The Peak District The two cities Manchester

The Peak District

The two cities Manchester and Sheffield lie just 50 kilometers apart. Between them is one of the most unspoiled areas in England. This area is known as the Peak District. Here there are some settlements, but the main property is the nature.

Most of the area falls within the Peak District National Park, whose designation in 1951 made it the first national park in the British Isles. The National Park covers 555 square miles (1, 440 km 2).

The national park consists of two parts: Dark and White Peak. Northern part (Dark Peak) represents the boundless open spaces which have been not touched by the person. Southern (White Peak), it is populated with local residents and welcomes the visitors picturesque small hotels and pubs.

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The separate attention is deserved by a country house under the name the Cage. This building has been constructed by Richard II in 18 century.

The cage settles down on suburb of National park among marshland in a minor of Lyme Park.

The beauty of the nature and boundless open spaces is the reason on which millions people annually come here to like medieval atmosphere of the British Islands.

By Sofia Styrova & Elena Kiseleva