Samantha Priestly, novelist
Winnats Pass in High Peak is a local beauty spot, great for picnics. I love the spooky atmosphere: it's supposedly haunted by the ghosts of two young lovers who'd eloped and were murdered by robbers in one of the little caves. I spent my own wedding night at the nearby Rising Sun in Bamford, an 18th-century inn with beautiful rooms.
• The Rising Sun

Danny Anderson, fundraiser for Friends of the Peak District
Bakewell's famous for its pudding and farmer's market (on the last Saturday of every month). But for something different, take a "sidecar safari" from Bakewell and see the local sights from a motorcycle sidecar. The service is run by a nice chap who was awarded an Environmental Quality Mark by the Peak District National Park Authority.
• Sidecar Safari

Nicky Doubleday Wilson, teacher at Hope Valley College
Sangams Indian restaurant in Hathersage is an absolute gem and quite unexpected in the middle of the Derbyshire countryside. The chicken jalfrezi is always done to perfection and the onion bhajis are a flatter variety, packed with taste. It's the funniest balti restaurant too; the waiters always make my 80-year-old dad giggle.
• Sangams Balti Restaurant & Takeaway

John Waterhouse, musician
In the south of the Peak District, the Roaches is one of the most beautiful spots on the planet. With rugged terrain, it's great for walking, birdwatching and fell running. I used to teach hang-gliding there on the nursery slopes, where the farmers give permission for paragliding and hang-gliding.
• Peak Soaring Association

Sara Birkinshaw, events director at Walk for All
As a youngster, my parents took me to Speedwell Cavern in Castleton, and I still love it. After walking down some steep steps, you can take an amazing boat trip through the cavern. It's a unique experience all year round, only closing when the cave occasionally gets flooded.
• Speedwell Cavern

Jim Mothersele, manager of Colemans shop and deli
When the kids have been well behaved, there's a lovely little toy shop in Baslow called Five Little Ducks where you're guaranteed to find something to go away with, whether it's a traditional wooden dolls' house or a tambourine. Along the road, a little bridge goes over the river Derwent where you can feed some real ducks.
• Five Little Ducks

Andrew Churchman, restorer of listed and historic buildings
The family-friendly Bulls Head, on the outskirts of Belper, has been taken over by a new couple and they've transformed it. The themed Thursday evenings are really special if you enjoy food. We tried lots of different sausages from local suppliers at the last one. And the Shottle Farm Brewery beer, made by the landlord, is a treat.
• The Bull's Head

Sue Daniel, artistic director of Cotton Grass Theatre
Designed by English architect Frank Matcham, Buxton Opera House is at its most beautiful at night, when the stained-glass portico is illuminated. Buxton supports local writers and artists; we put on a play there called Thin Air, inspired by the history of flight and associated ghost stories in the Peak District, by local children's author Berlie Doherty.
• Buxton Opera House

Liam McCabe, course manager of Go Ape Buxton
My staff members are mad about climbing and we often head to Horseshoe Quarry for a climbing party on someone's birthday. It's popular with sports climbers and free of charge to climb there. You can even climb at sunset, which is an extreme experience, although you feel quite safe.
• British Mountaineering Society