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Welcome to Peak Walker
Welcome to Peakwalker.co.uk
This site is dedicated to providing you with news, views, reviews and information to enhance your walking holiday to the Peak District.
The Peak District is Britain’s most visited National park and offers a wonderful variety of scenic walking. Beautiful dales, rugged moorland and spectacular edges abound.
We live locally and the Peak District is our outdoor playground. In the coming weeks and months, we will bring you;
· The latest environmental news
· Recommended walking routes
· Thought provoking articles on current issues in the Peak District
· Reviews of walkers cafes and pubs
· Campsite reviews
· News of newly published guidebooks and maps
Please subscribe to to our RSS news feed to receive regular articles to your desktop.
If you need to update your equipment before your trip, feel free to browse the range of walking and outdoor equipment in our online shopping pages.
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06 May 2008 22:21:21
Hostel review - Kings Youth Hostel, Dolgellau, Snowdonia
This North Wales hostel is ideally placed for climbing Cader Idris.
Kings yha is a really good walkers’ hostel.
Basic accommodation at a reasonable price with friendly laid back, wardens.
The setting is in idyllic woodlands a few miles from Dollgellau. In the garden is an open fireplace with seating - collect your own . . .
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12 February 2008 01:38:27
Longstone Edge quarrying dispute goes to High Court
The long running battle over excessive qurrying in the Peak district goesto the High Court later this month.
Landowner, Bleaklow Industries Ltd, and operator MMC Midlands Ltd.are appealing against the ban on large scale limetone quarrying imposed by the Peak District National Park Authority. The quarry is near scenic Great Longstone in . . .
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02 February 2008 17:05:29
More Peak District Movie Action
Look out when you are walking – you never know who you might bump into!
Peak District tourism will receive another major boost with the announcement that a blockbuster production of The Other Boleyn Girl filmed in the area will be released in March.
The film stars Scarlett Johansson as Mary Boleyn and Natalie Portman as her ill-f . . .
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11 December 2007 00:57:53
Increased funding for Peak District National Park Authority
The Peak Park Authority have been given an inflation busting funding increase in the latest spending round.
The authority are charged with protecting and enhancing the landscape and encouraging bio-diversity in the Peak district. It is to be hoped that they will spend the money carefully.
A 4.2 per cent funding in 2008/09, will s . . .
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