Peak District (Slow Travel)

Peak District travel guide – holiday advice and tourist information on everything from the national park, walks, cycling and the Pennine Way to foraging, farmers’ markets, restaurants and food. Bus routes and hidden places are included, plus maps to the area. Bakewell, Matlock and Chatsworth House are all covered.

Peak District (Slow Travel)

Peak District Slow Travel guide. Holiday tips and tourist advice including the Peak District National Park, walking, cycling, Pennine Way, farmers’ markets, restaurants, bus routes and local food. Covers the White Peak, Southwest Peak and parts of Cheshire and Staffordshire. Features Bakewell, Matlock, Chatsworth House and lesser-known attractions.

The story of the Haddon Hall Chapel skeletons

Haddon Hall Chapel has more than a few skeletons in its closet. And on its walls. In this article, Helen Moat – author of our Slow Travel guide to the Peak District – explores one of Derbyshire’s most beautiful chapels. Inside Haddon Hall Chapel Tucked in a corner of the courtyard at Haddon is the hall’s chapel.…

Lockdown reflections: our grounded year

“This will be our model for the future: less ground covered, more time spent in destinations.”

Welcome to the Bath of the Midlands: 48 hours in Buxton

Nestled in the heart of the Peak District, this handsome spa town is sure to be a hit with visitors.

Peak Performance: how to walk from Grindleford to Hathersage

This beautiful walk from Grindleford to Hathersage is the Peak District at its best.

Belgium (Northern)

Flanders surprises at every turn. Its main cities are epicentres of culture and you could easily spend all your time visiting just these. But where possible, take the time to explore the outer towns and villages away from the regular tourist trail – they give an excellent insight into real Flemish life and its driving…

Norfolk

Norfolk is the perfect place for Slow travel whether it is the county’s rich network of footpaths, exploring unspoiled villages by bicycle, drifting leisurely along its waterways or taking a ride on a heritage railway line. Laurence Mitchell, author of Slow Travel Norfolk I may not be a native but I have lived in Norfolk for…

Peak District

There’s a sense of homecoming in the Peak District uplands – a slowing down and returning to our ancestral roots. Helen Moat, author of Slow Travel Peak District: the Bradt Guide In the Peak District, the visitor can slow down and return to a simpler existence. Where the Dark Peak stretches from Saddleworth to Kinder,…

How to Travel Through Kent

Take your travels slowly through Kent and you’ll be amazed how much there is to discover, enjoy and savour. Simon Richmond author of Slow Travel: Kent Why travel to Kent Kent is a county for all seasons. In spring, lie on a picnic blanket beneath frothy clouds of cherry and apple blossoms in the orchards…