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rides, need permission from Derbyshire County Council (01629 leaves in autumn and beautiful are wildlife viewing points around the shore. A large modern 823204) or the Peak District National Park Authority (01629 here get to How frost patterns on crisp winter days. The Dipper is a Visitor Centre includes a children’s play area, watersports bird of the rivers 816290). centre, restaurant and shops. Swainsley Tunnell Hartington Station

For Cyclists For Walkers Access For All Cycle Hire Centres The BESST Project Carsington Water 01629 540478 Hire a cycle or bring your own to Walkers welcome too! The High Peak and Tissington Trails BESST – Business & the Environment linked through Small Mapleton Lane (Ashbourne) 01335 343156 explore the White Peak Trails and Keep to the left on the Trails. have level, mostly compacted Scale Tourism – is an international demonstration project Middleton Top 01629 823204 cycle-routes. The Trails are used by cyclists and horse-riders so please stone surfaced routes providing exploring new ways for businesses to make the most of the White Peak Parsley Hay 01298 84493 On the Trails, you are advised not consider other users at all times. easy conditions for all users. local environment in providing services to visitors. BESST has Waterhouses (Brown End Farm) 01538 308313 to cycle down steep inclines. Keep dogs under control and clear up after your dog. But please be aware of the created the new cycling route 54A between Middleton Top and Waterhouses (Manifold Valley) 01538 308609 Keep to the left and ride in single Take care on steep inclines. steep inclines (shown on the Tissington using a combination of country lanes and new off- + 2007 Free Peak Cycle Hire leaflets are available from all information TRAILS file. The network also includes country roads which do not have map). Accessible car parks and road links. This forms a ‘Trails Triangle’ by linking the Tissington centres or email [email protected] Cyclists should give way to pavements alongside – be aware of traffic. picnic sites are provided at former and High Peak Trails to provide a 28 mile cycle circuit (35 miles pedestrians. Enjoy your White Peak walk! stations. if you take the longer route around Carsington Water). CYCLE-ROUTES Please ring your bell or call out The Manifold Track has a good level, Information Centres Over 70 miles of relaxing cycling in spectacular countryside “Bike” when approaching others tarmaced surface for people in wheelchairs, families with Ashbourne 01335 343666 BESST has also developed an award winning Heritage Walks from behind so that they know pushchairs and for cyclists. However the section from Swainsley 01629 816558 book for the , Wetton and Hartington area (buy a you are there. to Wetton Mill is used by motor traffic and includes a tunnel Buxton 01298 25106 copy from Information Centres or BESST businesses). Please consider other users at all 100m long at Swainsley. This is illuminated but is still quite dark High Peak Junction Workshops 01629 822831 times and do not race along the – there are small passing places where people on foot can avoid Leek 01538 483741 Businesses throughout the area have joined BESST (listed over Trails. vehicles but it is not recommended for people in wheelchairs or Manifold Valley (weekends and school holidays, contact Leek for the page) to provide an extra-special experience in your visit Take your time and enjoy the views! with pushchairs. Accessible car parks are at Hulme End, Wetton opening times) - whether you’re looking for somewhere to eat and drink, stay Mill and Waterhouses. Matlock 01629 583388 or shop. Visit www.besst.org for more details and to find out For Horse Riders Carsington Water has accessible facilities including visitor centre, Matlock Bath 01629 55082 about similar initiatives in Hylte, Sweden and Fyresdal, Norway. restaurant, shops, toilets and mobility scooter hire. Middleton Top 01629 823204 Horses and riders are welcome on the Trails. There is also a Parsley Hay 01298 84493 riding route around Carsington Water. Route 54A mostly uses country lanes between Middleton Top and Tissington with several steep gradients. It is not suitable for Route 54A is the only section of the network not open to Useful Websites horse riders due to poor visibility at road junctions. wheelchair users or pushchairs or for inexperienced cyclists and There are several tunnels and steep inclines along the White walkers with young