Five Wells, Peak District

Name: Five Wells
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#161 among attractions in Peak District

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Five Wells is a Neolithic chambered tomb between the villages of Chelmorton and Taddington on Taddington Moor in the Derbyshire Peak District. ()

Built: 2400 B.C.E.Coordinates: 53°14'11"N, 1°48'57"W

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Peak District United Kingdom

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Five Wells – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monsal Trail, St John the Baptist, Chee Dale, High Peak Trail.

3.5 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Monsal Trail, Peak District
90 min walk • The Monsal Trail is a cycling, horse riding and walking trail in the Derbyshire Peak District. It was constructed from a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway, which was built by the Midland Railway in 1863 to link Manchester with London and closed in 1968.
3.4 miNE
Church
St John the Baptist, Tideswell
88 min walk • The church of St John the Baptist in Tideswell is a Church of England parish church.
1.2 miN
Valley
Chee Dale, Peak District
30 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.
2.2 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
High Peak Trail
58 min walk • The High Peak Trail is a 17-mile trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders in the Peak District of England.
3.3 miNE
Valley
Cressbrook Dale, Peak District
83 min walk • Cressbrook Dale is a dry carboniferous limestone gorge near Bakewell, Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. The dale is cut into a plateau of farmland and lies to the south east of the village of Litton.
2 miN
Valley
Monk's Dale, Peak District
51 min walk • Monk's Dale is a short steep-sided dry gorge near Buxton, Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. The dale is cut into a plateau of farmland and lies to the east of the village of Wormhill. The head of the valley leads into Peter Dale to the north. Miller's Dale is at the foot of the valley to the south.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
High Wheeldon, Peak District
87 min walk • 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.
3.1 miN
Valley
Peter Dale, Peak District
79 min walk • Peter Dale is a short dry crag-sided valley near Buxton, Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. There is a farmland plateau on either side.
3.5 miSE
Memorial
Magpie Mine, Peak District
89 min walk • Magpie Mine is a well-preserved disused lead mine near the village of Sheldon in Derbyshire, England, in the parish of Ashford in the Water. The walled enclosure of five lead mines is a protected Scheduled Monument. Mid-Derbyshire has a history of industrial lead mining going back to Roman times.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Monsal Dale, Peak District
90 min walk • Monsal Dale is a valley in Derbyshire, England, in the White Peak limestone area of the Peak District National Park. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Area of Conservation and part of a Europe-wide network called Natura 2000.
2.6 miNE
Valley
Tideswell Dale, Peak District
66 min walk • Tideswell Dale is a short dry limestone valley near Tideswell village, Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. There is a farmland plateau on either side.