Peak District National Park
VISIT Peak District National Park:
Park Details
Peak District National Park was established in 1951, and has a total area of 355,186 acres (555 square miles, or 1,438 square kilometers).
| Address | Hope Valley, England, S33 8WS |
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| Entrance Fee | Free |
| Learn More | Official Website |
When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation
Peak District National Park is the 3rd most visited park in the country.
We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Peak District National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Peak District National Park is.
Our data shows the best months to visit Peak District National Park are May, September, April & July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Park Visits | data unavailable | |||||||||||
| Precipitation | 79 | 64 | 59 | 60 | 64 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 61 | 79 | 74 | 83 |
| Avg Temp | 40 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 40 |
| Max Temp | 48 | 49 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 49 |
| Avg Temp | 32 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 36 | 33 |
| Min Temp | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
Peak District National Park Road Trips
Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Peak District National Park is visited.
| Trip Name | Trip Miles | Trip Days |
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Other Nearby National Park Sites
From national monuments, to historic sites to seashores and more, here are the other parks closest to Peak District National Park.
| Name | Distance |
|---|---|
| Yorkshire Dales National Park | 99 km |
| North York Moors National Park | 133 km |
| Snowdonia National Park | 138 km |
| Lake District National Park | 154 km |
| Brecon Beacons National Park | 196 km |
| Northumberland National Park | 225 km |
| The Broads National Park | 241 km |
| South Downs National Park | 270 km |
| New Forest National Park | 272 km |
| Exmoor National Park | 275 km |
Nearest Airports
When visiting a National park, many people are faced with either a very long drive across country, or a much shorter flight.
Large Airports
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airports to Peak District National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Airport | MAN | Manchester, | 32 km |
| Birmingham International Airport | BHX | Birmingham, | 98 km |
| London Luton Airport | LTN | London, | 189 km |
| London Stansted Airport | STN | London, | 212 km |
| London Heathrow Airport | LHR | London, | 226 km |
| London Gatwick Airport | LGW | London, | 267 km |
| Edinburgh Airport | EDI | Edinburgh, | 307 km |
Medium Airports
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airports to Peak District National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport | DSA | Doncaster, | 55 km |
| Leeds Bradford Airport | LBA | Leeds, | 59 km |
| East Midlands Airport | EMA | Nottingham, | 65 km |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | LPL | Liverpool, | 70 km |
| Blackpool International Airport | BLK | Blackpool, | 94 km |
| Humberside Airport | HUY | Grimsby, | 99 km |
| Teesside International Airport | MME | Darlington, Durham, | 132 km |
Credits: Campground data provided by USCampgrounds.info. Map shapes from CartographyVectors. Weather data from NOAA. Airport data from OurAirports.com. Images from Unsplash, Flickr and Parks&Trips. All data has also been updated and augmented by Parks&Trips.