Testimonials
We wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed your tours, loved all the history......your area is beautiful. Jane & Andy P, New England
Enjoyed our time with you thank you for making our holiday so special. JJ & PD. Scotland.
Thank you again for everything our vacation was great. We thought the little towns and the the stately houses were wonderful and the girls just loved the all the movie scenery we visited. Tom & Audrey B.
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Company Profile customised peak district holidays designed for you
We are a small specialist company who organise individually customised Tailor Made Stays and local tours in the Peak District England.
 
Joyce and Rod met many years ago when working for a national charity. Having lived in the Peak District for a considerable number of years we have extensive knowledge of the area, the attractions and the customs of this beautiful county.
Realising that many overseas visitors were unaware of the beauty of the outstanding Peak District National Park in England we created Tailor Made Stays providing customised holiday Peak District tours.
Welcoming small groups, providing quality accommodation, a flexible itinerary customised to your interests and all with your own personal guide.
Our local knowledge and contacts in the area will give you the opportunity to enjoy a unique experience not available to the majority of visitors to this area.
This type of holiday appeals to the discerning traveller to England who is looking for a unique experience safe and secure in the knowledge that once you have booked your flight everything will be taken care of by Tailor Made Stays.
Contact us and give us the opportunity to share with you the special history
and beauty of this wonderful Peak District National Park.
Tailor Made Stays customised service will ensure that you enjoy a truly unique tour.
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How Interesting
One of England's most popular stately homes and one of its largest private houses is Chatsworth House the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. Chatsworth is believed to have been the inspiration for Jane Austen's Pemberley, home of Mr Darcy, in the book Pride & Predjudice and Chatsworth has been used as a setting for the many adaptations of the novel.
The village of Edensor on the Chatsworth estate was razed to the ground then rebuilt out of site of the main house.
The Padley Martyrs, Nicholas Garlick and Robert Ludlam, were two catholic priests, captured in 1588, taken hanged, drawn and quartered. The ruins of Padley Hall still exist behind the tiny Padley Chapel.
Castleton has a shivering mountain and the Devils Arse.
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Famous Derbyshire People
Richard Arkwright perfected water powered spinning machines and installed them in his factory at Cromford. Building up a whole new community he provided cottages for his workers, a chapel, school and the Greyhound Hotel. 
Initially he lived next to the mill at Rock House but as he prospered he went on to build Willersley Castle on a hill above Cromford. He died in 1792 aged only 60 and was buried at the church he built.
Kathleen, sister of John F Kennedy, is buried in the church of St Peter, Edensor. Kathleen known as ‘Kick’ married William Cavendish, Marques of Hartington in 1944. Only four months later William was killed whilst on active duty and in 1948 she was killed in a plane crash.
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