There are many activity holidays in the Peak District. With it's beautiful, rugged landscape it offers the ideal location for many activities and is particularly suited to climbling, caving and hill walking, among others.

Peak Pursuits offer climbing, canoeing, mountain biking abseiling and more. They can cater for Corporate Away Days, Stag and Hen breaks, School and Youth Groups, family days, and children's birthday parties. They also offer Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expeditions.

If you are looking for a walking holiday Peak Walking Adventures offers an excellent choice of guided walks in the Peak District and Derbyshire. You can choose from a full week, short break, or day walks. They specialise in 'bringing the walk to life' with a wealth of interesting information about the countryside, local history etc.

Peak Tours offers cycling and walking activity holidays in the Peak District. Self guided cycling tours are from 2 – 7 days where you stay in carefully selected family run B&B’s & country inn’s oozing with character. The routes are carefully planned to take you along quiet country lanes to the many picturesque villages and places of interest. You can choose to carry your luggage with you in the panniers provided or have your luggage transported for you so you can travel light. One day guided tours and cycle hire are also available.

For something compltely different and exilertaing how about learning hang gliding or paragliding at the Derbyshire Flying Centre . Choose from a one day Taster, with the option to upgrade to the 2 day Introductory Course. There is also a 5 day Elimentary Course and if you decide to take up the sport you can attend the 5 day Club Pilot Course. What better place to learn to fly than above the stunning landscape of the Peak District!



Perhaps you would prefer to keep your feet on the ground, in which case an Arts and crafts holiday may suit your tastes. Derbyshire Arts offers short-break residential art courses in a variety of media and Masterclasses in drawing, painting, photography, clay raku and stone, wire and willow sculpture for all abilities. Bed and breakfast accommodation is provided on site at Pear Tree Farm which is situated in a beautiful rural setting with the studio overlooking Lea Brook near Matlock.

As you can see there are a huge variety of all types of activity holidays in the Peak District to choose from, the only problem is choosing which one to book!


Activity Holidays in the Peak District