Upper Derwent Valley

In the heart of the stunning Peak District National Park, the Derwent, Howden and Ladybower Reservoirs make up the Upper Derwent Valley. Upper Derwent Valley was created in the early 20th Century to provide 10,000 million gallons of water for the growing urban population in the East Midlands and South Yorkshire. There are the flooded villages of Derwent and Ashopton –when water levels are low, you may get a glimpse of the village remains. The Derwent, Howden, and Ashopton Resevoirs were once the training site of the famous Dambusters Squadron.