children. www.visitpeakdistrict.com for visitors Peak Trails and cycle routes (see Map). The non-trail sections of routes 54 and 54B consist of a www.peakdistrict.gov.uk for National Park information Please consider other users and do not gallop along the Trails. combination of off-road surfaced routes and minor roads. www.derbyshire.gov.uk for county travel and local information Keep to the left and ride in single file. They are not recommended for people in wheelchairs or with www..gov.uk for county travel and local information For horses, the begins at Hartington pushchairs. www.besst.org for eco-friendly places to eat & drink, stay, visit Station where there are horse-box parking facilities. It will and shop Route 54C Hartington to Hurdlow uses a single track gated www.nationaltrail.co.uk/penninebridleway for long distance eventually lead almost to Scotland! More information on www. A Heritage Walks book ‘In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors’ road with cattle grids and one steep gradient making it route information nationaltrail.co.uk/penninebridleway. including the Hartington, Hulme End and Wetton Mill area can unsuitable for people in wheelchairs or with pushchairs. www.stwater.co.uk for information on Carsington Water be bought at information centres and local bookshops. Leaflets Relax and enjoy a gentle ride. Parsley Hay cycle hire centre stocks a comprehensive range are available at information centres for circular walks from of bikes suitable for all abilities, including tandems, trikes, the Middleton Top, and High Peak Junction Workshops. Managing the Trails & Highways ‘wheels for all!’ hand cranked bikes and wheelchair-bikes (phone/ fax to check for availability 01298 84493). The Trails are managed by Wardens and Rangers employed by the National Park Authority, Derbyshire County Council, The new cycle-route from the High Peak Trail towards Hopton Mapleton Lane cycle hire centre, near Ashbourne, has a range Staffordshire County Council and Severn Trent Water. You may of cycles and a mobility scooter for all abilities (please phone to meet them building walls or fences, working in woodlands or Other New Cycling Links check availability 01335 343156). Other cycle hire centres are leading a guided walk. They are knowledgeable about the Trails

at Carsington Water and Middleton Top. and surrounding areas so please ask them if you need assistance. The Cycle Trails Plus project has created new links between the northern end of the Tissington Trail, the High Peak Trail and the All public toilets on the routes are suitable for disabled people. The roads and road signs are the responsibility of the Highway northern end of the Manifold Track at Hulme End. These new Authorities (the County Councils). For more details on accessible facilities and routes, get a copy of links use off-road tracks and quiet country lanes. Cyclists can In partnership with ‘Your Welcome – A Guide for First Time and Infrequent Visitors now enjoy areas like Beresford Dale, the Upper Dove Valley and BESST to the Peak District National Park’ from Information Centres. the attractive village of Hartington. Manifold Track and The Dove Valley 1. Bank Top Farmhouse (Farmhouse café, Accommodation, Aga Special Businesses cookery courses) Hartington White Peak Trails and Cycle-Routes Use this leaflet to get the most from your visit - whether you • Around the map are details of businesses with easy On west side of road between Hartington and Pilsbury. are staying for a day or a week. With 70 miles of routes to access from one of the Trails or Cycle-routes. These Contact: Jane Pilkington Tel: 01298 84205 explore, here are places to eat and drink or stay in and a wide are listed by the relevant section of the route network. A family run working farm with holiday accommodation Buxton (6 miles) Pennine Bridleway variety of things to see and do. The numbers against the business correspond to the and special Aga cookery courses! Come and cook numbers on the map. The business entries include your own evening meal! Stay in a secluded corner of the Peak Continuation 54 National cycle route numbers 2 Accommodation The businesses listed are involved in the BESST project of route 68 - Business and Environment linked through Small-Scale advice on how to find them from the routes. District National Park on this 200 acre beef and sheep farm. Enjoy Trail 9 Food and drink bed & breakfast in our stone farmhouse that dates to 1859. Tourism (see overpage). They have