As summer gets underway, what better chance is there than to visit somewhere new? Manchester is surrounded by its own natural beauty, including in local parks and further out in the countryside.
There's also the option of visiting a number of national parks, including the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and Peak District.
Each are home to villages boasting stunning scenery and are often steeped in fascinating history and tradition. One Peak District village that's worth a visit is Edale - from Manchester city centre, it's just under an hour and a half away by car, or can be accessed in less than 45 minutes on the train.
Edale is the perfect base to explore an abundance of Peak District walks and get (metaphorically) lost in nature. READ MORE:Stranger Things bottomless brunch and Upside Down cocktail coming to Manchester this weekend Hiking fanatics will know it as the starting (or ending) point of the Pennine Way trail - which stretches north through the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border.
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