The weather on Monday was not what you would describe as ideal hiking conditions, but when I arrived in the Peak District, I found dozens of locals out enjoying Derwent Dam on Monday afternoon.

These are some of the best hidden gems that you need to visit across Derbyshire and the Peak District over the bank holiday ...

The 13 mile route also heads out east to the river Derwent before enjoying the grand Chatsworth experience and heading back over Calver Peak through lush countryside. *The map above can be expanded ...