Hope

Inns and old routes

The Cheshire Cheese Inn stands on Edale Road at the foot of Lose Hill. The inn says its name recalls Cheshire salt carriers who stopped here overnight and paid for lodging in cheese. Look in the lower room for the old cheese hooks. Today it offers real ale, home-cooked food and rooms for walkers.

The Woodroffe Arms is a village local on Castleton Road, with outdoor seating, a welcome for dogs and walkers, and cask beers from nearby breweries.

The Old Hall and the Great Ridge

The Old Hall Hotel sits in Hope's Market Place, with a pub, rooms and Granny May's tea rooms. Historic England lists the hotel at Grade II and dates the listed building to the late 18th century.

The published Great Ridge circuit starts in Castleton. It climbs Mam Tor, follows the ridge by Hollins Cross and Back Tor to Lose Hill Pike, then returns to Castleton. The 6½-mile walk can be extended to eight miles by continuing through Hope and following the riverside route back. The ridge gives views across the Edale and Hope valleys.

Valley landmarks and St Peter's

In the valley below the ridges, Peakshole Water meets the River Noe at Hope, with Win Hill and Lose Hill rising to the north.

The Church of St Peter is Grade I listed. Inside are a 12th-century font bowl, a pulpit dated 1652 and a painted hymn board dated 1806. Just south of the church stands an 11th-century cross-shaft carved with Saxon interlace and paired figures.

A thousand years of Hope

Hope appears in the Domesday Book with a priest and a church. Its recorded annual value was £10 6s in 1086, compared with £30 in 1066.

Arriving for local traditions

Hope Show brings sheepdog trials, horses, livestock and vintage vehicles to the village on August Bank Holiday Monday. Hope also maintains a well-dressing tradition.