A weekend in the Peak District with the kids

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A weekend in the Peak District with the kids

A weekend in the Peak District with children works best when the driving is short and the snacks are close at hand, and this plan keeps both in check. Day 1 stays tight: Eyam Hall in the morning, then a 5-mile hop to The Bakewell Tart Shop for lunch, which holds a 5/5 food hygiene rating. From there it is just 2.9 miles on to Chatsworth House for the afternoon, so nobody spends long strapped into a car seat.

Day 2 has the one longer run, 27.4 miles to Little Moreton Hall. After that, everything is close together: 1.5 miles to the Travellers Rest, another 5/5-rated lunch stop, and a single mile to Rode Hall. For a base, Winhill Cottage in the Hope Valley sleeps 4, has parking and EV charging, and sits 0.8 miles from Bamford station. Coming by train? Edale is the nearest station to the Peak District.

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Day 1

Short hops make for an easy-going day: it's 5 miles from Eyam Hall to The Bakewell Tart Shop for a midday refuel, then only 2.9 miles to Chatsworth House. Little ones will barely have time to ask whether you're there yet.

Morning

Eyam Hall

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Lunch

The Bakewell Tart Shop

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Afternoon

Chatsworth House

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Day 2

Pack snacks and a few car games for the 27.4-mile drive to Little Moreton Hall. After that it's only 1.5 miles to lunch at the Travellers Rest and 1 mile to Rode Hall, so the afternoon can be taken at an unhurried pace.