A gorgeous walking route will take up your whole morning and even leave you with time for a delicious lunch after. This spot is so popular that even Cillian Murphy loves it
Danielle Kate Wroe Senior Social News Reporter
08:10, 02 Aug 2026
If you're itching to don your sturdiest boots for a long walk in the Peak District, this walking spot may be perfect for you. And it's so loved that even Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy is a big fan too.
Walkers who find endless countryside rewarding will be so pleased when they do this stunning seven-mile walk, which will take on average around two and a half hours, depending on the pace you walk at. And foodies will be pleased to know there's a cafe you can visit at the end to refuel that sells delicious cakes and cookies.
TikTok user @walkinggirll asked: "Have you ever climbed across the Sleeping Dragon in the Peak District because this hill is named after exactly that and it's not hard to see why."
Parkhouse Hill and Chrome Hill get their nickname from their resemblance to a sleeping dragon among the gentler hills that surround them.
She explained they ended the walk by enjoying some "incredible homemade food," but before you get to enjoy that, there are seven miles to walk.
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You start the walk in Longnor by crossing fields, and then you "follow the road to the Dragon's back".
She said: "You'll climb the first of the two, Parkhouse Hill, and get stunning views looking out over the countryside below."
You should follow the path and be careful, as it's extremely steep. So steep she said in the caption she went down a lot of it on her bum.
Then you continue onto Chrome Hill, where you can "look back and see views of where you've climbed".
You then follow a path down, heading towards a road, which you'll follow back to Longnor, and they went back over fields and tracks, as she filmed some sheep on her route.
Then, it was lunchtime, and they headed to the Moorland Cafe, where she had the "best cookie ever," and described the people who work there as "sublime".
What's more, the cookies are just £1.50 each, which is incredibly cheap given the rave review the TikTok user shared about them.
In the caption of the video, she wrote: "A stunning walk that features at the end of the Peaky Blinders series. It makes it even more special knowing Cillian Murphy once enjoyed this view too."
Peaky Blinders was no stranger to using the Peak District as a filming location, but the final episodes of the show returned to the area to showcase Derbyshire's stunning Parkhouse Hill and Chrome Hill. Also known as the Dragon's Back, the two hills are today a very popular walk for visitors to the Peak District.
The final scenes of the iconic show saw Tommy Shelby with his horse and wagon, having set up camp in the Derbyshire hills, leaving his family for the last time. It is here that he makes a series-defining realisation about his terminal diagnosis of tuberculosis in iconic scenes.
But it's rumoured that Cillian Murphy enjoyed spending time in the beautiful location, and we can totally see why.