High Wheeldon, Peak District

Name: High Wheeldon
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#75 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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High Wheeldon is a distinctive dome-shaped hill near the Staffordshire border in Derbyshire, in the Peak District valley of Upper Dovedale, overlooking the villages of Earl Sterndale, Longnor and Crowdecote. It is close to the more distinctive and more widely known Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill. Popular with walkers, and possessing excellent views of the Dove and Manifold valleys, High Wheeldon is in the care of the National Trust, and has been since 1946 when it was presented by Mr F.A. Holmes of Buxton to the Trust as a war memorial. A plaque at the summit commemorates the presentation, stating that the hill was presented 'in honoured memory of the men of Derbyshire and Staffordshire who fell in the Second World War'. ()

Elevation: 1385 ftCoordinates: 53°11'31"N, 1°51'4"W

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High Wheeldon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chee Dale, High Peak Trail, Tissington Trail, Manifold Way.

4.4 miN
Valley
Chee Dale, Peak District
112 min walk • Chee Dale is a steep-sided gorge on the River Wye near Buxton, Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. Wye Dale continues upstream towards Buxton while downstream are Miller's Dale village and valley.
1.2 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
High Peak Trail
30 min walk • The High Peak Trail is a 17-mile trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders in the Peak District of England.
3.2 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Tissington Trail, Peak District
82 min walk • The Tissington Trail is a bridleway, footpath and cycleway in Derbyshire, England, along part of the trackbed of the former railway line connecting Ashbourne to Buxton. It takes its name from the village of Tissington, which it skirts.
4.2 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Manifold Way, Peak District
108 min walk • The Manifold Way is a footpath and cycle way in Staffordshire, England. Some 8 miles in length, it runs from Hulme End in the north to Waterhouses in the south, mostly through the Manifold Valley and the valley of its only tributary, the River Hamps, following the route of the...
4 miSE
Archaeological site
Arbor Low, Peak District
103 min walk • Arbor Low is a well-preserved Neolithic henge in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It lies on a Carboniferous Limestone plateau known as the White Peak area. The monument consists of a stone circle surrounded by earthworks and a ditch.
2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chrome Hill, Peak District
51 min walk • Chrome Hill is a limestone reef knoll in Derbyshire, England, in the upper Dove valley beside the border with Staffordshire. It is adjacent to Parkhouse Hill, another reef knoll. Chrome Hill was declared open access land under the provisions of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
2.8 miNW
Mountain
High Edge, Peak District
73 min walk • High Edge is a limestone hill overlooking Harpur Hill, Buxton in Derbyshire, in the Peak District. The summit is 472 metres above sea level. The lower hilltop is marked by a cairn. Following the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, this hilltop area became "Open Access" land for the public.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Parkhouse Hill, Peak District
36 min walk • Parkhouse Hill is a small but distinctive hill in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. It lies on the north side of the River Dove, close to the border with Staffordshire.
1.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Pilsbury Castle, Peak District
42 min walk • Pilsbury Castle was a Norman castle in Derbyshire near the present-day village of Pilsbury, overlooking the River Dove.
4.5 miE
Valley
Cales Dale, Peak District
115 min walk • Cales Dale is a short valley towards the head of Lathkill Dale near Monyash, Derbyshire in the Peak District of England. Cales Dale is included within Lathkill Dale as part of the Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve and is popular with tourists who visit for its natural environment and wildlife.
4 miSE
Archaeological site
Gib Hill, Bakewell
102 min walk • Gib Hill is a large burial mound in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. It is thought to be a Neolithic oval barrow with an Early Bronze Age round barrow superimposed at one end. It is located some 300 metres south-west of Arbor Low henge.