Totally recommend. Very busy route in places. "Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve (NE154)", "Where The Princess Bride Was Filmed: All Locations", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River_Lathkill&oldid=1019618189, This page was last edited on 24 April 2021, at 11:41. There is a bit of a climb on the last field. Although, it is difficult to imagine it as a place of industry, it is so serene, calm and pretty today. Turn left and continue along the tarmac lane for 300 metres, then follow the bend to the right for another 150 metres until you reach a stone stile on your left. The car park has a donation box to help maintain it. Keep walking along the grassy path, and you will reach Lathkill Dale car park. Thepram-friendly walksare coming very soon! The RiverLathkillrises just belowMonyashin Derbyshire and flows down to meet the River Wye just below Haddon Hall. Continue along the rocky path and go through the wooden gate. Maximum temperature 15C. It is a good option because you can rejoin the way you started on earlier. Media requires JavaScript to play. by Let's Go Peak District II The natural features of this central English county range from the modest heights of the Peak District National Park, where Kinder Scout stands at 2,088 ft (636 m), to the depths of its remarkable underground caverns, floodlit to reveal exquisite Blue John stone. Once there, you will be able to walk along the waters edge and take in the views of the beautiful river valley that is flanked by limestone cliffs. Do check out our top tips for hiking with young kids, as well as our essential items to take on a family hike in the Peak District. Located towards the southern end of the Peak District National Park, Lathkill Dale is near the towns of Buxton, Bakewell and Matlock. This picturesque Lathkill Dale walk takes you to the cave where the River Lathkill emerges (feel the cold air seeping from underground) and along the river to a waterfall. Youlgreave and Lathkill Dale Circular - AllTrails.com The remains of the 19th-century Mandale Mine include the ruins of a pumphouse to drain the mines (using a steam Cornish pumping engine installed in 1847). Overnight and into Friday, there will be scattered showers, and it will be a cloudy start, but in the afternoon sunshine will develop between showers. Continue with Recommended Cookies. For specific fees and more information about car parks and parking permits, please visit, Lathkill Dale Waterfall Hike to Sheepwash Bridge, Birchover, Robin Hood's Stride, and Nine Ladies Stone Circular, Moor Lane, Cales Dale and Lathkill Dale Walk, Over Haddon, Lathkill Dale and Limestone Circular, Robin Hoods Stride and Hermits Cave Circular, Youlgreave and Lathkill Dale River Circular, Elton, River Bradford and Robin Hoods Stride, Peak District Old Stones Way: Youlgreave to Minninglow Hill. [1], The river valley is part of the Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve and is popular with tourists who visit for its natural environment and wildlife. Upper Lathkill Dale and Ricklow Quarry - British Geological Survey Lathkill Dale is one of the prettiest dales in the Peak District National Park.