English Heritage sites near Peak Forest Parish
PEVERIL CASTLE
3 miles from Peak Forest Parish
Founded soon after 1066 by William Peverel, one of William the Conqueror's most trusted knights, Peveril Castle offers breathtaking views of the Peak District from its position high above Castleton.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
11 miles from Peak Forest Parish
The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.
HOB HURST'S HOUSE
13 miles from Peak Forest Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
14 miles from Peak Forest Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL
22 miles from Peak Forest Parish
The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America.
WINGFIELD MANOR
23 miles from Peak Forest Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
Churches in Peak Forest Parish
Charles, King & Martyr
Church Close
Peak Forest,
Nr Buxton
https://charleskingandmartyr.jimdo.com/
We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed, gay, confused, filthy rich, comfortable or dirt poor. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying new-borns, skinny as a rake or could afford to lose a few pounds. You are welcome if you are from Peak Forest, visiting or just passing through.
We welcome you if you can sing like Pavarotti or can't carry a noise in a bucket. You are welcome here if you are 'just browsing'. just woke up or just got out of prison. We don't care if you are more Christian than the Archbishop of Canterbury, or haven't been to church since little Jack's christening.
We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome keep-fit mums, football dads, starving artists, tree huggers, latte sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you are having problems or you're down in the dumps or if you don't like 'organised religion'. We've been there too!
If you blew all your money on the horses, you are welcome here. We offer a welcome to those who think the earth is flat, 'work too hard,' don't work, can't spell, or because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church.
We welcome those who are inked, pierced or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid or got lost on the road and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts .... and we welcome you.
Pubs in Peak Forest Parish
Devonshire Arms
Friendly independent free house village local in the Peak District. Two handpumps offer regularly changing guest beers. The 190 Bus runs from Buxton to Whaley Bridge. Motorhome stops and camping in field behind the pub welcome.