It is immediately downstream along the River Wye from the small town of Bakewell and much of its land is owned by Haddon Hall, a medieval and Tudor building largely rendered in stone.

In the east, before flowing into Rowsley, the Wye is at 106 m, which is similar to the Hall at the centre of the civil parish.

It is astride the A6, which is not a dual carriageway in most of Derbyshire and is a hilly route across the Pennines, without major sections of cutting or embankment compared to the motorway and train network which provides higher speed.

The Monsal Trail is a track that runs directly along the valley floor to north Derbyshire, past Haddon Hall very closely, passing through its grounds.

The nearest railway is across the small town of Rowsley on Peak Rail, a steam and heritage diesel service chiefly for tourists and visitors.