Walking

The Charles Cotton is ideally place for those who enjoy walking with a wide choice of walks in the Staffordshire Moorlands or the Derbyshire Dales. You could park the car up and just take to your feet on a number of routes and on your return enjoy a well-deserved drink and a bite to eat.

The Peak District National Park is easily accessible via a number Motorway and Major Road links. The area was the first British National Park to be designated in 1951 offering as it does a beautiful unspoilt oasis surrounded be a large number of cities – Manchester, Sheffield, Derby, Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham and the West Midlands – most of which are less than an hours drive.

The contrasting landscape of dales, mountains and moorlands offer the keen walker an escape be it only for a few hours. You could enjoy the valleys of the River Manifold and the River Dove or find a variety of walks to suit all abilities and ages around Hartington or across the White Peak district of the Peak District National Park.