Please use our sites responsibly. Make good use of the space available and follow social distancing guidelines. Limit your use of narrow trails and towpaths which impact the 2 metre guidance.
Car parking
Car parks at our countryside sites are open. Please pay attention to signage around our sites and do not try to park if car parks are full. Parking charges apply.
Toilets
Toilet facilities are open at:
- Middleton Top
- High Peak Junction Visitor Centre
- Cromford Wharf
- Tapton Lock (during visitor centre opening hours - generally 10am to 4pm)
- Black Rocks
- Elvaston Castle Country Park grounds (but toilets located at the castle remain closed because it's not possible to maintain social distancing)
- Shipley Country Park
- Hayfield
- Grin Low
Additional cleaning is in place across all these sites.
Shops, visitor centres and cycle hire
Visitor centre kiosks offering take away refreshments are open at:
- Shipley Country Park
- Elvaston Castle Country Park
- Middleton Top
- High Peak Junction
- Tapton Lock
Please note times may vary - contact a centre directly for more information.
Cycle hire at Middleton Top Cycle Hire on the High Peak Trail opens from 1 April 2021.
Cafés and refreshments
Some ice cream and coffee concessions and cafés are operating a takeaway service but some are closed.
Shipley Country Park
Derby Lodge Tea Rooms are operating a takeaway service from 9:30am to 3pm on Thursdays and Fridays, and from 9:30am to 3:30pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
The Ramblers coffee shop is operating a takeaway service until further notice.
Nutbrook trail café is operating a takeaway service from 10am to 3pm on Fridays and at weekends.
Elvaston Castle Country Park
Wyatt's Tea Rooms is operating a takeaway service until further notice.
Tramper hire - all terrain mobility scooters
If you require a tramper, pre-booking is essential. You can hire a tramper at the following locations:
- Shipley Country Park
- Elvaston Castle Country Park
- Middleton Top, High Peak Trail
- Tapton Lock, Chesterfield Canal
Children's play areas and outdoor gym equipment
The playgrounds are open at Shipley Country Park and Elvaston Castle Country Park, and the outdoor gym at Shipley Country Park. Please follow the guidance displayed for your safety and that of others.
Closed facilities
Facilities which are closed include:
- hire of all-terrain mobility scooters or 'trampers' at High Peak Junction - the narrowness of the towpath means it's not possible to socially distance
- hire of all-terrain mobility scooters or 'trampers' at Creswell Crags Museum which is closed to visitors in line with current government restrictions