Peak Experience

 

If you wish to contact the Peak District Interpretation Partnership about Peak Experience please send us an email: peak.experience@peakdistrict.gov.uk

 

Peak Experience

Peak District Interpretation Partnership

Losehill Hall

Peak District National Park Centre for Environmental Learning

Castleton, Hope Valley S33 8WB.

 

There are teams of dedicated and knowledgeable staff working in the Peak District tourist information centres who can help you plan your holiday, book accommodation and offer information about walking, activities, attractions, events and travel.

 

Tourist information centres are located throughout the Peak District:

 

Ashbourne
13 Market Place
DE6 1EU
Tel. 01335 343666
ashbourneinfo@derbyshiredales.gov.uk

The Old Market Hall

Bridge Street

Bakewell

DE45 1DS

Inside Bakewell Visitor Centre

 

Buxton
The Crescent
SK17 6BQ
Tel. 01298 25106
tourism@highpeak.gov.uk

Castleton Centre
Buxton Road
Castleton
Hope Valley
S33 8WN

Inside Castleton Visitor Centre

 

Castleton Visitor Centre is fully accessible and perfect for anyone exploring the wonders of the Peak.    This Visitor Centre, a joint venture between the Peak District National Park Authority and the Castleton Historical Society, is ideally placed in Castleton at the heart of the Hope Valley.  The museum exhibition is unique to the area and interactive displays tell the story of this special landscape.  The tremendous views from the Winnats, on the shoulder of the ‘Dark Peak’ must rank as some of the finest in Britain – and you can experience the view by taking part in a breathtaking flight in a hand glider, keeping your feet firmly on the ground, at Castleton Visitor Centre. 

 

 

Henry Street

Glossop

Derbyshire

SK13 8BW

Tel. 01457 855920

info@glossoptouristcentre.co.uk

Leek
1 Market Place
ST13 5HH
Tel. 01538 483741
tourism.services@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk

Matlock
Crown Square
DE4 3AT
Tel. 01629 583388
matlockinfo@derbyshiredales.gov.uk

Matlock Bath
The Pavilion
DE4 3NR
Tel. 01629 55082
matlockbathinfo@derbyshiredales.gov.uk

 

The Moorland Centre
Fieldhead
Edale
Hope Valley
S33 0BA

Inside Moorland Centre, Edale

 

The Moorland Centre is fully accessible with disabled facilities available.  The centre lies at the heart of the Vale of Edale and is ideally placed near the start of the Pennine Way.  This flagship centre of the Moors For the Future Partnership is a focal point for visitors and ramblers in Edale.  The exhibitions and interactive displays offer an important learning experience to visitors, a national focus for moorland research and facilities for all to enjoy.  Take a stroll with ‘The Keeper’ and find out how this wilderness is really managed…

Opening times:
Easter until 31 October
Weekdays 9:30am - 5:00pm (closed for lunch)
Weekends 9:30am - 5:30pm (closed for lunch)
1 November until Easter
Weekdays 10:00am - 3.30pm
Weekends 9:30am - 4.30pm (closed for lunch)
Telephone: 01433 670207
Email: edale@peakdistrict.gov.uk

Upper Derwent Visitor Centre
Fairholmes,
Derwent
Bamford
Hope Valley
S33 0AQ

The Upper Derwent Visitor Centre acts as a focus for the two million walkers, cyclists and visitors that make the journey to this beautiful valley each year.  The visitor centre can accommodate wheelchair users with disabled facilities adjacent to the centre.  Just 500 metres from the Derwent Dam, the centre is situated at the heart of the Howden, Derwent and Ladybower Reservoirs complex.  The centre, a joint venture between the Peak District National Park Authority and Severn Trent Water forms part of a visitor complex including cycle hire, refreshment kiosk and ranger services.  Visitors can explore the fascinating history of the valley, take part in the range of activities available or just enjoy the refreshments.