Above: The view as you exit the higher path from Cressbrook Dale. The lower path emerges from the trees along the valley floor at bottom left. This 8-mile circular walk from the pretty village of Litton passes through two of the White Peak’s most popular and...
Above: An 18th century etching of Cressbrook Mill with Cressbrook Hall and Cressbrook village on the hills behind. (Image courtesy of Alan Roberts.) Cressbrook lies beside the Rive Wye about half a mile east of Litton. John Baker was first to develop the site –...
Above: George Cruikshank’s original illustration showing Oliver Twist asking for second helpings, inset against an 1828 etching of the mill in ruins held in Buxton Museum. Today, Litton Mill is a large building divided into attractive apartments set in tranquil...
Above: Lying between the ancient Derbyshire villages of Priestcliffe and Brushfield, High Dale is a wonderfully tranquil and undisturbed part of the White Peak. This fairly easy 7-mile walk starts from Miller’s Dale Station carpark and heads along a mix of...
Above: The picturesque path alongside the River Wye between Litton and Cressbrook Mills can get muddy and water-logged at the far end. A fairly easy 5-mile walk from Monsal Head and along the Trail before dropping down to Litton Mill. The route also passes Cressbrook...
