High Tor

High Tor: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit High Tor

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach High Tor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 53.12702, -1.55752. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near High Tor

• Heights of Abraham · park · Derby · ~1 km · Must-see
• St. John's Chapel · church · Derby · ~1 km · Must-see
• Peak District Mining Museum · museum · Derby · ~1 km · Must-see
• Riber Castle · fort · Derby · ~1 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Church · church · Derby · ~1 km · Must-see
• Church In The Peak · church · Derby · ~1 km · Must-see
• Gulliver's Kingdom · park · Derby · ~1 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Church · church · Derby · ~2 km · Must-see
• All Saints' · church · Derby · ~2 km · Must-see
• St James' Bonsall · church · Derby · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cromford Mills · museum · Derby · ~3 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity · church · Derby · ~3 km · Must-see
• Derwent Valley Heritage Way · trek · Derby · ~4 km · Must-see
• Christ Church, Lea & Holloway · church · Derby · ~4 km · Must-see
• National Stone Centre · museum · Derby · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church · church · Derby · ~6 km · Must-see
• St John The Baptist · church · Derby · ~7 km · Must-see
• Harboro Rocks · viewpoint · Derby · ~8 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of High Tor

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• Minninglow Hill · viewpoint · Derby · ~11 km · Must-see
• Harthill Moor · viewpoint · Derby · ~12 km · Must-see
• Aleck Low · viewpoint · Derby · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hawks Low · viewpoint · Derby · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wolfscote Hill · viewpoint · Derby · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dovedale · viewpoint · Derby · ~21 km · Must-see
• Thorpe Cloud · viewpoint · Derby · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gratton Hill · viewpoint · Derby · ~21 km · Must-see

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