Secret Hills Walking Holidays

Strolling and Exploring Derbyshire's Superb Country Houses

Location:	Derbyshire Dales
For:	Strolling/ Exploring
From:	26th October 2010
Days:	3
Nights:	4
Price:	£425

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The Derbyshire Dales – great strolling country, with it’s lovely rivers and limestone uplands. Secret Hills Walking programme is designed to give the walker the best of this white peak country - and we have chosen some fabulous walks for you. The walking is easy – some gentle climbing but never severe. There is a variety about the walks too. We walk in the valleys, where rivers bubble along, and across the moors, all in a couple of hours - and there is a changing scene at every turn. Your walk leaders love this upland landscape, and they will help you understand its history and culture. Walks are between 4 and 5 miles per day - taken at a steady pace. A pub or packed lunch, tea at the end - and a social feel to the walking day. We may transport you to the walk start, or bring you back from the walk finish. We keep the group size to a manageable level - don’t expect 20 on a walk. We take plenty of breaks to admire the scenery.

Our Exploring

We visit some of the following superb country houses:

Chatsworth Hall and gardens and it's lovely parklands
Haddon Hall
Eyam Hall
Tissington Hall
Sudbury Hall and the Museum of Childhood
Kedleston Hall
Hardwick Hall

Accommodation and meals

Accommodation is en suite rooms. The Charles Cotton has a bar, dining room and lounge You can see the hotel accommodation by visiting the hotels website , We have lunch at one of Shropshire’s lovely country pubs, and dinner is three course at the hotel. Walking starts at 9.30 am, and we generally finish for that welcome cuppa at 4.30 pm, after visiting one of the above market towns. This will give you plenty of time to get ready for dinner. Dress code is smart casual. Your walks leaders will make this break relaxing and the wonderful walking will stimulate your enthusiasm for the wide outdoors.

Food - all part of relaxing in these hills

All our hotels excel in giving you value for money and very tasty evening meals—they pride themselves on their food, much locally sourced and grown. At our lunch stops, they will make sure you have value for money and tasty baguettes, baked potatoes, sandwiches or salads, with tasty soups in the colder months. We cater for vegetarians and other dietary requirements.

What you get on a Secret Hills Strollers break