside London.
Travel north through little villages to Hathersage and Castleton and visit the caverns, home of Blur John semi-precious stones. Stay overnight in a beautiful hotel for the Select Tour or nearby in a lovely hall for the Classic Tour.
Day Two
Visit the town of Bakewell and sample some of the eponymous pudding. After visiting Haddon Hall, retrace your route to Ashford-in-the-Water. The town is famous for ‘well dressing’ at the end of May and beginning of June and examples can also be seen in many of the villages, where floral and natural pictures and images are dressed around the water sources.
Drive to Buxton, also known as ‘Bath of the north’, then down to Aligreave and back to Ashbourne via Warslow.
There is an optional stay in Ashbourne to start or end the tour.
Details
Dates
Duration: 2 days - this trip can be taken at any time.
Select Accommodation: £125 per person
Classic Accommodation: £99 per person
This price is based on two people sharing a twin or double room. Requests for single room accommodation will be extra. Please ask for the supplementary price at the time of booking.
What’s included
- One night accommodation in a twin or double room
- Full breakfast in the morning
- A complete route map showing our suggested route and a tour book detailing places to visit and things to do in the areas you will pass through
What’s not included
- Lunches or dinner
- Fuel
- Drinks
- Travel or medical insurance
Booking
Apart from our scheduled, escorted group tours, none of our itineraries are set in stone - after all, this is your holiday - so we can fine-tune any aspect of these tours to meet your wishes. Any of our escorted tours may also be taken as a private, independent tour, at a time to suit you.
We work closely with a number of classic and spots car hire companies across the UK, Europe, and beyond, so we can arrange your car hire for you , too. Please contact us for futher details and the cars we have available.
