Surprise View Seat
Hathersage, Peak District, Derbyshire, England
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Roadside viewpoint seating over the Hope Valley and Longshaw Estate, especially atmospheric at sunset. The viewpoint coordinate is approximate.
Bench Score breakdown
Trail intel
Shared by walkers to plan the day, never to change the Bench Score
Just as important as the Bench Score, and often the deciding factor on the day — but none of it is a judgement on the view, so it stays out of the Bench Score.
The view is the whole Bench Score. Average of 2 scores submitted. How Bench Scores work
Point A to point B
- A · Start of the walk
- Surprise View car park
- Find the three words for this start point
- 53.32160, -1.62950
Trail at a glance
- Walk
- about 25 min each way, from the person who found it
- Grade
- Easy strollwhat this means
- Start & parking
- Surprise View car park · Parking is immediately beside the viewpoint off the A6187; check signage.
- Fees & access
- Viewpoint sources: Great Britain Guide and Peak District waymarking. Limited wheelchair access and no toilets on site. · Walkers on foot
- Route data
- Part-mapped
Know before you go
- Viewpoint sources: Great Britain Guide and Peak District waymarking. Limited wheelchair access and no toilets on site.
- Exposed in wind, with uneven moorland beyond the formal viewpoint.
Community-submitted, so check it yourself before you go. Read the disclaimer
Most of the walk is on recorded paths, but the last stretch is unmapped ground. Treat the timings as a range.
The dashed line is straight from A to B — check the walking directions for the real path. P marks parking.
Every step of the walk
About 25 min each way — from the person who found this bench
Plotting the footpath route…
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Parking near the start
Looking for car parks…
Parking notes from the person who found it
Parking is immediately beside the viewpoint off the A6187; check signage.
Car parks come from OpenStreetMap and may be out of date — check signage on the day. In the UK, pay-by-phone bays (RingGo and similar) are usually signed at the bay rather than mapped, so look for the location code on the sign.
Landmarks along the way
- 1Viewpoint path — Short path from the roadside car park
What the walk is really like
Seasons and conditions: Exposed in wind, with uneven moorland beyond the formal viewpoint.
Before you go
Viewpoint sources: Great Britain Guide and Peak District waymarking. Limited wheelchair access and no toilets on site.
Told to us by the person who submitted this bench — double-check anything seasonal.
What people said
Editorial starting score using the global view scale; community ratings will refine it.
Best Bench HQ · 17 Sep 2026
Editorial starting score using the global view scale; community ratings will refine it.
Best Bench HQ · 17 Sep 2026
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