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Peak District Walks That End at a Pub

The best walk is the one you can finish without getting back in the car. We measured the distance from every site we list to its nearest pub: 46 of our Peak District sites have one within a mile, and 718 do nationally.

Published 18 August 2026

There is a specific kind of day that the Peak District does better than anywhere else in England: six or seven miles over a ridge or up a dale, finishing at a bar with boots still on. The park is small, the villages are close together, and the pubs mostly predate the walkers.

This one is built from measurement rather than opinion. Every site in our database has the distance to its nearest pub computed, which lets us answer a question most walking guides can only gesture at: where can you actually stay so the pub is the walk’s end, not a drive away?

The classic pub walks

WalkDistanceThe pub
Edale to Hollins Cross and back4 milesThe Old Nag’s Head, the official start of the Pennine Way
Mam Tor and the Great Ridge5 milesThe pubs in Castleton at the finish
Ladybower and Win Hill6 milesThe Yorkshire Bridge Inn below the dam
Stanage Edge from Hathersage5 milesThe Scotsman’s Pack in the village
Monsal Trail to Monsal HeadFlexibleThe Monsal Head Hotel above the viaduct
Eyam and Bretton4 milesThe Barrel Inn at Bretton, one of the highest in Derbyshire
Distances are for the common circular version of each route.

The Old Nag’s Head at Edale is the one with the plaque: the Pennine Way officially begins outside it, which means every one of the 268 miles to Kirk Yetholm starts with the option of not going. See the Pennine Way if you fancy the rest.

Staying somewhere with a pub in walking distance

Across the Peak counties we list 46 sites with a pub inside a mile. Nationally the figure is 718, and Derbyshire is one of the strongest counties for it, which is what you would expect in a landscape of close-set villages built around lead mining and packhorse routes.

Peak District sites with a pub within a mile

Measured from each site to its nearest pub, best-rated first.

See all 46 sites (40 more not shown here).

A note on Peak District pubs

  • Many of the upland pubs stop serving food early, particularly midweek and out of season. Check before you plan the whole day around a 7pm dinner.
  • The Barrel at Bretton and the Old Nag’s Head are exposed enough that winter walkers should confirm they are open at all.
  • Most Peak pubs are dog-friendly, which pairs with dog-friendly sites in the Peak District.

The same thing, nationally

If you want this filter applied across the whole country rather than one national park, we have done it: campsites with a pub within walking distance covers all 718 of them, with the counties that do it best.

Common questions

Which Peak District walk has the best pub at the end?
Edale to Hollins Cross finishing at the Old Nag’s Head is the classic, not least because the Pennine Way starts outside it. The Barrel Inn at Bretton has the better view.
How many Peak District campsites have a pub within walking distance?
On our data, 46 sites across Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire have a pub within a mile of the site.
Where does the Pennine Way start?
Outside the Old Nag’s Head in Edale, in the Peak District. It runs 268 miles north to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders.

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