Limestone Way, Peak District

Name: Limestone Way
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#84 among attractions in Peak District

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The Limestone Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in Derbyshire, England. It runs for 46 miles through the White Peak of the Peak District National Park, from Castleton south to Rocester over the county boundary into Staffordshire. The trail is named for the limestone scenery along its route. It was devised by Brian Spencer of Matlock Rotary Club and developed and opened in 1986 by the West Derbyshire District Council. It originally ran to Matlock, but was extended to its current, longer route in 1992 to join up with the Staffordshire Way. ()

Length: 46 miMaximum elevation: 1512 ftCoordinates: 53°8'18"N, 1°38'26"W

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Limestone Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St John the Baptist's Church, Winster Market House, St Michael's Church, Duke of York Inn.

~1460 ftNW
Church
St John the Baptist's Church, Peak District
8 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church, Winster is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Winster, Derbyshire.
~1240 ftN
Historical place, Architecture
Winster Market House, Peak District
7 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.
1.3 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael's Church, Peak District
32 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.
1.2 miNW
Nightlife
Duke of York Inn, Peak District
32 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.
1.4 miNE
Memorial
Old Millclose Mine, Peak District
37 min walk • Old Millclose Mine was a lead mine near Wensley, in Derbyshire, England. The engine house of the mine survives as a ruin; it is a scheduled monument.
1 miSE
Archaeological site
Beans and Bacon mine, Peak District
26 min walk • The Beans and Bacon mine is a disused lead mine on Bonsall Moor near the village of Bonsall, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. The nearest large town is Matlock.