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

© Bill Boaden / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edale

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Edale is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire, covering 0.15 km². The county has 95 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It lies inside the Peak District National Park.

Edale Station is about 1.5 km away to the east. Other SSSIs nearby include Dark Peak, Castleton and Portway Mine.

More places to visit near Edale

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 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.

0.1 km NW · 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.

2.7 km NW

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.

3.1 km SE

Photo of Winnats Pass, a gorge near Castleton in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Winnats Pass

Gorge near Castleton

Dramatic limestone cleft climbing out of Castleton between towering pinnacles, its name a worn form of 'wind gates'.

4.6 km SE

Photo of Peveril Castle, a ruined castle near Castleton in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Peveril Castle

Castle near Castleton

Norman keep perched above Castleton and Cave Dale.

5.5 km SE