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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Peak District customised peak district holidays designed for you
Your Tailor Made Stays Peak District tour can be as busy as you choose.
Our tours take in as many of the spectacular scenery, picturesque villages, stately homes and other attractions as you like, whilst giving you the flexibility to enjoy everything at a pace to suit you.
All our escorted tours will be taken the way you want.
You will have as much time as you want to linger and enjoy our lovely county.
We will not hurry you on to your next destination, this is your holiday and we want you to feel relaxed and enjoy your Peak District tour and everything this lovely area has to offer.
As well as having fantastic scenery and quaint villages the Peak District is full of interesting and entertaining attractions. Depending on the time of year tours can include local Carnivals, Fetes, Agricultural Shows, Well Dressings, Sheepdog Trials, etc
The Peak District has many magnificent historic stately homes and country houses you can enjoy. Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall, Kedleston Hall, Renishaw Hall, Hardwick Hall are just a few. Halls steeped in family history, glorious gardens, churches, tradition and much much more.
If you enjoy a night at the theatre, we can make bookings and deliver you to the door for a night of entertainment. The Peak District and areas close by give you plenty of opportunity to enjoy a night out. Buxton, famous in the past for its health-reviving spa, has an Opera House that offers a variety of entertainment. Nearby Sheffield has two theatres, the Lyceum and the Crucible, and Derby to the south has a Playhouse Theatre. All these venues provide an excellent variety of performances throughout the year.
If you enjoy hiking we can arrange escorted tours in the Peak District tailor made to suit you. Your holiday can be made up of hikes involving gentle strolls on level trails alongside meandering rivers. Or if you would like somthing more strenuous, hikes involving hill walking to access the most spectacular views of the Derbyshire Peak District country. Walk with us and discover all the best routes this lovely area has to offer. See our page about hiking holidays we can organise in the Peak District.
These lists are by no means exhaustive but just give you a flavour of what is available if you choose to tour with us. Contact us.
A wealth of activities, local museums, traditions, customs, entertainment all alongside the natural beauty of this unique area.
At the end of your holiday we want you to leave us feeling
invigorated and refreshed with heads and hearts full of
wonderful views and memories of your Tailor Made Stays
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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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