Photo of Derwent and Howden Moors, a country estate near Hope in the Peak District, South Yorkshire, northern England. — © Nikki Mahadevan / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Derwent and Howden Moors

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Derwent and Howden Moors is a National Trust estate in South Yorkshire, open land that's free to roam. It is the only National Trust place the Albion Guide charts in the county. It sits inside the Peak District National Park.

Nearby, you could picnic by Derwent Reservoir or take in the views from Howden Edge. For arrivals by rail, Hope (Derbyshire) Station is about 8.4 km to the south.

More places to visit near Derwent and Howden Moors

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.

Peak District

You’re inside itNational Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

Photo of Derwent Reservoir, a reservoir near Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

Derwent Reservoir

Reservoir near Edale

The middle of three Derwent Valley reservoirs in the Peak District, its stone dam a Dambusters training ground below Bleaklow.

2.1 km SW

Photo of Ladybower Reservoir, a reservoir near Hope in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

Ladybower Reservoir

Reservoir near Hope

Dambusters crews trained over the dams and drowned villages of this Derwent Valley reservoir in the Peak District.

4.2 km S

Photo of Alport Castles, a rock formation near Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

Alport Castles

Rock formation near Edale

Thought to be Britain's largest landslip, over half a mile long, its gritstone towers looking like a ruined castle above remote Alport Dale.

4.7 km W

Photo: Bamford Edge, a viewpoint in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

Bamford Edge

Viewpoint near Bamford

Gritstone edge high above Bamford, giving one of the most celebrated views over Ladybower Reservoir and the Hope Valley.

7.3 km S

Photo of Langsett Reservoir & Moors, a reservoir near Wortley in the Peak District, South Yorkshire, northern England.

Langsett Reservoir & Moors

Reservoir near Wortley

Gateway to the Peak's northern moors, a lakeside and woodland walk below the gritstone edges west of Barnsley.

8.7 km N