Cheshire's Peak District
Join us for a tour of Cheshire's Peak District, an area of truly outstanding beauty.
Book NowCheshire's Peak District is an area brimming with dramatic landscapes and world-class attractions. From the east of the county and the hills above Buxton to moorlands in the south, it is a region to encapsulate history, heritage, glorious gardens and cutting edge science.
Holiday includes: 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast, Buxton Crescent Experience, 2-hour Barge cruise, RHS Garden Bridgewater, Silk Museum and Paradise Mill, excursions as described, executive coach travel.
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1 Depart from your home area in the morning travelling to Staffordshire, arriving in the afternoon at Park Royal Hotel.
Day 2 Heading out through east Cheshire, into the Peak District National Park on to the town of Bakewell. Wander along the River Wye, pop into the local independent shops and sample an original Bakewell Tart before heading to the spa town of Buxton, whose history is shaped by water. We include a guided tour of the Buxton Crescent Experience that reveals the story of Buxton, the renowned water and recent restoration of the Crescent building before heading back across the moors, passing the 'Cat and Fiddle', the second highest public house in England.
Day 3 It's off to Wigan Pier, to enjoy a friendly and informative 2-hour barge cruise. Passengers will enjoy the alternative view of the geography, wildlife and heritage of the Industrial Revolution and environs of Wigan, Leigh and the Douglas Valley. On then to the Royal Horticultural Societies fifth garden, the 154 acre RHS Garden Bridgewater, one of the largest gardening projects in Europe, transforming the historic grounds of Worsley New Hall in Salford.
Day 4 Begin the day with a visit to the Silk Museum and Paradise Mill revealing Macclesfield's 300-year story as a global centre for silk production, textiles and design. With a unique collection of machines, historic archive of pattern books and textiles, see how designs were created and then transformed onto silk. Then we head to Knutsford, in Elizabeth Gaskell's novel 'Cranford', for some time at leisure with independent shops and eateries or for those that want to explore further into the parkland of Tatton Park.
Day 5 After breakfast we make our way home from the Peak District with suitable stops on route.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Times |
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| Angel | The Angel PH bus stop | View |
| Boarded Barns | Boarded Barns, United Reform Church | View |
| Bodmin Road | Lawn Lane, jct Bodmin Rd opp park | View |
| Brackenden Drive | Bus shelter top of Brackenden Drive | View |
| Castle Stores | Castle Stores, Sandford Road bus stop | View |
| Chignal Road | Chignal Road Kennet Way Bus Stop | View |
| Crompton | Writtle Road jct Crompton Street | View |
| Days | Days Garage bus stop, Broomfield Road | View |
| Endeavour | Endeavour bus stop/All Saints Close | View |
| Fountain | The Fountain Good Easter | View |
| Galleywood Rd | Galleywood Road opp bus stop before Dorset Ave | View |
| Garage | Garage High Easter | View |
| Hedge | Writtle Road/Hole in the Hedge | View |
| Henniker Gate | Chelmer Village Way opposite Henniker Gate | View |
| Hungry Horse | Bus Stop Opp Hungry Horse PH North Melbourne | View |
| Ingatestone The Bell PH | The Bell PH Ingatestone | View |
| KEGS | Bus Stop outside Kegs, Broomfield Road | View |
| Lawn Lane | Lawn Lane bus stop opposite Waveney Drive | View |
| Linnet Drive | Galleywood Road bus stop jct Linnet Drive | View |
| Loftin Way | Loftin Way bus stop St Pauls Church | View |
| Longmead Avenue | Longmead Avenue jct of Tabors Avenue | View |
| Longstomps | Top of Longstomps Ave just before roundabout | View |
| Maldon Road | Maldon Road Opp Fire Station, Great Baddow | View |
| Mary Green Manor Hotel | Entrance to Mary Green Manor Hotel at Brook St | View |
| Meadgate Avenue | Meadgate Avenue, Whitehouse Crescent | View |
| Meadgate Shops | Meadgate Shops bus stop | View |
| Medical Centre | Lawn Lane Bus Stop Opp Medical Centre | View |
| Melbourne | Melbourne Ave Opp Flats | View |
| Miller & Carter | Miller & Carter Bus Stop Opp Goddard Way | View |
| Moulsham Lodge | Moulsham Lodge bus stop outside shops | View |
| Mount | Mountnessing Outside Prince of Wales PH | View |
| Patching Hall Lane | Patching Hall Lane roundabout adjacent park | View |
| Pertwee Drive | Galleywood Road, 100 yards past Pertwee Drive | View |
| Pines Road | Melbourne Ave bus stop outside St Andrews Church | View |
| Pollards Green | Bus stop opposite Pollards Green | View |
| Pump Lane | Pump Lane bus shelter, Mountbatten Way | View |
| Railway Station | Bus stop opp main entrance to Railway Station Chelmsford | View |
| Readers Corner | Dorset Ave opp Noakes Avenue bus shelter | View |
| Regency Close | Springfield Rd, Jct Regency Close | View |
| Sawkins Ave | Sawkins Ave Bus Shelter, Beehive Lane | View |
| Shenfield | Eagle & Child PH Shenfield | View |
| Skerry | Broomfield Road bus stop opposite Skerry Rise | View |
| Skinners Lane, Galleywood | Skinners Lane opposite bus shelter | View |
| South Lodge | South Lodge Hotel Bus Stop London Rd | View |
| Springfield Green | Springfield Green Bus Stop Nr Church | View |
| Stansted | Birchanger Services, Stansted | View |
| Star | Good Easter Cross Roads | View |
| The New London | London Rd bus stop opp New London PH (Queen St) | View |
| The Rose Shenfield | The Rose, Oliver Road, Shenfield | View |
| Toby Carvery Chelmer Vill | Toby Carvery Entrance to Dukes Park | View |
| Vineyards | Bus Stop Opp The Vineyards, Great Baddow The Causeway | View |
| White Horse PH | Galleywood Rd Bus Stop Nr White Horse PH | View |
| Wilsons Corner | Wilsons Corner Bus Stop near Argos Brentwood | View |
| Woodhall | Patching Hall Lane opp Woodhall Road jct | View |
| Writtle | Writtle Village Hall Bus Stop | View |
| Writtle Road | Savernake Rd/Writtle Rd Layby | View |
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