Bamford Edge, Peak District

Name: Bamford Edge
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#171 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff

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Bamford Edge is an overhang of gritstone rock that sticks out north of the village of Bamford, Hope Valley, in the English county of Derbyshire. The first ascent of "Smoked Salmon", which is graded as E8 7b was made by British climber Johnny Dawes. ()

Coordinates: 53°21'28"N, 1°41'6"W

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Peak District United Kingdom

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Bamford Edge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pennine Way, Blue John Cavern, Mam Tor, Stanage Edge.

5.4 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Pennine Way, Edale
139 min walk • The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Blue John Cavern, Castleton
127 min walk • The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England.
5.2 miW
Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
Mam Tor, Castleton
132 min walk • Mam Tor is a 517 m hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it.
2 miE
Landmark destination for rock climbers
Stanage Edge, Peak District
52 min walk • Stanage Edge, or simply Stanage is a gritstone escarpment in the Peak District, England, famous as a location for climbing. It lies a couple of miles to the north of Hathersage, and the northern part of the edge forms the border between the High Peak of Derbyshire and Sheffield in South Yorkshire.
2.1 miNW
Waterway for scenic walks and hikes
Ladybower Reservoir, Peak District
53 min walk • Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped, artificial reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Higger Tor, Peak District
85 min walk • Higger Tor or Higgar Tor is a gritstone tor in the Dark Peak, in the north of the Peak District National Park in England. It overlooks the Burbage Valley and the Iron Age hill fort of Carl Wark to the southeast.
1.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Win Hill, Peak District
39 min walk • Win Hill is a hill north west of Bamford in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. Its summit is 462 m above sea level and it is bounded by the River Derwent to the east, the River Noe to the south west and Ladybower Reservoir to the north, with a ridge running north west linking it to Kinder Scout.
2.2 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Hathersage
57 min walk • St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Hathersage is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Hathersage, Derbyshire.
0.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Bamford Edge, Peak District
13 min walk • Bamford Edge is an overhang of gritstone rock that sticks out north of the village of Bamford, Hope Valley, in the English county of Derbyshire. The first ascent of "Smoked Salmon", which is graded as E8 7b was made by British climber Johnny Dawes.
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redmires Reservoirs, Peak District
84 min walk • The Redmires Reservoirs are a group of three reservoirs in Fulwood, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They are fed from the Hallam Moors by various small streams including Fairthorn Clough.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Crook Hill, Peak District
57 min walk • Crook Hill is a small hill in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire, 5 kilometres northeast of Castleton.