Robin Hood's Stride, Bakewell

Name: Robin Hood's Stride
Address: Nr Elton, Bakewell, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Bakewell

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Robin Hood's Stride is a rock formation on the Limestone Way in Derbyshire close to the village of Elton. The nearest town is Bakewell, to the north. The popular tourist spot can be accessed via the Limestone Way just off the B5056 between Haddon Hall and Winster, or from the unclassified road from Alport to Elton using either the Limestone Way, a concessionary footpath or Access Land. Both options have limited parking at the side of the road. It consists of gritstone boulders deeply seamed by water flows. Limited short climbing is possible; nearby Cratcliffe Tor provides more serious routes. The two "pinnacles" are Weasel pinnacle and Inaccessible pinnacle. An ancient road, possibly prehistoric or Roman, the Derbyshire Portway passed close to the outcrop. Nearby is Nine Stones Close, a four-stone circle, and, at Cratcliffe Tor, a rock shelter known as the Hermit's Cave, containing a crucifix carving dated stylistically to the 13th or 14th century. ()

Coordinates: 53°9'25"N, 1°39'57"W

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Nr EltonBakewell United Kingdom

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Robin Hood's Stride – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harthill Moor, St John the Baptist's Church, Winster Market House, St Michael's Church.

0.6 miNW
Mountain
Harthill Moor, Peak District
17 min walk • Harthill Moor is a small upland area in the Derbyshire Peak District of central and northern England, lying between Matlock and Bakewell near the villages of Birchover and Elton. The moor is within the southern portion of Harthill civil parish. Its highest point is 272 metres above sea level.
1.4 miSE
Church
St John the Baptist's Church, Peak District
36 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church, Winster is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Winster, Derbyshire.
1.5 miSE
Historical place, Architecture
Winster Market House, Peak District
39 min walk • Winster Market House is a building dating from the end of the 17th or beginning of the 18th centuries, and is situated in Winster, near Matlock, Derbyshire, England. The house has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1906. It was the Trust's first acquisition in the Peak District.
0.7 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael's Church, Peak District
19 min walk • St Michael's Church, Birchover, also known as Rowtor Chapel, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birchover, Derbyshire.
1.1 miNE
Archaeological site
Andle Stone, Peak District
28 min walk • The Andle Stone is a large boulder on Stanton Moor in Derbyshire. The stone is fifteen feet long and covered in cup and ring marks. It is also known as the Oundle Stone, the Anvil Stone or the Towopenny Loaf.
1 miNE
Archaeological site
Doll Tor, Peak District
26 min walk • Doll Tor is a stone circle located just to the west of Stanton Moor, near the village of Birchover, Derbyshire in the English East Midlands.
0.8 miS
Village, City hall, Hotel
Elton, Peak District
22 min walk • Elton is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, and lies within the Peak District. Its nearest towns are Bakewell and Matlock. Elton is on a hillside overlooking a rock formation known as Robin Hood's Stride.
0.8 miS
Nightlife
Duke of York Inn, Peak District
21 min walk • The Duke of York Inn is a Grade II listed public house at Main Street, Elton, Derbyshire DE4 2BW. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It was built in the 19th century.
~1350 ftN
Archaeological site
Nine Stones Close, Peak District
7 min walk • Nine Stones Close, also known as the Grey Ladies, is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Youlgreave in Derbyshire.
1.5 miNW
Village, Hotel
Youlgreave, Peak District
40 min walk • Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a village and civil parish in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, on the River Bradford 2+1⁄2 miles south of Bakewell. The name possibly derives from "yellow grove", the ore mined locally being yellow in colour.

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Which popular attractions are close to Robin Hood's Stride?

Nearby attractions include Nine Stones Close, Peak District (7 min walk), Harthill Moor, Peak District (17 min walk), St Michael's Church, Peak District (19 min walk), Elton, Peak District (22 min walk).