Great Rocks Dale
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Facts and practical information
Great Rocks Dale is a dry valley in the Derbyshire Peak District, known for its extensive quarrying. ()
EnglandUnited Kingdom
72°FIn two days 
70°FGreat Rocks Dale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Buxton Opera House, The Slopes, Chee Dale, High Peak Trail.
Opera, Concerts and shows, Music venueBuxton Opera House, Buxton
73 min walk • Buxton Opera House is in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is a 902-seat opera house that hosts the annual Buxton Festival and, from 1994 to 2013, the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, among others, as well as pantomime at Christmas, musicals and other entertainments year-round.
ParkThe Slopes, Buxton
70 min walk • The Slopes is a Grade-II-listed public park in Buxton, Derbyshire in England. The area was laid out by landscape architect Jeffry Wyatville in 1811 for William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, as pleasure grounds for the guests of The Crescent hotel to promenade.
ValleyChee Dale, Peak District
38 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.
Hiking, Hiking trailHigh Peak Trail
107 min walk • The High Peak Trail is a 17-mile trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders in the Peak District of England.
Hot springsSt Ann's Well, Buxton
70 min walk • St Ann's Well is an ancient warm natural spring in Buxton, Derbyshire in England. The drinking well is located at the foot of The Slopes and opposite the Crescent hotel and the Old Hall Hotel.
ValleyHay Dale, Peak District
54 min walk • Hay Dale is a short dry valley near Buxton, Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. It is part of a longer valley that runs for approximately 4 miles north–south from Peak Forest to the River Wye at Millers Dale.
History museum, Museum, Natural history museumBuxton Museum and Art Gallery, Buxton
70 min walk • Buxton Museum and Art Gallery focuses its collection on history, geology and archaeology primarily from the Peak District and Derbyshire. The museum is located at Terrace Road, Buxton, England. The museum opens Tuesday to Saturday all year round and from Easter to the end of September is also open on Sunday and Bank Holiday afternoons.
ValleyMonk's Dale, Peak District
52 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.
ValleyPeter Dale, Peak District
44 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.
ValleyTideswell Dale, Peak District
74 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.
England