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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Transport customised peak district holidays designed for you
Tailor Made Stays, a local company with local people giving you a customised escorted tour service and access to local attractions.
From the moment we collect you at Manchester airport we will ensure that your holiday in the Derbyshire Peak District will go without a problem.
If required we can organise transfer to and from other airports in England, hotels or local railway stations. For these transfers we use a local taxi company who deliver you to and from the accommodation of your choice.
N.B.There will be an additional cost for this service
You will travel in our comfortable air-conditioned vehicle that will be exclusively yours throughout your holiday.
The personalised service offered by Tailor Made Stays gives you a central base.
No need to pack and unpack every day.
Once you arrive at your accommodation there will be no more packing until you leave.
Your Tailor Made Stays customised service means
~ no hassle for you
~ no driving on the wrong side of the road
~ no manoeuvring narrow country lanes
~ no map reading
~ no finding your way around unfamiliar places
~ no strict timetable
~ as much free time as you want
~ confidence you are secure and safe
~ you can just sit back, relax and enjoy
Your personal Tailor Made Stays driver tour guide will be available for the length of your stay.
Your tour will not be shared with any other group. The tour is organised by us to ensure you get the time to do exactly what you want.
Our guided tours do not have a strict timetable and with this in mind your days will be as flexible as you want them to be. Travelling around the beautiful Peak District at a relaxed pace with no rigid time constraints.
You will have as much free time as you want to pause and absorb the local atmosphere, admire the stunning country views or linger, at your leisure, in one of the many places of interest.
With a wealth of local knowledge, interesting facts and routes through the most scenic areas of Derbyshire your personal guide will enhance your stay making your tour a unique experience.
Your visits to the local attractions, Stately Homes, Castles, Churches, Gardens and Villages will be made at the pace you choose.
You are coming to the most beautiful part of England, the Peak District, an area we know and love.
From the time you set foot in England Tailor Made Stays
will ensure that your customised tour will be
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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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