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Monk's Dale

Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public

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Monk's Dale is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire of 1 km². It is one of 95 SSSIs in the county. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the Peak District National Park.

For more of the same, The Wye Valley and Tideslow Rake are close by. Dove Holes Station is about 4.3 km away to the west.

More places to visit near Monk's Dale

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.

0.4 km E · spans 6 counties

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

Chee Dale

Gorge near Tideswell

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

2.8 km S

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'.

6.9 km N

Photo of Peak Cavern, a cave near Castleton in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Peak Cavern

Cave near Castleton

Long known as the Devil's Arse, it has the largest cave entrance in Britain and once sheltered a whole rope-makers' village.

6.9 km N

Photo of Speedwell Cavern, a cave near Castleton in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Speedwell Cavern

Cave near Castleton

Flooded former lead mine at the foot of Winnats Pass, reached by an underground boat trip to a vast Bottomless Pit.

6.9 km N