Castleton Project.

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CASTLETON PROJECT                                                                  01/05/07

CASTLETON PROJECT

Where is Castleton?

Castleton is located in the Peak District National Park; it lies towards the north of the National Park. It is 10 miles from Buxton and 16 miles from Sheffield and 27 miles from Stockport. Around half of the population of England live within 60 miles of the Peak Park.

Castleton has many human and natural attractions. These include:

  • Caverns
  • Pevril Castle
  • Mam Tor
  • Attractive Scenery

What problems do tourists cause around Castleton?

Castleton is a one of the Peak Districts most popular places. I think people like it because it has beautiful scenery and lots of different places to go to like the caverns, there are four caverns in Castleton: - Speedwell Cavern, Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern and Peak cavern. Castleton receives over 2 million visitors every year. This large number of tourist causes many problems in and around Castleton. These problems include -

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Litter is a big problem in Castleton as the bins are overflowing and some people just don’t use them.

Traffic Congestion is a problem in the village to both locals and visitors. There is a large car park, with space for coaches, and public toilets. On very busy days people just park wherever they want even in front of peoples gates.

There is footpath erosion in Castleton resulting from overuse. This is particularly the case around popular natural attractions such as Mam Tor and Winnats Pass.

There is often conflict with other land users e.g. farmers and walkers. Tourists often ...

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A lot of key points about different peoples perspectives given, covering both positive and negative elements. However, there is little flow or linkage throughout the report, with no links made between the intro, middle discussion, or conclusion. There is only a basic level of geographical terminology or theory/concepts. Some named examples and stats included, but these could be used more throughout as evidence to support points being made.