The Peak District National Park is in fact the second most visited National Park in the world (after one in Japan) with 22 million visitors. This figure is based on the number of visits which includes day visitors which consistutes the majority. The Peak Distirct is close to so many major cities and towns, including Greater Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Leicester and Birmingham, all being within one hours drive and of course many of these areas being almost on the doorstep.
The area stretches right up to Homfirth in the North (famous for the TV series, Last of the summer Wine) – this is as far north as Oldhom, which is to the North East of Manchester (in the North of England), to Dovedale, just north of Ashbourne and well south of Buxton in derbyshire which is in the East Midlands.
