68 THE PEAK OF DEKBYSHIBE. 
Scenery by ■which this charming vale is distinguished’ ' 
sents .tself. The entrance is through a rock, -whie** 
been blasted for the puqrose of opening a convenie' 
sage ; — and here a scene which blends the constituent t 
entf 
ciples of the picturesque, the beautiful, and the sul 
Through the inrddl®. 
opens suddenly on the view. ... — 
narrow plain flo'W's the Derwent, overhung by a pr°‘ 
of luxuriant beeches and other drooping trees. Tn'' 
the east are gently rising grounds; and on the v/f’ ^ 
huge mural banks of tlie vale stretch along, the whh® ^ 
of the rock of which they are composed occasional!)' 
playing itself through the w’oody clothing of their sid*^ 
summits. This magnificent scenery is singularly coh 
by the manufactories and lodging-houses at the bott®'^ 
the vale. . 
To see this magic spot to the greatest advantage, it sf, 
be entered at its northern extremity, its beauties tfie*'^ 
ceeding each other in a proper gradation, and their 
and effect being rendered more impressive. T!'® i) 
attention is now attracted to the High Tor, a grai'‘*| 
stupendous rock, which appears like a vast abrupt "'‘1. 
limestone, and rises almost perpendicularly from the ^ 
to the height of upwards of 350 feet. The lower 
The lower p‘^ 
this majestic feature is shaded by yew-trees, elms,*'; 
and underwood of various foliage ; but the upper 
fifty or sixty yards, presents a rugged front of one 
mass of perpendicular rock. From its summit the 
a- 
seen in all its grandeur, diversified by woods of varioU’^,; 
and species. The -vinndings of the Derwent, tlie gf®; 
coloured rocks, and the white fronts of the houses. 
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somed amidst groves of trees which sprout froin ^ 
crevice of the precipices, give variety and animatio>* 
scene of wonderful beauty. 
CHEE TOB. 
In a romantic and deep hollow, near the little vil*^^( 
Wormhill, the river Wye flo’W's beneath this stup^'';( 
mass of rock, which rises perpendicularly more tl''"\|j> 
feet above its level. The channel of the river, 'V 
meanders at the base, is confined between huge 
limestone, having such a general correspondence of 
