Visit Edale Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Edale

  

Edale Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Edale

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Edale history

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Historically, Edale was the name of the valley of the River Noe. At its centre is the Edale Cross, which marked the boundary of the three wards at the Forest, Campana, Hopedale and Longdendale. Settlement in the valley consists of several booths, originally established in the 13th century as ‘vaccaries’

Cotton mill

Workers were brought in from towns and accommodated in cottages and in a nearby house called Skinner’s Hall. The mill continued spinning cotton until around 1940 but then fell into disuse. It was restored in the 1970s by the Landmark Trust who have since sold off all of the apartments.

You can visit Edale places with Walkfo Edale to hear history at Edale’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Edale has 32 places to visit in our interactive Edale map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Edale, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Edale places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Edale & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 32 audio facts unique to Edale places in an interactive Edale map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Edale Places Map
32 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Edale tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Edale

  

Best Edale places to visit

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Edale has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Edale’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Edale’s information audio spots:

St Edmund’s Church, Castleton St Edmund’s Church, Castleton is a Grade II* listed parish church in Castleton, Derbyshire. It is located in the centre of Castleton in the area.

Peak Cavern The Peak Cavern, also known as the Devil’s Arse, is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire. Water flows through and out of the cave, which has the largest cave entrance in Britain.

Peveril Castle Peveril Castle is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in Derbyshire. It was the main settlement (or caput) of the feudal barony of William Peverel. The castle has views across the Hope Valley and Cave Dale. It is protected as a scheduled monument and Grade I listed building.

The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Edale The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Edale, is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. The church is located in the centre of Edale in Edale.

Grindslow Knoll Grindslow Knoll is a hill in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. It is joined to Kinder Scout by a high col though from most angles appears as an independent peak.

Mam Tor Mam Tor is a 517 m (1,696 ft) hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire. Its name means “mother hill” because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of “mini-hills” beneath it. The hill is crowned by a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age univallate hill fort, and two Bronze Age bowl barrows.

Odin Mine Odin Mine is a disused lead mine in the Peak District National Park. It lies on a site of 25 hectares near the village of Castleton, England. It is the oldest documented mine in Derbyshire and thought to be one of the oldest in England.

Rushup Edge Rushup Edge is a ridge in the Derbyshire Peak District. The ridge’s highest point is Lord’s Seat at 550 m (1,804 ft), while Mam Tor lies at its eastern end.

Brown Knoll Brown Knoll is one of the highest hills in the Peak District in central England. It rises to a height of 569 metres (1,867 ft) above the head of the Edale valley and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-southwest of the Peak’s highest point, Kinder Scout.

Dark Peak The Dark Peak is the higher and wilder part of the Peak District in England. It is mainly in Derbyshire but parts are in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. The underlying limestone is covered by a cap of Millstone Grit sandstones with softer shale underneath. In winter the soil is almost always saturated with water.

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