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The Peak District was the first of Britain's national parks and covers an area of 540 spectacular square miles. Nowhere will you find such a wide variety of scenery, diverse wildlife and wealth of cultural heritage. Be it a short break, or longer holiday, a visit to the Peak District National Park will allow you to explore some of England's most spectacular scenery and the most charming, picturesque towns and villages in the UK. Activities can be found to cater for all tastes, ages and interests, from action adventures to family holidays.

The Peak District offers a depth of cultural heritage that streches back through thousands of years of history, from the pre-historic right through to the present day. The history of Britain is etched into the landscape, stone circles, burial mounds, hill forts, Roman remains, Saxon churches, medieval castles and evidence from the industrial revolution can all be found telling their stories of the past.

From the time of the first railways into the area the Peak district has been a mecca for walkers and those wishing to discover its hidden secrets. The National Park is scattered with the remains of ancient people. The origin of the word “peak” probably comes from the Pecsaetans, or hill people, a primitive tribe who settled here in the 7th Century. There are no real Peaks in the area. At most of the crossings into the Park there are millstones standing on stone plinths at the side of the road. These are used as boundary markers by the Park Authority, which has also adopted the millstone symbol as its logo.

The ancient custom of well-dressing is almost exclusively confined to the limestone areas of the county. The porous rock, through which rainfall seeped leaving the surface completely dry after a few hours, meant that, for the local people, the well or spring was of utmost importance. If they dried up the whole community was at risk. Well-dressing was revived at Tissington probably as a result of the purity of the Tissington wells during the Black Death which swept through the country in the mid 1300s. These days many villages have joined in the colourful tradition even though many have not dressed a well in centuries!

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