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The Wye Valley

Photo of The Wye Valley, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Tideswell in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

The Wye Valley

© Graham Hogg / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Graham Hogg / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Wye Valley

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The Wye Valley is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire of 5.9 km². The county has 95 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is among the largest in the county. It lies within the Peak District National Park.

The nearest railway station is Buxton, about 1.9 km to the west. Other SSSIs nearby include Topley Pike and Deep Dale, Monk's Dale and Cressbrook Dale.

More places to visit near The Wye Valley

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

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.

0.1 km E

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.

0.1 km NW · 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.

0.1 km N

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

Peak Ales

Attraction near Ashford-in-the-Water

Microbrewery and gin distillery with a shop and tasting room at Ashford-in-the-Water, brewing Peak District cask ales since 2003.

1.2 km E

Photo of Buxton, a village in Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Buxton

Village

Elegant spa town of Georgian crescents and a domed Opera House, England's highest market town, built on its warm mineral spring.

1.8 km W · Derbyshire