Places to Explore In Manchester, Liverpool, and the Peak District

Discover the best places to explore in Manchester, Liverpool, and the Peak District with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Bakewell

In Bakewell, a medieval bridge crosses the winding River Wye in five graceful arches; a 9th-century Saxon cross that stands outside the parish church reveals...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 5 Things To Do

Buxton

Just outside the national park yet almost entirely surrounded by it, Buxton makes a good base for Peak District excursions but it has its own...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 4 Hotels
  • 7 Things To Do

Castleton

The area around Castleton, in the Hope Valley, contains the most famous manifestations of the geology of the Peak District. A number of caves and...

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  • 2 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Edale

At Edale, an extremely popular hiking center, you're truly in the Peak District wilds. This sleepy, straggling village, in the shadow of Mam Tor and...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Liverpool

A city lined with one of the most famous waterfronts in England, celebrated around the world as the birthplace of the Beatles, and still the...

  • 9 Restaurants
  • 6 Hotels
  • 39 Things To Do

Manchester

Central Manchester is alive with the vibe of cutting-edge popular music and a swank, often fancy café, cocktail bar, and restaurant culture that keeps evolving...

  • 10 Restaurants
  • 6 Hotels
  • 57 Things To Do

Matlock

In the heart of the Derbyshire Dales just outside Peak District National Park, Matlock and its near neighbor Matlock Bath are former spa towns compressed...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Stoke-on-Trent

Just west of the Peak District, the area known as the Potteries is still the center of Britain's ceramics industry, though production is increasingly being...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Explore Manchester, Liverpool, and the Peak District

Sights 59

Shopping 7

Nightlife 40

Performing Arts 16

Restaurants 24

Hotels 22
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