However, there are a number of campsites near Mam Tor and Castleton that accommodate vehicles. This might give you the option of taking a longer walk for sunrise and returning to your campsite for breakfast before you checkout.īelow are some Mam Tor sunrises captured by the members of our Derbyshire and Peak District walking group. If you wanted to avoid the early start and journey to Mam Tor, it is worth bearing in mind that as with the rest of the Peak District, staying in your vehicle overnight on the road or a car park is prohibited.

There are a number of legitimate alternatives for parking at Mam Tor that are further afield to avoid attracting the attention of traffic wardens who regularly patrol the area. If you arrive and find Mam Nick car park is full, you will need to head north and try to grab one of the few layby spots on the road, but that will add to your journey and take you further away from Mam Tor.ĭo not park on the double yellow lines in the area, even on the grass that is off the road, as you will almost certainly return to a parking ticket. We would recommend that you arrive well in advance of sunrise. Here are some of the images (in chronological order).You will need take into account your driving time to Mam Nick and the walk to the summit from the car park (the average time is 30-45 minutes depending on your ability). The best possible scenario ensued and we all stood for at least two hours, with little conversation, photographing the fog washed valley below. We all silently hoped it would stick around for the sunrise, knowing there’s always a chance the winds could pick up or the temperatures change in such a way when the sunrises, it just disappears. A landscape photographers dream, the ever-elusive temperature inversion was right there. Our group set off up Mam Tor in the darkness and upon reaching the summit, looked down into the Hope Valley to see a low hanging fog in the valley, street lights glowing underneath. Having never photographed in the Peak District before, I jumped at the chance. I attended a workshop hosted by Canon back in November of 2017.

Driving down the motorway at 3 am towards the Peak District I found myself questioning why I was doing this and whether it was worth it.

Mam tor sunrise