Theres is a stunning seven-mile walk just an hour’s drive from Nottingham, and Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy is reportedly a fan of the area because it’s so beautiful
The views are absolutely stunning and walkers adore the views (Stock Image)(Image: AndrewMowbray via Getty Images)
Just an hour’s drive from Nottingham lies one of the Peak District’s most spectacular walking routes, and if the rumours are true then even TV’s Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy is also a fan.
The walk takes in Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill, a dramatic pair of peaks in the Derbyshire Dales that together form what locals and walkers have long called the Sleeping Dragon — or the Dragon’s Back. One glance at their jagged ridgelines rising above the surrounding moorland, and it is not hard to see how they earned the name. The circular route stretches seven miles in total, starting and finishing in the pretty village of Longnor.
Most walkers complete it in around two and a half hours, though the pace is entirely your own. From rolling fields on the outskirts of Longnor, the path leads you towards the Dragon’s Back, where the real adventure begins.
Parkhouse Hill comes first. The ascent is steep, genuinely steep, and walkers are advised to stick carefully to the path at all times.
TikTok user @walkinggirll, who shared the route with her followers, admitted in her caption that she resorted to sliding down parts of it on her bottom.
But the reward at the top is more than worth the effort, with sweeping views across open countryside stretching out in every direction.
From Parkhouse Hill, the ridge path continues across to Chrome Hill, where you can pause and look back across the full length of the route you have already conquered.
The descent from Chrome Hill brings you back down towards a road, which leads you through fields and tracks and eventually back into Longnor.
After seven miles of moorland walking, you will have well and truly earned a sit-down – and fortunately, the Moorland Cafe is on hand to deliver. The user declared it served up the “best cookie ever,” with treats priced at a very reasonable £1.50 each.
She also praised the staff as “sublime” and described the homemade food as “incredible.” It is the kind of finishing line that makes the whole thing worthwhile.
The area shot to wider fame through its appearance in the final series of Peaky Blinders, with the Derbyshire hills providing the backdrop for some of the show’s most memorable and emotional closing scenes.
Tommy Shelby is seen camped in the hills with his horse and wagon, saying farewell to his family and confronting a life-changing revelation about his terminal tuberculosis diagnosis.
The Peak District had long been familiar territory for the Peaky Blinders production, but those concluding episodes cemented Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill as truly iconic locations.
The TikTok user captured the connection perfectly in her caption: “A stunning walk that features at the end of the Peaky Blinders series. It makes it even more special knowing Cillian Murphy once enjoyed this view too.