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This part of our web site provides additional information 
about Hathersage - the village where Peak Activities Ltd.'s 
UK base of operations Rock Lea Activity Centre has been 
located since 1987.


The village of HATHERSAGE lies in the charming and accessible
Hope Valley in the very heart of the Peak District National Park in 
the Derbyshire Dales of the Peak District National Park.  Our other 
outdoor training & activities operations base is over in the Austrian
Tyrol.

 

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Looking across Hathersage up to Millstone Edge and the Eastern Moors

 

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 Hathersage is where the lush green
dales of the White Peak's limestone
scenery meet the wild and crags &
heather moorlands & edges on the
rugged Dark Peak's Millstone Grit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The charming, unspoiled stone-built

village of Hathersage nestles a short

walk beneath several world famous

rock-climbing crags such as Stanage Edge,

Gritstone Edge, Burbage & Bamford Edge

and Froggatt Edge... a mecca for climbers

and walkers from all over Europe.

 

 

 

 

 

Local maps/street plan of Hathersage.

Getting here by air, road or rail couldn't be easier !

Aerial photographs & relief maps.

 

 

 

 

The village has dozens of excellent upland and lowland walks 
starting right on the doorstep - and enjoys a reputation for
being an ideal base for walkers, ramblers and a host of outdoor
pursuits such as climbing, abseiling, caving, gliding, orienteering, 
potholing, & mountain biking.  Close by is the start of the famous
Pennine Way in the stunning valley of Edale & Ladybower Reservoir
& the Derwent Dams are just a short walk from our base too...some
favourite splace for cycle treasure hunts and trailquests.


Peak Activities offers tailored events for groups and also runs 
regular weekend outdoor adventure breaks in Hathersage for
thrill seeking individuals  & couples.





Peak Activities Ltd's safe outdoor instruction services in the UK 
now cover over 30 different outdoor sports and outdoors activities.
In the Austrian Alps we now offer more adventurous activities 
including skiing, snow-shoe walking, ice climbing & snowboarding.

Looking across to Lose Hill from the side of Win Hill.


 

The surrounding Hope Valley forms a true box of outdoor delights

that is ( hard though it is to believe) just one hours drive away from the

homes and work places of over 18 million people . No wonder the

Peak District is the world's -most-visited National Park

...and is now a "must visit" place for discerning outdoors enthusiasts.

 

Hathersage is increasingly becoming a very popular venue for team

building outdoor training events with Peak Activities Ltd...possibly
because this incredibly lovely scenery is so accessible compared with
other mountain areas.

 

Why spend hours driving to get away from it all when the accessible

Hope Valley offers a host of off-the-beaten track options within easy

reach of most parts of the United Kingdom ?

 

 

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Peak Activities is based at Rock Lea Activity Centre which is

located in the very centre of Hathersage ( Heather's Edge) in the

heart of the fabulous Peak District National Park.

 

Within a one mile radius of the village centre there are no less than
eight pubs offering overnight accommodation. There are also several
smart hotels, dozens of guest-houses (known as B&B's locally) and a
good choice of youth hostels, camp sites, camping barns and several
well appointed conference & training centres.

 



 

 

Whether you are coming by yourself or with a group of people,

there are loads of things to do and lots of places for you to stay

overnight and enjoy eating out...with options to suit most budgets

and every mood.

 

 

The village has many historical connections. Long ago it was

the centre of a thriving business manufacturing grinding wheels

using the local Gritstone rock. The millstone wheel now forms the

National Park's logotype. Strings of pack horses used to ply back

and forth through the village and many of the inns and buildings date

back to the days when thirsty travellers and their animals spent a

welcome break in the village before setting off up into the hills to

get over the moors to Sheffield before nightfall.

 



 

 

The village was the setting for much of the story of Charlotte Bronte's

Jayne Eyre story,which was written whilst the authoress stayed in the

old vicarage. In the adjacent church yard Robin Hood's friend Little John

is reputed to be buried in the village's church, and the modern steel-framed

umbrella was invented in the village in the 1850's when the village had many

small thriving metalworking workshops.

 

 

 

GETTING HERE...

 

The village of Hathersage lies in the wonderful Hope Valley

which is in the heart of the beautiful Peak National Park

on the junction of the A6187 (formerly the A625) and

the B6001 c. 10 miles West of Sheffield. There are

very good road links to the M1 to the East ( junction 29 to

London and the South is just 16 miles away) and the

M6 in the West. Service buses link the village to

Sheffield and nearby market towns such as Bakewell.

 

Hathersage has a modest railway station which lies on

the main line between Sheffield to the east and Manchester

over in the West. The scenic mountain and moorland views

seen from the train coming into Hathersage from either

direction are superb. Trains from Sheffield and Manchester

are frequent and stop regularly here. Sheffield is a major

communications hub with a main line railway station, an

adjacent bus interchange and a recently opened local airport.

Manchester Ringway airport and East Midlands airport are

both within 30/40 minutes drive of the centre of Hathersage.

 

ATTRACTIONS IN THE VILLAGE & NEARBY

 

Hathersage's heated open air swimming pool is close to Rock Lea.

 

The village of Hathersage is small but lively. It enjoys many attractions rare for

a small village, including a public fully heated open air swimming pool (open Easter

to September) . There are also numerous tourist shops, lots of coaching inns and

small hotels, and several excellent places to eat including an Indian Balti restaurant,

cafes, & restaurants. The village also has a post office, chemist, banks, gift shops,

off-license/grocery, outdoor equipment specialist store, butcher, garden centre, etc.

 

The village's night life revolves around the many local pubs, some of which offer

pool, live music, dances, discos, quiz-nights, darts, pool & unusual sessions of bingo !

For those with more exotic preferences the modern city of Sheffield is just a short

taxi ride, bus journey or train ride away. Sheffield offers late night shopping at the

huge Meadowhall shopping mall, cine-complexes, a dry skiing slope, hundreds of

bars, loads of cinemas, discos and night clubs. There is also ice-skating, ten pin

bowling & several indoor rock climbing venues for those with excess energy to burn !

( After a busy day with our tutors you might only have enough energy left to go just

across the road into the Little John pub ! ).

 

 

 

Chatsworth House is just a short drive away from Hathersage

 

 

 

Arguably, some of the UK's best climbing and outdoor pursuits enthusiasts shops

including Outside and Hitch 'N' Hike are located here..one in the village and one

on the outskirts....so the village is a mecca for gear freaks with a yearning for buying

all the latest accessories and life's non-essentials ! We offer all our clients

discount vouchers valid for both shops, so you can save a fortune by spending

all your money there !

 

 

 

Derbyshire's Hope Valley is a "Valley of Delights"...

 

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PEAK ACTIVITIES LIMITED, Station Road,

Hathersage, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S32 1DD.

 

 

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Tel 01433-650345 & 07771-855105