The route will include key stops at Castleton, Hope, and Fairholmes visitor centre in the Derwent Valley. In addition to a flexible hop-on, hop-off service, the Explorer continues to feature an audio commentary of the area's rich natural and cultural history, from its extensive cave network and wildlife to the Dambusters of the Derwent Valley.

The Hope Valley Explorer aims to reduce car journeys within the National Park during its busiest season as well as the school summer and autumn holidays. Ticket prices are frozen at 2019 rates, starting at £4 for a single journey and including a £6 return and a £12 family ticket. For the first time, space for two bikes will also be available on the service - via racks - on a first-come, first-served basis. In line with government guidance, Stagecoach and the Peak District National Park encourage people to continue wearing face coverings when using the service. The Peak District National Park has again partnered with regional operators Stagecoach to offer the service across weekends and bank holidays throughout the summer, with onward links via bus and train to Sheffield, Manchester, and Chesterfield.Īlthough the route will no longer stop at Edale, larger capacity buses will be used to allow more visitors to benefit from the service and provide traveller confidence following the impact of Covid-19.

High Peak MP Robert Largan has welcomed the return of the Hope Valley Explorer to the Peak District from Saturday 24 July.įollowing a successful pilot season in 2019, which the High Peak MP supported, the service was paused during the Covid-19 restrictions of 2020 but will now operate from 24 July to 30 October this year.

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