satisfied five criteria to • The right-hand column lists more briefly other BESST 5 Other off road routes Things to see and do ensure they provide a quality customer experience : businesses located within three miles of one of the 2. The Hayloft, Sennilow Farm (B and B, Teas) Hartington End of 1.5 To Bakewell Routes using minor road P Car park with picnic site Trails or Cycle-routes. These are listed alphabetically On the left 50 metres up Church Street behind the High Peak Trail Participation – in a local business association and involvement 68 B5055 Monyash Main road WC Toilet by the name of the nearest village. Access from these village pump on the eastern side of the Market Place. 11 in BESST’s Trails Triangle or Heritage Walks projects. businesses to one of the routes may involve using a busy Contact: Jane Bassett Tel: 01298 84358 Hurdlow Other minor roads Information point Basic quality standards – eg accommodation meets ‘Quality in A515 road so take care. Website: www.hartingtonhayloft.co.uk P Tunnel Cycle Hire Tourism’ standards. The Hayloft is a traditional stone barn, on a working beef and sheep Longnor Visit www.besst.org for more details of these and other Steep descent 2.5 Distances shown in miles Environmental Performance – eg on water use, waste, farm, dating from 1870, which has been beautifully restored and 2 between red circles. BESST businesses further afield. furnished to a high standard. The accommodation including ground Very Steep descent appearance of property, energy use. Details were correct at time of printing in 2007. Always phone or floor bedrooms is situated in a quiet but central village location. After Dove V Continuous improvement – always working to make creative

B5053 a hearty breakfast in our adjacent tearoom enjoy the many walks and The numbered cycle-routes have been agreed with the Highway Authorities and form use of environmental assets and apply the BESST philosophy. check websites for up to date business information. trails from your door. part of the National Cycle Network. Signing is being finished in 2007. Sections of alley Parsley Hay Collaboration – between businesses to create new services 3. Bank House (B and B) Hartington Newhaven Tunnel route using minor roads are unsuitable for young children and inexperienced cyclists. P WC or promote other businesses with something special to offer. On the north side of the market place opposite the 54C H 2 ig You are advised NOT to cycle down inclines on the Trails Beresford Tea Rooms. 4.5 h P Contact: Helen Harrison Tel: 01298 84465 e a A family run business in the centre of the historic village 1 k Tr The High Peak Trail of Hartington. Local shops, pubs, tearooms close by. Ideal for walkers ai Hartington l 11. The Royal Oak (Pub meals. Camping Barn) Hurdlow Other BESST Businesses within and cyclists. Great for families – children welcome. Home-cooked Station 2.5 Friden P full English breakfasts, evening meals by arrangement and special diets 2 Out of the entrance to Hurdlow Station car park turn left and cross Hartington 3 P WC catered for. 6 12 the bridge over the Trail. 3 miles of a Cycle-Route P WC 5 4 4. Beresford Tea Rooms (Teas) Hartington Newhaven Contact: Christine Taylor Tel: 01298 83288 (Cycling may involve using a busy road) Biggin Website: www.royaloakpub.org On the south side of the Market Place. Hulme End Ber 2.5 On the High Peak Trail section of the Pennine Contact: Sue Wardle Tel: 01298 84418 9 17 2.5 Church Farm Cottages (Holiday Turlow Bank (B and B) Hognaston WC 8 B5054 54 54B Matlock Bridleway an “exceptionally well converted” traditional stone

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a built Camping Barn. We provide comfortable dormitory-style filling meal. Gifts on sale and local information available. 4.5 Contact: Christine Duffell Tel: 01335 370299 3 d Dale Tr P accommodation, basic kitchen/diner, hot water, showers and secure Tel: 01335 390216 www.turlowbank.co.uk A great place to call in for refreshments if you’re doing any 7 n Matlock Bath o cycle lock-up. Locally sourced products provide hearty, home cooked www.churchfarmholidaycottages. of the cycle-routes or BESST Heritage Walks in the area. This bustling t 5 A6 Watts Russell Arms (Pub. Meals) g meals, breakfasts and packed lunches co.uk n Hopedale tearoom is also the award winning village post office – often to be i s 4 s Michael Griffin (Oak Furniture) Contact: Bruce Elliott found at the hub of the local community. Swainsley Tunnel i T Alstonefield