Gorgeous villages to explore right on our doorstep
The hustle and bustle of the city is what makes Manchester such an amazing and exciting place to live. Yet every now and then it’s nice to escape to somewhere with a slower pace of life.
The village, located in the Forest of Bowland’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, has been in the same family for more than 500 years, which has helped to preserve it. Thanks to its unspoilt beauty, it’s been used as a filming location for period dramas. There are four caves to visit in Castleton. Peak Cavern boasts the largest cave entrance in Britain at 60ft high and it also has the rather interesting nickname of the ‘Devil’s Arse’. While in Speedwell Cavern you can enjoy a boat ride on a subterranean lake. In Treak Cliff Cavern and Blue John Cave you’ll find large deposits of Blue John Stone, famous in the area.
This quintessential English village, with cobblestone streets and red-brick cottages, has its own boules league and even celebrates Bastille Day in July. You won’t find any boulangeries in Croston, but there are several traditional pubs to choose from. Various period dramas have been filmed here over the years and it's easy to see why. It has several buildings which date back to the 17th century, while the village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.
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