Category Archives: Peak District
Peak District launches £600,000 tourism marketing campaign
The Peak District has launched a £600,000 marketing campaign to grow tourism in the area. Visit Peak District and Derbyshire, the area’s tourism bureau, received a share in a £19.8m pot of money from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund, which made … Continue reading
Posted in Peak District
Tagged derbyshire, England, National park, peak district, Public house, tourism, Travel and Tourism, VisitEngland
Leave a comment
Paraglider and cyclist injured in the Peak District
A paraglider and cyclist needed help from mountain rescue teams after they were injured in separate incidents on Saturday. The Buxton and Edale Teams snatch squad was called to the Monsal Trail after a 53-year-old lady came off her bike and sustained a suspected ankle … Continue reading
Posted in Peak District
Tagged Buxton, Emergency Services, Health, Monsal Trail, Mountain rescue, Paraglider, Search and rescue, Sheffield
Leave a comment
Peak District Environmental Quality Mark
Local businesses which show the Peak District Environmental Quality Mark (EQM) have received a boost with VisitEngland, the country’s national tourist board, reaffirming its support for the scheme. In doing so, VisitEngland has made the EQM one of only four sustainable tourism … Continue reading
Posted in Peak District
Tagged derbyshire, Local purchasing, National park, Parks, peak district, Public house, Travel and Tourism, VisitEngland
Leave a comment
Off-roaders bank holiday protest
OFF-ROAD motorcyclists from around the county are set to descend on the Peak District this bank holiday to protest against proposals to ban them from green lanes. The riders intend to head to the trails they would normally ride on Bank … Continue reading
Posted in Peak District
Tagged derbyshire, England, National park, Parks, peak district, Public house, Tissington Trail, Travel and Tourism
Leave a comment
Cornwall wins Countryfile award
Cornwall has been named ‘favourite British holiday location’ by the readers of Countryfile Magazine. The Duchy was voted ahead of the Peak District and Lake District in the 2012 Countryfile Magazine Awards, while the Cornish Pasty came second in the ‘favourite regional … Continue reading
Posted in Peak District
Tagged Cornwall, Countryfile, Countryfile Magazine, Devon, Lake, Lake District, Pasty, peak district
Leave a comment
Lights…Camera…Action!
JOURNALISTS serving markets across the globe – including Germany, China, Japan, Canada and the USA – have been busy discovering why the Peak District is such a superstar in the high-profile world of film and television. Read more: http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/peak-district-s-proud-movie-legacy-1-4856061 Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Peak District
Tagged Canada, China, Germany, Japan, National park, peak district, Public house, Travel and Tourism
Leave a comment
Peak District a better place for walkers
The Peak District National Park has been improved as a place for walking and as a haven for wildlife, due to concerted human action over the past five years. That is the conclusion of a report by the national park authority, which revealed … Continue reading
National Park properties becoming more expensive relative to local house prices
It will cost nearly £90,000 extra to buy a house in the spectacular surroundings of one of the country’s National Parks, a study has found. Home buyers in England and Wales’s favourite protected wildernesses face paying 45 per cent more … Continue reading
Posted in Peak District
Tagged Brecon Beacons, Broads Authority, Lloyds TSB, National park, New Forest, peak district, Snowdonia, Yorkshire Dales
Leave a comment
Peak District Clean Up
Respect the Mountains is an international environmental and mountain awareness charity that carries out clean-ups in mountain areas in several countries – with Bamford in the High Peak set to get the treatment on August 5th. As well as carrying … Continue reading
Beware of Cyclists
Cyclists are invited to take part in a charity off-road bike ride organised by the Derby Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust. The ride, which starts and finishes at Carsington Water and covers 35 miles— 25 miles of which is off road — is one … Continue reading
peakdistrictview 