Castleton

Everyone should visit Castleton at least once in their life. Well, twice - once when it is warm enough to picnic high on the Shivering Mountain, otherwise known as Mam Tor, and again when the whole village is illuminated for Christmas with the shops open until late and the old inns brimming with good cheer. Castleton is a place of ghosts and legends, pagan customs, breathtaking scenery and the unique ornamental Blue John stone. Four show caves are each distinctly different, then there is an inexpensive but well stocked village museum and a ruined hilltop castle with the oldest lavatory in the Peak!