BAKEWELL

 Very nice market town, on the main A6 road from Nottingham to Buxton and beyond. Bakewell is, of course, famous for the Bakewell Pudding and Bakewell Tart. Legend has it that the town's famous Bakewell Pudding was created by mistake by a local cook in the mid-19th century. Today her delectable 'jam tart that went wrong' can be sampled at various bakeries and cafés and posted virtually anywhere in the world!

It's the biggest town in the Peak District National Park, but that doesn't by any means mean it is big! It was thinly disguised as 'Lambton' in Jane Austen's literary classic Pride and Prejudice

There's a very pretty walk along the river Wye, which is crossed on the very edge of the town centre, by a beautiful bridge originally built c.1300.

Several Bakewell bakeries claim to produce the original Bakewell Pudding. Perhaps none has a better claim than The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop on The Square, which has been selling the puddings since 1865.
The shop was founded by Mrs Wilson, wife of a tallow candle maker, who bought the original recipe and launched the shop from the 17th-century building her family rented from the Dukes of Rutland. All puddings are hand-made, using the still-secret recipe. There is also a traditional Bakewell Tart, made with cake crumbs.