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Photo of Castleton, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

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Castleton

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Castleton is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire, covering 8.4 km². It is one of 95 SSSIs in the county. Only three of the county's SSSIs are larger. It lies inside the Peak District National Park.

For more of the same, Dirtlow Rake and Pindale and Oxlow Rake are close by. The closest station is Edale, about 1.7 km to the north.

More places to visit near Castleton

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

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 along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

adjoining · spans 6 counties

Photo: Mam Tor, a viewpoint near Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Mam Tor

Viewpoint near Edale

The 517m 'Shivering Mountain' above Castleton, an Iron Age hillfort crowning the great Hope Valley ridge walk.

0.2 km N

Photo of Edale, a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Edale

Village

The southern start of the Pennine Way, tucked in a green valley below the brooding plateau of Kinder Scout.

1.8 km N · Derbyshire

Photo along the Pennine Way, a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, England and Scotland.Highlight

Pennine Way

National Trail

The first and toughest of them all — 268 miles along England's rocky spine from the Peak to the Cheviots.

2.2 km N · spans 8 counties

Photo: Kinder Scout, a 636m hill near Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Kinder Scout

Hewitt · Nuttall near Edale

Peak District's highest plateau, site of the Mass Trespass.

5.7 km NW