Peak District and Mam Tor

Britain's first national park, between Manchester and Sheffield, with gritstone edges, moorland and limestone dales. Mam Tor, the 'shivering mountain', gives an easy climb from the car park to a ridge walk along the Great Ridge to Lose Hill, with views over the Hope and Edale valleys.

At Castleton below, visit the show caves, including the Blue John Cavern, where a rare banded mineral is mined, and Peveril Castle. Chatsworth House, a grand stately home with gardens, is also in the Peak District.