Tourism Disadvantages on Castleton

• Castleton is highly popular, receiving over 2 million visitors per year. Problems with this may include

  • litter
  • traffic congestion - especially during summer/weekends. not enough parking, congestion spoils the village
  • footpath erosion from overuse - e.g. near Mam Tor
  • conflict with other land users - e.g. farmers and walkers
• How are tourism problems being handled?

  Footpath erosion - resurfacing paths in local stone or re-routing certain paths to reduce the impact of erosion

  Litter - an increase in litter bins planted around the village
• What problems are caused by industry in the area?


  cement works:

  • south-east of Castleton. uses limestone quarried nearby.
  • it poses as an eyesore (visual pollution).
  • contributes to noise pollution from trucks transporting limestone and the quarry mining
  • dust is blown from the works and the trucks