A popular walk takes hikers between two picturesque English villages, with stunning mountain views along the way.

The trail begins at Hope, a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, located where the River Noe and Peakshole Water meet, as per Visit Peak District.

Close to where the trail starts is the Cheshire Cheese Inn, a 16th-century dining pub offering real ale, home cooked food, open fires, and cosy accommodation.

The village itself has a long history, and was mentioned in the Doomsday book as having both a priest and a church, the only one in North Derbyshire mentioned in the historic manuscript record, according to the Castleton Historical Society.

It’s present church, St Peter’s is Grade I-listed and dates from the 14th and 15th centuries, replete with gargoyles.

From Hope, more experienced hikers can take in the splendour of the local landscape on the Hope to Edale walk.

According to The Telegraph, the 6.5mile trail is “one of the Peak District’s most popular walks” linking the “two comely Dark Peak villages”, both of which it notes are “well served by trains and tea shops”.

The outlet, which named the trail as one of the “best hikes in Britain, describes it as “neither too long nor too short, with a pleasing amount of challenge”. Walk Midlands classes the route as “hard”, while All Trails.com says on its website that it’s “considered a moderately challenging route”.

Recent visitors warned not to underestimate it, with one user who left a comment on All Trails in January writing: “Very busy trail, lovely views but can be very dangerous in icy weather and should not be underestimated just because it is accessible.”

The route is said to offer stunning views,  “From the Great Ridge – linking Lose Hill, Back Tor, Hollins Cross and 517m-high Mam Tor (AKA the “Shivering Mountain”),” The Telegraph says, adding that hikers are able to see “right over the Hope Valley and Edale” to Kinder Scout, a nearby moorland plateau and National Nature Reserve.

According to the outlet, the walk takes between three-and-a-half and four hours to complete, though there’s another well-regarded pub is Edale where you can take the weigh off after.

Close to Edale station is the Rambler Inn, a “roaring fires in every room”, home cooked food served every day till late and a selection of local cask ales, according to its website.

The pub describes itself as “the perfect place to kick back those boots and relax after a hard day’s walk”.