Monsal Dale, Peak District

Name: Monsal Dale
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#103 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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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. ()

Coordinates: 53°14'41"N, 1°43'54"W

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Peak District United Kingdom

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Monsal Dale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monsal Trail, Cressbrook Dale, Thornbridge Hall, Millers Dale.

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Hiking, Hiking trail
Monsal Trail, Peak District
1 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.
1.1 miNW
Valley
Cressbrook Dale, Peak District
30 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.
1.3 miSE
Historical place, Garden, Park
Thornbridge Hall, Peak District
33 min walk • Thornbridge Hall is a large English country house situated near the village of Great Longstone in the local government district of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire. It is a Grade II listed building.
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Millers Dale, Peak District
36 min walk • Millers Dale is a valley on the River Wye in Derbyshire, England, where there is also a hamlet of the same name. It is a popular beauty spot in the Peak District of England, much of the area being preserved as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
0.8 miSW
Archaeological site
Fin Cop, Peak District
20 min walk • Fin Cop is a hill and an associated Iron Age hill fort in Monsal Dale, close to Ashford in the Water in Derbyshire, England. The fort shows evidence of hurried construction, indicating a defensive response to a real threat, rather than the more usual assumption that such forts were a display of status and prestige.