There are many reasons to visit this beguiling corner of the Peak District<\/a>, not least for its many links to the Bront\u00ebs. <\/p> There are many connections with Charlotte Bront\u00eb in and around the village. She often came to Hathersage to stay with her friend Ellen Nussey and is thought to have based the town of \u201cMorton\u201d in Jane Eyre<\/em>\u00a0on Hathersage.\u00a0North Lees Hall\u00a0(private), a fine embattled Tudor tower house to the north-east of the village is thought to have been Charlotte\u2019s model for Thornfield Hall, Mr. Rochester\u2019s home.\u00a0<\/p> The Eyre family also features strongly in the beautiful brasses in the\u00a0Parish Church of St Michael, which is most famous for allegedly being the last resting place of Robin Hood\u2019s loyal henchman,\u00a0Little John. Outside the south door of the church between clipped yews is what is reputed to be his 13 foot long grave.\u00a0<\/p> If the weather is fine and you fancy a dip, then the popular open air\u00a0Hathersage Swimming Pool\u00a0<\/a>on Oddfellows Road in Hathersage is well worth a visit, and the\u00a0Outside\u00a0shop<\/a> on the main street is one of the finest outdoor stores in the country.<\/p> You can enjoy lunch or a coffee under the constantly changing lights of a working traffic light in the caf\u00e9 at the award-winning\u00a0David Mellor Design Museum <\/a>and Country Shop\u00a0just south of Hathersage.\u00a0<\/p>Charlotte Bront\u00eb and Hathersage<\/h2>
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Hathersage Pool<\/h2>