B5056 Cromford Wharf P WC Tel: 01335 310126 5. Rookes’ Pottery (Hand crafted pottery) Hartington Contact: Michael & Dorothy Griffin Email: [email protected] Tel: 01335 310249 At the western end of the village on the road. 54 Cromford High Peak Junction The Orchards (Self-catering) Ilam 10 18 54 A5012 C www.griffinoak.co.uk Contact: David & Catherine Rooke Tel: 01298 84650 r Contact: Vanessa Holland Wetton Mill 13 om P WC Website: www.rookespottery.co.uk Longcliffe for The George (Pub and meals) Tel: 01538 308205 P WC 6.5 d Canal Rookes Pottery was established in 1977. We use a Alstonefield 14 Middleton Top 1.5 To , Derby Alstonefield Email: [email protected] 1 Contact: Emily Brighton combination of hand and machine techniques to produce fine Wetton 15 End of Ilam Youth Hostel P WC 16 Tel: 01335 310205 terracotta and glazed pots. For the garden we make pots and planters Hopedale Alsop Black Rocks High Peak Trail (Accommodation) Ilam and a unique range of wall pots. The kitchenware collection includes Alsop-en-le-Dale Gateham Grange (Cottage and Contact: Sue Bamber P P WC bread crocks and chicken bricks that miraculously self-baste the meat. Camping Barn) Alstonefield Tel: 01335 350212 Hopton Contact: Robert & Teresa Flower Tunnel B5035 www.yha.org.uk 6. Hartington Youth Hostel (B and B. Evening meals) Hartington Stanshope 3 54A Tel: 01335 310349 2 Wirksworth Beechenhill Farm (B and B. Up the hill at the eastern end of the village (follow the signs). www.cottageguide.co.uk/ gatehamgrange Cottages) Ilam Contact: William Greenwood Tel: 01298 84223 Hopton Contact: Sue Prince 68 12. Old House Farm (Holiday cottages) Newhaven Website: www.yha.org.uk Carsington 1 21 The Haybarn (Holiday Cottage) Tel: 01335 310274 k 6 22 Alstonefield

This magnificent 17th century manor house features c Out of the entrance to Friden car park turn left and follow the road www.beechenhill.co.uk a B5023

r Bradbourne Sheepwash 54A for 500 metres. The farm is on the corner before the main road. Contact: Coralie Smith log fires, oak panelling and a bedroom where Bonnie Prince Charlie T 19 B5056 Tel: 01335 310328 Throwley Hall Farm (B and B. Self-

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o Rowlands Cottage (Self-catering) f 2 Website: www.oldhousefarm.com Contact: Muriel Richardson base for families, individuals and couples, walkers and cyclists. Stately i Tissington n 54A Home to the Flower family since 1916 Old House Farm Alstonefield Tel: 01538 308202 homes, caves, mines, theme parks and tranquil nearby. a 1.5 P WC 23 4 Contact Ellen Wibberley www.throwleyhallfarm.co.uk M remains a true working farm. We have a choice of three quality Children welcome. Pets’ area and adventure playground on site. Ilam Tel: 01335 310370 Thorpe cottages including ‘Piggery Place’, which has excellent disabled access. 7. Wolfscote Grange Farm (B and B. Self catering) Near Hartington Waterhouses Carsington Water Email: [email protected] Brackendale Spa (Health Spa) P 13. Hoe Grange (Self-catering log cabins) Brassington Knockerdown 2 miles south of Hartington. If following Route 54 the farm is above P WC Notty Hornblower (Costume 20 Contact: Jackie Howard Beresford Dale. At the junction of the road from Hartington with the P WC Carsington From the Trail take the private path through the fields. Museum) Alstonefield Tel: 01629 540727 Route 54 track downhill to the dale, continue on the 2 Reservoir By road it’s 1mile south of Longcliffe on the B5056 Contact: Notty Hornblower www.brackendalespa.com Hognaston - follow the signs up the farm track. Tel: 01335 310318 road southwards for 500 metres to the farm. A523 Honeycomb Centre (Garden Contact David and Felicity Brown Tel 01629 540262 Email: [email protected] Contact: Jane & Joe Gibbs Tel: 01298 84342 B5035 Millfields www.hopehousemuseum.co.uk Furniture) Longnor Website: www.wolfscotegrangecottages.co.uk 2 Website: www.hoegrangeholidays.co.uk Also Cream teas, lunches etc. Visits Contact: Ken Weston Stay on a traditional Peak District sheep and cattle farm. A515 P WC A traditional family run dairy farm, offering 2 luxurious log cabins, set must be pre-booked. Tel: 01298 83857 in spectacular Derbyshire countryside – a real “home from home”. www.leek.ac.uk/honeycomb The farmstead dates back to the Domesday Book and the house has The Cottage Studio (Local a 1649 datestone. Luxury Bed and Breakfast in the farmhouse with a The farm adjoins the High Peak Trail and is close to Carsington Water paintings) Alstonefield Dove Valley Centre (Residential making it an excellent base for outdoor activities. Extensive disabled real sense of history. Four self catering holiday cottages in converted Mapleton Lane Contact: Jean Goodwin arts & environmental courses) farm buildings offer superb accommodation. Farm trail in beautiful facilities. Bring your horse on holiday – we offer spacious stabling and Tel: 01335 310362 Longnor P WC grazing. Contact: Elspeth & Paul Walker scenery, wildlife to watch and an insight into farming. 