The Peak District is an upland region of Midland and Northern England which encompasses a large part of Derbyshire plus parts of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Yorkshire. The Peak District is an area of great natural beauty with rugged, peat-covered moorlands and magnificent limestone dales, plus picturesque villages and some interesting towns. It is the location of Britain's first National Park - the Peak District National Park, which is the the world's second most visited National Park.