This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Dam Attractions In Peak District National Park

x
The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. It is mostly in northern Derbyshire, but also includes parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. An area of great diversity, it is split into the Dark Peak, where most of the moorland is found and the geology is gritstone, and the limestone area of the White Peak. The Peak District National Park became the first national park in the United Kingdom in 1951. With its proximity to the cities of Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and Sheffield, and access by road and rail, it attracts millions of visitors every year.Inhabited f...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Dam Attractions In Peak District National Park

  • 1. Derwent Dam Peak District National Park
    The Derwent is a river in Derbyshire, England. It is 66 miles long and is a tributary of the River Trent, which it joins south of Derby. Throughout its course, the river mostly flows through the Peak District and its foothills. Much of the river's route, with the exception of the city of Derby, is rural. However the river has also seen many human uses, and between Matlock and Derby was one of the cradles of the Industrial Revolution, providing power to the first industrial scale cotton mills. Today it provides a water supply to several surrounding cities, and its steeply sided valley is an important communications corridor through the uplands of the Peak District.Because of its scenic qualities, the valley of the River Derwent sees many tourist visitors. The upper reaches pass through the ...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Peak District National Park Videos

Shares

x

Places in Peak District National Park

x

Regions in Peak District National Park

x

Near By Places

Menu