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| Peak District National Park |
The Peak District is situated at the southern end of the Pennines in Central England covering most of northern Derbyshire as well as parts of Cheshire, Yorkshire and Staffordshire. The Peak District National Park , designated in 1951 and covering 555 square miles, was the first of a series of National Parks in the British Isles. Buxton in Derbyshire and other built up and industrial are not included within the park boundaries. Over 22 million day
visits are made to the Peak District National Park every year,
making it the second-most visited National Park in the world.
The Peak District is split into the gritstone northern Dark Peak, where most of the high moorland is found and the southern mainly limestone-based White Peak, where most of the population lives. Much of the park is run by the High Peak, South Peak and Longshaw trust estates. About 12% is owned by the National Trust with the Peak District National Park Authority directly owning around 5%. Read more.
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| Peak District Accommodation |
Why not book yourself a short holiday, escape the pressures of everyday life and spend some time recharging your batteries in the Peak District.
A wide range of accommodation is available in Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park, from 5 star hotels to numerous camp and caravan sites. There are hundreds of excellent B&Bs and Self Catering establishments including holiday cottages and pine lodges. See Peak District Accommodation
Wherever you choose to stay you can be sure of a warm welcome and great service often in some of the most picturesque surroundings to be found anywhere.
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| Peak District Attractions |
Places to visit in 2008 - Attractions in the Peak District from Country houses and gardens to theme parks - Something for all - See Peak District AttractionsSee also the Jane Eyre connection with the region with locations where the BBC actually filmed the new four part series staring Ruth Wilson as Jane Eyre and Toby Stephens as Edward Rochester at Jane Eyre Connection
For the Pride and Prejudice connection with Derbyshire and the Peak District see Pride & Prejudice
In March 2008 sees the arrival at the cinema of another period drama and potential blockbuster movie called The Other Boleyn Girl. The film is partly set in the Derbyshire Peak District with scenes shot in and around North Lees Hall at Hathersage, Haddon Hall, Cavedale, and Dovedale. The film stars Scarlett Johansson as Mary Boleyn and Natalie Portman as her ill-fated sister Anne.
In 2007, filming took place for The Duchess at both Kedleston Hall and Chatsworth House. The Duchess is a film based on Amanda Foreman's biography of the scandalous 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and is scheduled for release in 2008. Directed by Saul Dibb, the film stars Keira Knightley as Georgiana and Ralph Fiennes as her husband.
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| Peak District Activities |
Activities and things to do in the Peak District - Something for everyone from easy walking and golf to paragliding and rock climbing See Peak District Activities
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