0.25 Earthwise Crafts (Textile Crafts) Tel: 01298 83282 14 Janet Chester, Trail House (Woollen crafts) Longcliffe Brassington 8. Manifold Inn (Pub. Accommodation) Hulme End Tunnel www.dovevalleycentre.co.uk Contact: Chrissie Tiedeman On the east side of the bridge over the . End of Route 54A and Carsington Water In Longcliffe, next to the Trail. Tissington Trail Tel: 01629 540612 Upper Limits (Adventure activities) Ashbourne Contact: Janet Chester Tel: 01629 540711 Longnor Contact: Julie Greatrex Tel: 01298 84537 21 Hopton House (Self-catering) Hopton Breach Farm (B and B. Cottages) WC Using traditional methods of prodding and hooking and Contact: Ken Weston Email [email protected] Continuation of route 68 P Carsington Close to the Carsington Water circuit routes at the eastern end of locker hooking. I design rugs, cushions, bags and pictures Tel: 01298 83149 The Manifold Inn is a 200 year old coaching inn that Contact: Michelle Watson To Derby Hopton village. using recycled fabrics and thick handspun dyed wool concentrating on www.leek.ac.uk/upper-limits offers a warm welcome and fresh home-cooked food. Situated next Tel: 01629 540265 Contact: Bob and Yvonne Evans Tel: 01629 540686 texture and colour. I sell my products at craft fairs and I also run half to the River Manifold in the hamlet of Hulme End near Hartington www.breachfarm.co.uk Jug and Glass Inn (Pub. Meals) The Tissington Trail Website: www.hopton-house.com and full day workshops with lunch and plenty of tea or coffee. Newhaven the countryside is literally on the doorstep. Accommodation available. A seven bedroom country house for 18 guests standing in a Millfields (B and B) Fenny Bentley 17 The Kings at Ivy House (Guest House) Biggin 19 (Tea Room and Country House) Tissington 15 Middleton Top Visitor Centre and Engine House Middleton Contact: Paul and Linda Shillito An ideal base for a holiday in the Peak District. Good for walkers, commanding position overlooking Carsington Water. Panoramic lake Contact: Susan Drabble In Tissington village, west of the Tissington Trail car park. Tel: 01335 350454 Tel: 01298 84848 cyclists, anglers and sightseers! Just north of the Cycle-route 54 crossing point on the A515 road. views, close to many water sports and ideal for the larger family party Adjoins the High Peak Trail at the top of Middleton Incline. www.millfieldsbandb.co.uk Church Farm (Self-catering) 9. The Stores (Village Shop) Hulme End Contact: Mervyn & Debbie King Tel: 01298 84709 Contact: Sir Richard FitzHerbert Tel: 01335 352200 Contact: Derbyshire Countryside Service Tel: 01629 823204 22 Carsington Cottages (Self-catering cottages) Carsington Website: www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/kingsivy.html Website: www.tissington-hall.com Website: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/countryside Bentley Brook Inn Stanshope On the roadside at the eastern end of Hulme End. Contact: Sue Fowler Stay in a grand old Grade II listed Georgian house, Tissington Hall was built in 1609 and has been the In Carsington village, to the west of the church. The Middleton Top Countryside Centre is situated on the (Accommodation. Meals) Fenny Contact: Judith Prince Tel: 01298 84351 Tel: 01335 310243 once a coaching inn - with log fires and flagstone FitzHerbert family home ever since. Check out the Contact: Valerie Riach Tel: 01629 540513 High Peak Trail, near Middleton by Wirksworth. The “Top” Bentley This village shop in a pretty stone cottage in the www.dovedalecottages.co.uk floors. Home cooked evening meals are a special experience here. website for open days. School and group visits welcome. The Website: www.carsingtoncottages.co.uk as you might expect, is at the top of a hill and offers Contact: Hazel Foulkes hamlet of Hulme End might look small but it packs stationery, Tel: 01335 350278 Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. Open all year. The perfect place to Estate village of Tissington is famed for its annual wellsdressings. The