Ashbourne to Bakewell "Food Heaven"

Service Description

The Peak District has a rich and historical association with food. Many foods are internationally recognised boasting “origin status” where traditions having been passed down through the generations. More recently innovative food businesses have been set up offering locally sourced and often organic produce. This day trip combines a culinary experience with awe inspiring scenery to 'food match'. The linear tour commences from Ashbourne where gingerbread cakes were created by a French prisoner during the Napoleonic wars. The route then follows the bike trail through Tissington and onto Hartington where two cafes offer Derbyshire oatcakes both sweet and savoury and Derbyshire parkin. Hartington is then soon approached home to the Cheese Shop where Dovedale blue and Hartington stilton excel. The tour then follows minor roads and the trail to Tagg Lane with an artisan offering of raw milk gelato from Jersey cows. The route then provides stunning scenery from Monyash looking down the dale before a straight decent into Bakewell to discover the secret of the Bakewell Pudding shop, handcrafted chocolates and a world renowned local brewery specialising in pizza to end your journey. Be sure to carefully stack your bike rack. Difficulty - Easy Blue Tour Theme - Food & Drink Surface - Mostly trail and minor roads Distance - 26 miles Time allocated - 6 hours with numerous stops Refreshment Stop Options - Ashbourne, Tissington, Hartington, Monyash, Bakewell Transportation - includes taxi ride back to Ashbourne and bike transportation Tour Ref - 10