Camping in the Peak District: what to know
Britain’s first national park is also one of its most accessible, with campsites less than an hour from Manchester, Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham. The Dark Peak — Edale, Kinder Scout, Ladybower and the Hope Valley — is gritstone moorland and big skies; the White Peak to the south is limestone dales, dry-stone walls and gentle river walks around Dovedale and Monsal.
Farm campsites are the Peak’s speciality: small, friendly fields with a view, often on the Pennine Way or close to a village pub. Climbers gather near Stanage Edge and Froggatt, cyclists around the Monsal and Tissington trails.