Castleton - Peak District

[rockyracoon]

I'm off to the Peak District tomorrow for 2 nights, just me and himself, no kids. There are 2 caverns very close to the pub where we'll be staying, Speedwell and Peak, I'd like to visit both tomorrow afternoon, does anyone whose been think this is achievable? I want to cram as much into my 2 days as possible.

Sunny, Jenna, have you been to the caverns? where/what else should I not miss?

Many thanks for any replies

Rocky

[echokilo]

Yes can do both with out a problem if you have 2 nights (3 days??) and if you feel like walking - take the track out of the centre of Castleton up to Hollins Cross and alons the ridge to Mam Tor as the views across to Edale are stunning - then you can either come directly back into the village or you can make a circle back to Castleton via Cave Dale (very rocky, take care) - and if you have a car take a drive to stannage edge, lady bower reservoir and kinder scout ... all are not to be missed IMHO .... Enjoy!! http://www.peakdistri...ton-mam-tor-walk.aspx

[Eve]

I walked down to some of them, there is a photo in my album on FB, but didn't go in as my friends were walking up Mam Tor and I was meeting them after so didn't want to lose mobile signal in case they came back early and panicked if they couldn't get hold of me :)

I wandered round generally, had a lovely coffee in a place by the big car park then pottered about with my camera, headed up to Peveril Castle (it's pretty steep!). It's only ruins but a lovely view and I managed to link it with my friends being on top of Mam Tor to wave to them. I then wandered down towards the caverns, lovely picturesque walk that way and some lovely coffee shops though it was pretty busy, then ended up outside a gorgeous little pub with benches to meet the others. There was a lovely chippie round the corner too.

Bakewell is meant to be lovely and there is Chatsworth House there. Matlock is gorgeous too, lots of lovely outside pubs (and usually lots of bikers) and you can get a cable car up to the Heights of Abraham and there are some caverns there you can explore, the lower one is quite a steep walk back up though. Great view from the top.

Photos of Matlock in my albums too.

[rockyracoon]

Thanks to you both, never realised there was so much to do just on the doorstep of the pub. Jenna I'm about to raid your photos on FB but i know I'm going to be waylayed in the lovely album of hot men.

[Eve]

Haha, I might just have to put some more in now you've reminded me :)

I messaged you with a link to the Castleton and Matlock albums as there are so many to search through.

The George was the pub we went to, lovely place!

[rockyracoon]

Thanks Jenna, I'll pop over to FB in a min. We're staying in The Bull's Head.

[mushroom25]

whether you can do both trips in an afternoon depends on how early you can start, because the last tours at each cave start around 4pm - although if tomorrow counts as a"peak" day, there could be a later tour at Speedwell.

you can get a combined ticket for both caves for £15, which represents a discount of 15%-ish.

have spent many a night in the bull's head, it's a good base for exploring the local caves in the area - though my interest is more in the "wild" caves, Giant's Hole, Oxlow Caverns, P8, etc.