Lover’s Leap

Lover’s Leap is a scenic viewpoint in England, United Kingdom. Lover’s Leap is situated near Twelve Apostles, as well as near the peak Bunster Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Thorpe Cloud and Church of the Holy Cross.

Thorpe Cloud

Peak

Thorpe Cloud is an isolated limestone hill lying between the villages of Thorpe and Ilam on the Derbyshire/Staffordshire border at the southern end of Dovedale.

Church of the Holy Cross

Church

Photo: Dennis Thorley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of the Holy Cross is the Church of England parish church of Ilam, Staffordshire, England. It is within the grounds of Ilam Park. The church is a Grade I listed building, and has been since 1967. Church of the Holy Cross is situated 1 mile southwest of Lover’s Leap.

Mrs Watts-Russell Memorial

Monument

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mrs Watts-Russell Memorial is a monument, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Lover’s Leap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dovedale and Thorpe.

Dovedale

Locality

Dovedale is a valley in the Peak District of England. The land is owned by the National Trust and attracts a million visitors annually. The valley was cut by the River Dove and runs for just over 3 miles between Milldale in the north and a wooded ravine, near Thorpe Cloud and Bunster Hill, in the south.

Thorpe

Village

Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire; it is on the Derbyshire/Staffordshire border, on the east bank of the River Dove, about four miles north of Ashbourne.

Tissington

Village

Tissington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tissington and Lea Hall, in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. Tissington is situated 2 miles east of Lover’s Leap.

Lover’s Leap

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.06324° or 53° 3′ 48″ north

Longitude

-1.78471° or 1° 47′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C5W3678+74

OpenStreetMap ID

node 765762084

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Twelve Apostles and Bunster Hill.

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