Enjoy a varied tour of the Peak District, an area of extraordinary natural beauty and home to Britain's first National Park.
Book NowThe Peak District National Park is a lovely area of varied scenery. Wild hilltops, sheep grazed crags, lush green valleys, babbling streams and picturesque villages and towns. Our itinerary is as varied as the landscape and not only takes advantage of some of England's finest views but also the fabulous stately homes this area has to offer.
Holiday includes: 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast, entrance to: Cromford Mills tour, Heights of Abraham Cable car ride, Renishaw Hall & Gardens & Afternoon Tea, Tissington Hall tour, excursions as described, executive coach travel.
Your hotel: Mercure Kenwood Hall Hotel, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1 Departing from your local pick up point, we travel north and make our way via Oakham and Melton Mowbray time for lunch then continue to the hotel with time to settle in before our evening meal.
Day 2 - 4 Experience: Cromford Mills
Journey along streets designed by Sir Richard Arkwright, the 'Father of the Factory System', follow in the footsteps of hundreds of mill workers with a village tour, as you immerse yourself in the history of this industrial heartland.
Experience: Heights of Abraham Cable Car Ride
A flight in a cable car is just the beginning of your day out at Heights of Abraham. Take your journey up to the summit in style and enjoy the magnificent views above and below. When you arrive at the summit you'll have access to: 60 acres of historic landscape; two famous show caverns and tours underground; lovely places to eat and drink with super views all around.
Experience: Renishaw Hall & Gardens
Embark on an exclusive and intimate tour of the home of the Sitwell family for almost 400 years. This grand country house plays host to a glorious collection of art, furniture and family heirlooms, collected over generations. Indulge in a lavish afternoon tea before discovering the quaint woodland, tranquil lake and magnificent Italianate gardens.
Experience: Tissington Hall
Reveal a 400-year history rich with stories of extravagant spenders and ruthless entrepreneurs during your guided tour of the Grade II listed Jacobean mansion house Tissington Hall. One of only 300 homes to still house the descendants of the original builder.
Day 5 We depart after breakfast and head for Grantham and the Boundary Mill store for an extended stop before heading back to Chelmsford.
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 |
Cherry Wood Grange | Cherry Wood Grange Bus Stop New London Rd | 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 |
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 Ave Bus Stop | Melbourne Ave bus stop outside St Andrews Church | View |
Melbourne Ave opp flats | Melbourne Ave | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Trent Road | Trent Rd Jct Thames Avenue | 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 |