Thorpe Pastures

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Thorpe Pastures is open-access countryside in the care of the National Trust in Derbyshire. The surrounding countryside is part of the Peak District National Park. There's more within reach — look for wildlife at Ilam Estate Country Park, or stop off at Dovedale.

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More places to visit near Thorpe Pastures

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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.

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Dovedale

Gorge near Ilam

Celebrated limestone ravine on the River Dove, its famous stepping stones crossing below the cone of Thorpe Cloud.

1.1 km W

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Manifold Valley

Viewpoint near Ilam

Winding limestone valley where the River Manifold vanishes underground in summer, followed by a traffic-free trail on the old light railway.

1.5 km SW

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Ashbourne

Village

Handsome Georgian market town, gateway to Dovedale and home of the anarchic Royal Shrovetide Football played through its streets.

5.2 km SE · Derbyshire

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Thor's Cave

Cave near Grindon

A sixty-foot symmetrical cave mouth punched through a limestone crag above the Manifold valley — occupied since the Stone Age, photographed since the Victorians.

7 km NW