Bakewell to York
 

A little advise please - I'll be travelling from Peak Dsitrict to York, visiting Harwick Hall on the way.

Is there anything else on interest on the way or just a short detour? I'd hate to miss something fabulous while I'm in th area.

Thanks.

Whenever I travel to Bakewell I have stopped for a short walk around Ashford on the Water which is a small village 15 minutes from Bakewell. Lovely river with bridge, olde church, park, restaurant & pub.
Bakewell itself has market days & a good selection of miscellaneous shops & nice cafes/restaurants. There is also a small motorbike museum run by volunteers which can be open.

Thanks for the tips johngerald.

I've probably got more on my to-do lists for while I'm in Bakewell area and York than I can possibly fit in to the time available so quick and easy sites to check out on the journey between the two places are just the sort of thing I'm looking for on my travel day.

Most direct route is to Sheffield to join M1 and A64 to York (about 2 hours).
Not a lot of worthwhile sights en route as you are driving through the industrial heartland of Yorkshire, mainly former mining, textile and steelmaking towns.
Wentworth Woodhouse, in a village of Wentworth near Rotherham, is a magnificent 18th century stately home with the widest façade in England (600 feet). It's privately owned and not open to the public, but exterior can be seen from public footpaths inside the parkland that surrounds it. The village itself is attractive with some fine pubs - useful for a quick lunch. Rockingham Arms is famous.
http://www.wentworthvillage.net/house.shtml

Bolsover Castle is not far from Hardwick Hall:

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/s...01013002001002

Excellent - just the sort of thing I was looking for. Thanks.

Maria beat me to it - Bolsover Castle is amazing. It has one of the best audio tours I have ever heard as well.
Not sure if you are a reader, but if so do read Cavalier by Lucy Worsley, all about William of Cavendish who lived at Bolsover Castle. Will make your visit all the more exciting. If you live in the UK you can buy it from amazon new and used for 5p plus postage, which is an absolute snip.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cavalier-Luc.../dp/0571227031