Peak District - Buxton to Ashbourne

After locating the answers to the first 3 questions on foot in the Spa town of Buxton, you drive through the southern Peak National Park,finishing in the market town of Ashbourne and taking in parts of the Manifold & Dove Valleys. The route crosses the border between Derbyshire & Staffordshire. Sections of this route are not for those of a nervous disposition. The driver should be confident about tackling narrow, sometimes poor quality lanes with steep, winding gradients.

	The first section of the route passes through Longnor, a location used in the TV series 'Peak Practice' & infamous for having supposedly the ugliest church in the area.However, its also known for its interesting epitaphs on its tombstones. A string of small villages & hamlets follows as the route tries to avoid the 'high' roads & instead take the 'low' roads to Ashbourne.
Ashbourne town centre & Market Square (market day is Thursday) has its fair share of ancient coaching inns & is a fine place in which to conclude this route.