Great British Holiday Places - Dronfield In The Peak District
To the north east of Derbyshire is the quaint town of Dronfield. The town is situated halfway between the city of Sheffield to the north and Chesterfield further south.
Dronfield has an ideal location and is the envy of many other towns and cities across the UK with an absolute plethora of breathtaking natural beauty in all directions.
With the Peak District in close proximity on the one hand, many local Derbyshire beauty spots close by on the other, the Pennines a short drive away, and if you really want the hustle and bustle of city life you have the eighth largest and also the highest city in England right on your doorstep what more could you possibly ask for.
Dronfield is therefore ideally placed as a base for Peak District holidays or for exploring the local region
It is said that the name of the town originally derives from the open land where there are many Drones(male bees) although this could possibly be just a quaint old wives tale as well.
The town is bordered on the west side by beautiful open countryside adjoining the Peak District National Park approximately three miles away which by all accounts is the most visited national park in the world..
Although the town, over the last 30 years, has grown immensely, from the traditional fine old buildings of outstanding quality and beauty that make ideal Peak District luxury hotels and Peak District holiday cottages, to a mixture of today’s modern housing it still retains an olde worlde ambience not found in many modern cities
Due to it location, it is no wonder that township has possibly the largest privately owned housing estate in North East Derbyshire, but yet is still maintained to keep the high quality of the town.
Given its close proximity to the city of Sheffield, Dronfield has great appeal to the commuting workforce looking for residence outside the cities boundaries in a more rural location, but Dronfield has been under threat more recently to merge or come under the jurisdiction of Sheffield itself and even the county of South Yorkshire.
For the Dronfield residents this was totally unacceptable, and it is in the main thanks to the efforts of the local community a proposal was turned down to try and merge Dronfield, into Sheffield which caused a sigh of relief all round
Thankfully, all the lovely old traditions remain a part of Derbyshire, and will be enjoyed by the future generations growing up.