Peter Simons Photography Amateur photography and Peak District Enthusiast Pete Simons is an amateur photographer with a special interest for landscapes, pets and the occasional local event. Photography and graphic design have always been among his main interests along with music, though his day job is in IT. Pete hails from The Netherlands and moved to Sheffield fifteen years ago. With the Peak District on the doorstep, the photographic opportunities are endless. Favourite places include Higger Tor, the Derwent Valley, Strines and Chatsworth. He publishes to Instagram and Facebook as Peter Simons Photography, and regularly posts in Facebook groups such as Let’s Go Peak District,...
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The Peak District Blog
An inspiring Peak District Blog from the folks at the #1 Peak District destination website, Let’s Go Peak District. You will find news, inspiration, facts and lots more… lots, lots more, such as walks in every Peak District county, bike rides, Peak District Voices from those live and work in the Peak District National Park. The Let’s Go Peak District website categorises and makes finding information easy, so some good places to start may be our really popular…
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No BBQs in Open Countryside of the Peak District National Park
National Park Authority confirms barbecues are not permitted anywhere in the open countryside of the Peak District National Park after Moorland Wildfire Following a spate of damaging recent fires, the Peak District National Park has come together with its partners to announce that barbecues and open fires are not permitted anywhere in open countryside throughout the Peak District. As landowner permission is required to light or tend a fire, the Authority has said that all major land owners and key landowner representatives within the Peak District have this week confirmed they do not give their permission and so barbecues and open fires are not allowed....
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The Kinder Mass Trespass
The Peak District was our first National Park and is still one of the most beautiful and most visited in Europe – but we must not forget how the right to access this land was won, nor ever take it for granted. In this fascinating article, David Toft, Chair of the Hayfield Kinder Trespass Group, tells us all about the Kinder Mass Trespass in 1932, when 600 ordinary men and women took to the moorland of Kinder Scout to protest about restrictions on walking in the countryside. This hugely significant event in the history of the Peak District eventually led to the creation of all...
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Top 10 Peak District Photos from @your_peakdistrict
AMAZING Top 10 Peak District Photos from @your_peakdistrict The influential Peak District Instagram team @your_peakdistrict share with @letsgopeakdistrict their Top 10 Peak District Photos that their followers and contributors that have shared with them. As you look through the Top 10 Peak District Photos, please visit all of the Instagram accounts of the originators and @your_peakdistrict and follow their pages, spread that Peak District love further, wider. ...To get your photos noticed on Instagram... TAG #your_peakdistrict TAG #letsgopeakdistrict Instagram influencers @your_peakdistrict shining a light on the Peak District daily #1 Highland Cow by @whiskers88 of Heeley City Farm An amazing photo of one of the...
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The Peak District Epic Timelapse
The Peak District Captured in Epic Peak District Timelapse This is Volume 2 of Rob Bates Photography Peak District time lapse series. Volume 2 of Rob Bates Photography Peak District time lapse series... Music by Demigods Volume 2 Peak District by Rob Bates New gear, new techniques and new places, all coming together to fill an obsession with timelapse... the subject: Peak District Timelapse.! Shot over the last 2 years trying to capture all four seasons, this Peak District timelapse; Rob still knowing that he has many years to keep going back and finding those perfect conditions. I suppose it is a TIMElapse after all!...
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A Year in the Life of the Peak District
Peak District in Review of 12 Months 12 Photographs by Phil Sproson that depict a year in the Peak District, each one featuring in the Peak District Calendar 2021 The Peak District National Park covers 555 square miles of the most beautiful areas of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Yorkshire and even parts of Greater Manchester. It was the first National Park ever created in the UK, back in 1951, and it now receives more than 10 million visitors every year. They come here for the stunning countryside, pretty towns and villages, and the freedom to escape and breathe the fresh air on the miles of footpaths,...
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10 Best Days Out in the Peak District
10 Best Days Out in the Peak District The Peak District National Park is absolutely crammed with amazing places to visit and sights to see. We guarantee that you’ll be spoilt for choice, no matter where you’re based or how long you’re here for. It's so hard to choose any favourite spots from so many brilliant contenders, but these are our choices for the Top 10 Best Days Out in the Peak District! 10 Best Days Out in the Peak District Chatsworth House 10 Best Days Out in the Peak District : Chatsworth House Arguably the Jewel in Derbyshire's Crown, Chatsworth House and its Estate...
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Top Tips from Backpacks & Bruises
Walking Blog UK Series: Backpacks & Bruises A decision to meet halfway in the Peak District one winter's day 'for a walk' was to spark a journey and a shared passion that would open up new challenges they would never have expected. walking blog uk - www.backpacksandbruises.com Top Tips for while you’re out and about Or rather 'when' we get out and about. But, as this post is about preparation then there's no better time than lockdown to plan for when we return to those hills and trails. Use this time to organise the space where you keep your gear and wash and weatherproof your...
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Alstonefield
Alstonefield The pretty village of Alstonefield lies on the border of Staffordshire and Derbyshire, between the valleys of the River Dove and the River Manifold, surrounded by the most beautiful, rolling Peak District countryside. An ancient settlement The village of Alstonefield is built upon an ancient site, with the name most probably deriving from ‘Aelfstan’s field’, Aelfstan being an Anglo-Saxon name. The Saxon occupation of this area is evidenced by the many fortified hill farms and ancient field systems in the surrounding valleys. There are also fragments of Saxon crosses in the village churchyard. The village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as...
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Lud’s Church
Lud’s Church A truly mysterious place, a deep, dark chasm hidden within the depths of Back Forest in the Staffordshire Peak District. Those walking among the trees are often only alerted to the presence of Lud’s Church by a blast of cold air emerging through a gap in the rocks, even on the very hottest day. The deep mossy ravine is a wonder of the Peak District National Park Lud’s Church was created by a massive landslip in the gritstone that characterises this part of the Peak District, most probably as a large mass of rock slipped slightly downhill into the Dane Valley along a...
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