Hathersage

Hathersage lies snugly in the north-eastern corner of the Derwent Valley below the stunning outline of Stanage Edge, acclaimed as some of the finest rock climbing faces in the country. So what of the old village set in this beautiful spot? Well Hathersage boasts several hostelries including a haunted hotel and an old drover’s inn, some very special shops, evidence from its days as a manufacturing centre for pins and needles, associations with Charlotte Bronte and her heroine Jane Eyre and, believe it or not, the grave of one of England’s favourite outlaws, Little John. Hathersage has much to offer as a holiday base, with lovely riverside walks, woodland rambles or good moorland hikes on its doorstep.