St John the Baptist's Church, Peak District

Name: St John the Baptist's Church
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#137 among attractions in Peak District

Church

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

St John the Baptist church is a C of E church in Bamford in the Hope Valley, Derbyshire, England. ()

Completed: 1860 (164 years ago)Coordinates: 53°20'53"N, 1°41'37"W

Address

Peak District United Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Peak District

Day trips

St John the Baptist's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blue John Cavern, Mam Tor, Stanage Edge, Ladybower Reservoir.

4.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Blue John Cavern, Castleton
116 min walk • The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England.
4.8 miW
Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
Mam Tor, Castleton
122 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.
2.3 miE
Landmark destination for rock climbers
Stanage Edge, Peak District
60 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.
2.4 miNW
Waterway for scenic walks and hikes
Ladybower Reservoir, Peak District
63 min walk • Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped, artificial reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England.
3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Higger Tor, Peak District
86 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 miNW
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.
3.1 miSE
Archaeological site
Wet Withens, Peak District
79 min walk • Wet Withens is a Bronze Age henge on Eyam Moor in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. The prehistoric circle of 10 upright stones is a protected Scheduled Monument. It is sometimes known as Wet Withers.
2.1 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Hathersage
53 min walk • St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Hathersage is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Hathersage, Derbyshire.
1.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Bamford Edge, Peak District
29 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.
3.1 miS
Mountain
Eyam Moor, Peak District
80 min walk • Eyam Moor is a plateau-topped hill between the villages of Eyam and Hathersage in Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. The summit of Sir William Hill is 429 metres above sea level. It is unclear whom Sir William Hill is named after.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Crook Hill, Peak District
64 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.