Edale
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Get in
By hourly Northern Trains service on the Hope Valley Line from Manchester Piccadilly (c.42 min) or Sheffield (c.33 min).
Get around
- Train along the valley to Hope or Hathersage or Chinley
- Walk or bus to Castleton or other nearby Peak District villages and towns
See
- The surrounding hills
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phone: +44 1433 670207address: Fieldhead
Do
Pitch a tent (campsite in the village centre) before you walk the hills:
- Up Grindsbrook Clough onto Kinder Scout then to Kinder Downfall and either Hayfield or the Snake Pass
- Over Mam Tor or Hollins Cross to Castleton and the caves
- Over Jacobs Ladder and past Edale Cross to Hayfield
- Along the Pennine Way to the South Pennines, Yorkshire Dales, North Pennines, Cheviots, Hadrian's Wall, and ultimately Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders
Have an evening in the pubs after you have walked the hills.
Eat
Toasted teacakes and other light snack in the two cafes and bar meals in the two pubs.
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phone: +44 1433 670401address: Grindsbrook Booth
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phone: +44 1433 670688address: Station Approach
Drink
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phone: +44 1433 670291
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phone: +44 1433 670268
- Tea in the various teashops
Sleep
B&B in cottages or pubs as well as a few campsites
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address: Rowland Cote, Nether BoothThe YHA youth hostel is a particularly large establishment, offering a range of services. Advance booking during school holidays and weekends is advisable.
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phone: +44 1433 670386
Connect
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phone: +44 1629 816200