Everyone has heard of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square, London and many people also know of The Nelson Monument on Calton Hill, Edinburgh.  But did you know that in the Peak District we have our own Nelson’s Monument? Not only that, nearby we also have the three historical British fighting ships of Victory, Defiance and Royal Soverin!

Take a walk onto Birchen Edge, one of the gritstone edges that the Dark Peak area is famous for.  The views are stunning and you can also up there find Nelson’s Monument and The Three Ships.  The monument was erected by a local business man called John Brightman in 1810 in honour of Admiral Lord Nelson following his victory and his death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.  This was some thirty years before the London Nelson’s Column was constructed.  The ‘ships’ are three large gritstone boulders which have had the words Victory, Defiance and Royal Soverin engraved on them like the names on the prow of the ships.

Well worth a visit!