Photo of Cressbrook Dale, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Tideswell in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England. — © Andrew Hill / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cressbrook Dale

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Cressbrook Dale is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire, covering 1.2 km². It is one of 95 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the Peak District National Park.

The Wye Valley and Longstone Moor are among the SSSIs within 1.4 km. Bamford Station is about 7.7 km away to the north.

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

Peak District

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

Photo: Monsal Head, a viewpoint near Ashford-in-the-Water in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

Monsal Head

Viewpoint near Ashford-in-the-Water

The classic view down Monsal Dale to the 1863 Headstone Viaduct — reviled by Ruskin, listed by the state, walked by everyone on the Monsal Trail.

2.6 km S

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

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Large upland village built on wool and lead, its 14th-century church so grand it is called the 'Cathedral of the Peak'.

2.6 km NW · Derbyshire

Photo of Chee Dale, a gorge near Tideswell in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

Chee Dale

Gorge near Tideswell

Deep limestone dale where the Wye squeezes between crags, crossed by stepping stones beneath overhanging cliffs.

3.5 km W

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

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Photo of Peak Ales, a visitor attraction near Ashford-in-the-Water in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

Peak Ales

Attraction near Ashford-in-the-Water

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4.2 km SE