North East Derbyshire

North East Derbyshire sits where the Peak District's gritstone edges give way to gentler, greener hills, a landscape of stone walls, wooded valleys and small villages that feel a world away from the nearby towns. It is a quietly beautiful stretch of countryside, the kind of place where a walk out of your front door leads straight into farmland or up onto a ridge with views back across the county.

Most visitors base themselves in the villages and hamlets scattered through this landscape, in cottages that have been converted from old farm buildings and barns. Ashover Cottage and Alton Hall Cottage sit in and around Ashover, one of the area's most attractive villages, while properties like Calf Close Barn, Barn View and Bee Keepers Cottage reflect the area's farming past, tucked into working countryside rather than tourist strips. Others, such as Acorn Cottage, Clearview and Dovedale, offer a similar rural setting with easy access to walking country.

Walking is the obvious draw here. The hills and valleys of North East Derbyshire connect naturally to the wider Peak District, and there are footpaths through farmland and woodland straight from many of the villages. It is also a good base for exploring further afield, with the Peak District's more dramatic scenery within easy reach for a day out, before returning to somewhere quieter in the evening.