Hartington Village Trail

You can purchase a beautifully illustrated Hartington Village Trail map at various shops in the village, or you can download the trail map for free online. You can then keep this on your phone as a file to refer to or print it out to use as a map.

A printed map makes for a lovely keepsake to remember your fun adventures in the Peak District National Park and relive those family memories. 

As well as a map of the village, the trail leaflet also includes a description of each stop, telling you more about it, its history, and its importance to the village. Children will love helping Detective Duck investigate Hartington.

There are also trivia questions for each location. You can find the answers at the end of the leaflet – but no peeking until you’ve completed the trail!

There are also activities on the map for children, such as drawing some of the fossils that can be found at The Village Pump. The pump drew water from the well before the village had mains water, and there’s a nearby information panel mounted on limestone, the main rock type in this area of the Peak District. Here’s where you can spot the fossils of sea creatures from millions of years ago.

The map itself has been illustrated by Courtney Slack, but you’ll also find drawings by local school children. Keep your eyes peeled as there are some mischievous mice hiding throughout the leaflet!

There are 11 different points of interest on the Hartington Village Trail. These include pubs like the Devonshire Arms, the famous Hartington Cheese Shop, outdoor trails, and interesting buildings like St Giles Church.

There is even a stop at our very own YHA Hartington Hall! Some parts of the building date back to around 1350, and it has an interesting history with lots of rebuilding and renovations over the years, before it was leased to YHA in the 1930s, and we eventually bought the building.

Some of the stops are buildings, shops, or businesses that you can go into and learn more about, whereas others are landmarks for you to view from the outside.

The Hartington Village Trail can really take as long as you want it to. You can spend a whole day in Hartington, discovering the shops and the village streets, or you could have a quick whiz around the village to get your bearings when you arrive.

You could also stop for a meal in one of the cafes or pubs along the trail. Try the Hartington Farm Shop & Café for breakfast, lunch, or a cake and a cuppa.

You don’t need to complete the stops in order, and you can explore beyond the stops noted on the map. Simply use the illustrated map as a guide to find your way around the village.

The Hartington Village Trail is predominantly a walking trail and so may not be accessible to everyone. Hartington is an historic village with some narrow footpaths and some areas where there is no footpath. Some of the shops and buildings may also be difficult to access for people with mobility issues.