Brave man!

Lol

Such amazing tips here! I soooo appreciate you all. I found this article in The Guardian that talks about Limestone Way specifically a section south of Bakewell. It sounds lovely.

​​​​​​https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2...ancient-tracks

My kids cannot decide between Bakewell, Tideswell and Youlgraeve to stay! Bakewell is a little more expensive for accommodations. Tideswell has a darling place called The George ad Youlgraeve has its sister inn called Farmyard.

But perhaps there are more pubs in Bakewell and it would be a more fun village at night for 22-year-olds. Any thoughts?

Thank you!

Any of the three would be fine but Bakewell is by far the largest of the three (maybe 5,000 pop.) and would have more to do and more places to eat/drink. But it is also more 'famous' and would be more crowded. Tideswell does have nearly 2,000 population so it isn't a teensy village and would be fine for a couple of young adults for a few days if the accommodations are their favorite.

Youlgraeve is smaller and might be too quiet IMO.

I'd vote Bakewell as I'd appreciated the conveniences there. (I've lived a long time in a city and being able to get a Costa Coffee or Starbucks in the morning adds to my holiday pleasure.) The other two locales seem too quiet unless the women plan to just sleep and shower there, and spend most of their days in the country and do little at night. Also, if they plan on touring the countryside, they may be too knackered to do much in the evening, so having quick access to a restaurant or pub,with some hope of seeing people near their age, seems more likely in Bakewell. Have they shared with you what they hope to do in the Peaks? I'm curious as I'll be there in September (finally!).

As your daughter has been to London several times, wanted to mention that if the women are interested in theater, there's a cool immersive theater experience in London from PunchDrunk called The Burnt City. https://onecartridgeplace.com/theburntcity/
I'm really excited to see this. I've been to other performances of theirs, and it's really interesting. Also, if they've read Circe or Song of Achilles or are into Greco-Roman mythology, this could be fun for them.

Curious to hear more!