# The best things to do in the Peak District

Ridges, edges, dales and stately homes in Britain's first national park.

- 768 votes · 12 items
- Apr 21, 2026 · Ben W.
- https://even.best/en/l/4032/the-best-things-to-do-in-the-peak-district

## Top 12

1. **Mam Tor and the Great Ridge** (86 · ▲93 ▼7) — The 'Shivering Mountain' with 360-degree views.
2. **Chatsworth House** (65 · ▲71 ▼6) — Grand house, gardens and farmyard on the Derwent.
3. **Dovedale** (62 · ▲64 ▼2) — Stepping stones and limestone ravines.
4. **Ladybower Reservoir** (52 · ▲57 ▼5) — Reservoir and its famous plughole overflows.
5. **Kinder Scout** (47 · ▲54 ▼7) — The plateau of the mass trespass.
6. **Stanage Edge** (46 · ▲56 ▼10) — Gritstone edge loved by climbers.
7. **Bakewell** (42 · ▲49 ▼7) — Market town of the Bakewell pudding.
8. **Thor's Cave** (40 · ▲48 ▼8) — Cave high above the Manifold Valley.
9. **Padley Gorge** (34 · ▲47 ▼13) — Ancient oak woods and a stream.
10. **Castleton caverns** (30 · ▲43 ▼13) — Blue John, Peak, Speedwell and Treak Cliff caves.
11. **Monsal Trail** (21 · ▲38 ▼17) — Old railway path through tunnels and viaducts.
12. **Haddon Hall** (19 · ▲36 ▼17) — Medieval manor house near Bakewell.

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