Hope Valley College

Hope Valley College is an academy school. It is adjacent to the Peakshole Water, in the High Peak district. It provides education to pupils aged 11–16.

Type: School
Description: school in Derbyshire, UK
Address: Castleton Road, Hope Valley, S33 6SD

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peveril Castle and Hope railway station.

Peveril Castle

Photo: Darren Copley, CC BY 2.0.

Peveril Castle is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was the main settlement of the feudal barony of William Peverel, known as the Honour of Peverel, and was founded some time between the… Peveril Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Hope Valley College.

Hope railway station

Railway station

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hope railway station serves the villages of Hope and Brough in the Derbyshire Peak District of England, 14+3⁄4 miles west of Sheffield. The station lies between the two villages, Hope and Brough, around 0.6 miles east of Hope, and also serves Bradwell and Castleton; the latter being a notable tourist spot, famous for its caverns and the gemstone called Blue John. Hope railway station is situated 1 mile east of Hope Valley College.

Peak Cavern

Cave

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Peak Cavern, also known as the Devil's Arse, is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. Peakshole Water flows through and out of the cave, which has the largest natural cave entrance in Britain. Peak Cavern is situated 1¼ miles west of Hope Valley College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castleton and Aston.

Castleton

Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.

Castleton is a small town in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its two main claims to fame are the 12th-century Peveril Castle and a series of four show caves, where minerals including Blue John, unique to this area, have been mined.

Aston

Hamlet

Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aston is a village and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, located in the Peak District near Hope. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 100, increasing to 155 and including Ashopton in the Census 2011.

Bradwell

Village

Photo: Graham Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bradwell is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. The population in 2022 was 1,787. It lies south of the main body of the Hope Valley but is usually included among its settlements.