On the edge

Rising over Derbyshire’s Hope Valley, the spectacular precipice of Bamford Edge offers some of the best views in the Peak District National Park. At more than 1,380ft (420m) in elevation, this gritstone outcrop is popular with climbers who find the coarse rock serves up crucial handholds in tricky spots. But you can walk up here too, to enjoy amazing sunsets and take photographs from rocks jutting out over the wooded valley and Ladybower Reservoir below. Those imposing sheer rock walls soften a little in the warmer months, when they bloom with heather and provide a nesting site for rare ring ouzels.
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