Peak Sightseer - open top bus tour

The Peak Sightseer open top buses has stopped running for the season. Thank you to all of our customers who used the Peak Sightseer this year - back in 2025!

There are two Peak Sightseer routes -  Red route and Blue route, so you can see even more of the Peak District National Park from an open top bus!

Visit some of the Peak District’s most popular destinations with stops including Castleton, Chatsworth, Bakewell, Bamford, Padley Gorge, Hathersage, the Monsal Trail and more.  

Peak Sightseer Routes 

Peak Sightseer Red route 

The open top bus travels one way in a loop with stops at:

• Chatsworth House
• Pilsley for the Chatsworth Estate Farm Shop
• Hassop Station for the Monsal Trail
• Bakewell Bakewell Road for the town centre
• Ashford in the Water for Ashford Arms

Peak Sightseer Blue route - now back to original route!

Buses on the Peak Sightseer Blue route go between Chatsworth House and Blue John Cavern using the same route in both directions. The route has stops at:

• Chatsworth House
• Baslow Nether End for Baslow Edge
• Calver Sough
• Grindleford
• Longshaw Lodge for Padley Gorge and the Longshaw Estate.
• Hathersage for Stanage Edge.
• Bamford for Bamford Edge and Ladybower if you’re a keen walker.
• Hope for Lose Hill.
• Castleton for Peveril Castle.
• Blue John Cavern for Mam Tor.

Peak Sightseer from Chesterfield and Sheffield

There will be open top buses running directly from Chesterfield and South Sheffield (Lowedges, Woodseats, Abbeydale, Millhouses, Totley, Ecclesall and Fox House) in a morning and return journeys towards Chesterfield and South Sheffield in an evening. Find out more information including bus times by clicking the links below:

Have you been on the Peak Sightseer yet? Let others know about your experience by leaving a review on Trip Advisor here. 

The service is part-funded by Derbyshire County Council with government backed BSIP funding.