Carsington Cottages in the tranquil picturesque Village of Carsington. delightful views of the surrounding countryside. This site has cycle Croft Cottage (Self-catering) groceries, fresh food, sweets, newspapers and much more into every wwwbentleybrookinn.co.uk Parwich unwind after exploring all the Peak District has to offer. Surrounded old Coach House is an award winning tearoom, open daily 11-5. Sleeps 1-12. Idyllic 17th Century stone Dairy Barns offering some hire, a visitor centre and gift shop where information, books and nook and cranny. An excellent shop for walkers, cyclists and campers. Contact: Saskia & Terry Tallis by spectacular scenery. Visit Britain 5 diamonds Gold Award and East Tissington Hall has a civil licence for marriage ceremonies. Self- ground level accommodation in charming beamed cottages, retaining refreshments are available. Visitors can also visit the historic engine Lower Hurst Farm (Farm Cycle-route 54 and one of the BESST Heritage Walks takes you butchery) Hartington Tel: 01335 390440 Midlands Excellence in Award. catering holiday accommodation available. many original features and modern comforts: Internet access. Pretty house (c.1830) containing the original steam winding engine. www.croftcottage.co.uk straight past the door – call in for a well earned bar of chocolate! gardens. Paddock. Parking, Village Pub. Walks from door. Fishing, sailing, Contact: Dave Broadhurst 18 Rivendale Caravan and Leisure Park (Caravan site) 20 The Old Orchard (Guest House) Thorpe 16 National Stone Centre (Exhibitions and café) Tel: 01298 84900 The Old Chapel and Old Sunday 10. Wetton Mill Tearoom (Food and drink) Wetton Mill canoeing, windsurfing, cycling, climbing, golf and horseriding nearby. Alsop-en-le-Dale Leave the Tissington Trail at Thorpe Station. Follow the signs to Middleton by Wirksworth www.lowerhurstfarm.co.uk School (B and B. Self-catering) Cross the bridge at Wetton Mill and turn right. It’s 23 Carsington Sports and Leisure (Outdoor activities) East of the Tissington Trail opposite the junction of the A515 with the Thorpe village. The Guest House is on the right up the road Adjacent to the High Peak Trail between Barn Close Cottage (B and B) Wetton 50 metres on the left. Carsington Water Contact: Lynne Imeson road to Cold Eaton. Take care crossing the A515 road. signposted to the church. Middleton Top and Black Rocks. Hognaston Contact: Jannette Mellor Tel: 01298 84838 Contact: Mandy Hunter Tel: 01335 310450 Contact: Greg Potter Tel: 01335 310311 Contact: Barbara Challinor Tel: 01335 350410 On the shore of Carsington Water, north of the Visitor Centre. Contact: Ian Thomas Tel: 01629 824833 A popular oasis of homemade cakes, sandwiches, Tel: 01335 370834 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rivendalecaravanpark.co.uk Website: www.theoldorchardguesthouse.co.uk Contact: Sarah Barratt Tel: 01629 540478 Website: www.nationalstonecentre.org.uk drinks, ice-creams and more at one of the most beautiful riverside Email: [email protected] This award winning caravan and leisure park is surrounded by We live in the picturesque in a limestone house with Website: www.carsingtonwater.com Set in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales, the NSC is crammed with locations in the Peak District National Park. A welcome ‘watering spectacular scenery, with sheltered, sunny pitches. Ideal for cycling gardens and a stream. We provide B and B in 2 double ensuite rooms. We offer a full range of watersports and cycling ancient tropical reefs, minerals, fossils, lead mines, quarries, lime kilns hole’ for walkers, cyclists, horse riders, families – young and old. A and rambling on the nearby Tissington and other trails, with many Close to Dovedale and the High Peak and Tissington Trails so ideal for activities. We provide excellent training courses for sailing, kayaking, and full of wildlife treasures. Visit the Discovery Centre to see the great spot for rest and refreshment if you’re using the Manifold Track footpaths leading into Biggin, Eaton and Wolfscote Dale. Practical tourists who enjoy the outdoors. Our food is the freshest we can find powerboating, and windsurfing. We organise outdoor and adventure ‘Story of Stone’ exhibition. Browse through the best rock and mineral or enjoying one of the BESST Heritage Walks. Caravan top 100 site 2005/6. with traditional English breakfast or whatever suits the customer. activities for groups of all ages. Or just come and hire equipment. shop in the midlands.