What is Youlgreave famous for?

Today, Youlgreave is a lively, bustling village, with a range of shops, cafés, three pubs, a Post Office, and the afore-mentioned Youth Hostel. The village hosts an annual and increasingly popular music and art festival, the Youlgreave Festival, founded in 2001.

Why is it called Bakewell?

Although there is evidence of earlier settlement in the area, Bakewell itself was probably founded in Anglo-Saxon times in the Anglian kingdom of Mercia. The name Bakewell means a spring or stream of a woman named Badeca or Beadeca, so deriving from a personal name with the Old English suffix wella.

Where can you swim at Youlgreave?

Just a ten minute drive south of Bakewell is the picturesque village of Youlgreave (sometimes spelt Youlgrave), which sits between the River Bradford and River Lathkill. On the River Bradford is a designated swimming area that has been carved out of the rock along the river.

What Derbyshire famous for?

What is Derbyshire Most Famous For?

• Peak District National Park.
• Buxton.
• Crich Tramway Village.
• Chatsworth House.
• Gulliver’s Kingdom.
• Spa treatment in Matlock Bath.
• Thorpe Cloud.
• Heights of Abraham.

Where is Lathkill Dale?

Where is Lathkill Dale? Located towards the southern end of the Peak District National Park, Lathkill Dale is near the towns of Buxton, Bakewell and Matlock. The nearest villages are Monyash and Over Haddon. Lathkill Dale itself is the valley of River Lathkill, which flows into the River Wye just south of Haddon Hall.

What is the history of Bakewell?

Bakewell was called Baedeca’s wella, which meant Baedeca’s Springs. It is thought that this must have been a person, a Saxon who settled by the warm springs which rose at Bakewell where the limestone meets shale. It has been mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which was a kind of national diary, in 924.

How old is the Bakewell Tart?

The Bakewell Tart It is said that this happened around 1820 although some believe it was as late as 1860. Either way, the recipe has been closely adhered to for over 160 years, and remains a closely guarded secret.

Do people swim in Ladybower Reservoir?

Unfortunately not as it is prohibited. People do swim in the reservoir but there are no lifeguards and therefore dangerous.

Did Derby have a castle?

Mackworth Castle was a 14th- or 15th-century structure located in Derbyshire, at the upper end of Mackworth village near Derby.

What was invented in Derbyshire?

The Roundhouse, Derby is the world’s first and oldest surviving railway roundhouse. It was originally developed in 1839 by four rival rail companies, including North Midland Railway for whom George Stephenson and his son Robert were engineers and inventors of the Rocket steam engine.

How long is Lathkill Dale walk?

4.4 miles
Lathkill Dale is half a mile from Monyash village and is 3-miles from Bakewell and 8 miles southeast of Buxton. It is in the southern end of the Peak District National Park and is in River Lathkill. How long is Lathkill Dale? The most popular walk is 7km or 4.4 miles long.

When was Bakewell founded?

Bakewell was mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a kind of national diary in 924. At that time King Edward the Elder ordered that a fort should be built at Bakewell. The parish church at Bakewell also dates from the 10th century (although most of the building is Medieval and it was restored in 1841).

What is the history of the Bakewell Tart?

The pudding was invented by Mrs Greaves, landlady of the White Horse Inn around the late 18th or early 19th century. Three shops in Bakewell now sell puddings that each claims to be made using the original and highly secret recipe. So go to Bakewell and see which you like best!

Where is the secret mermaid pool in the UK?

Mermaid’s Pool (Peak District)

Mermaid’s Pool
The shallow moorland tarn
Mermaid’s Pool
Location	Derbyshire, England
Coordinates	53.3951°N 1.8900°W

Can you paddle in Ladybower Reservoir?

Canoeing is not allowed on the Derwent, Ladybower or Howden reservoirs.