Bloody Peak

 Beware the shadows of the night

 
A picture of a knightly ghostA picture of a knightly ghost  a picture of a ghostly figure on a balconya picture of a ghostly figure on a balcony  a picture of Highwayman Bower of the Rocksa picture of Highwayman Bower of the Rocks  a picture of a ghostly white ladya picture of a ghostly white lady
 
Welcome to the witches, ghosts, highwaymen and horrors of the Bloody Peak.
 
Do the hairs rise on the back of your neck? They should. This is a most haunted place. A strange light at night, a suspicious breeze or the sound of distant voices might not be what you thought. Listen for the creak of floorboards in a haunted hotel, drink with an apparition in a paranormal pub.
 
You have been warned. Now take a torch and some courage and go…begin your exploration of the Peak District's haunted places and ghostly stories by visiting the links on the left.
 
  a picture of Hob Hurst's House in Monsal Dalea picture of Hob Hurst's House in Monsal Dale  a picture of Doxey Poola picture of Doxey Pool
 

Downloadable Guides and Trails

 

Hope to Bamford Audio Trail

Take a stroll with a Roman medic, an Anglo-Saxon thane and ‘Dambuster’ Guy Gibson and discover a long and varied history in the Derwent and Hope Valleys. You will hear dramatic re-enactments from the past as your ghostly guides take you on this linear walk from Hope to Bamford (hosted by Moors for the Future - external link).
 
Written by: Carolyn Luscombe.
Photographs: Bill Bevan and Si Homfray braved the dark nights to capture photographs of ghosts, highwaymen and knights. Julia Reid took the majority of the landscapes with the exception of two churches taken by Isobel Coombes.
Thanks to our various sources: W. Andrews, Julie Bunting, David Clarke, Clarence Daniel, Trevor D. Ford, Tony J. Hollins, L. Hutchinson, Charles Maltby, John N. Merrill, Peter K. Naylor, Doug Pickford, J.H. Reuwerts, Ebeneezer Rhodes, Philip Taylor, Henry Walker, www.peaklandheritage.org.uk
 
 
 
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