Manchester Airport 1 hr 27
Peak District Mining Museum (12 min) grand building in a scenic limestone gorge with interactive exhibits including climbing shafts. Cromford Mills (11 min) 1800s water-powered cotton mill offering guided tours & a visitor centre with shops & cafes. Derwent Valley Mills (8 min) 18th-century heritage site of the 1st water-powered textile mills now home to several museums. Carsington Water (20 min) picturesque reservoir offering a visitor center restaurant multi-use trails & water sport rentals. Kedleston Hall (24 min) 18th-century country house with robert adam interiors and outdoor theatre/cinema in the summer. National Trust - Hardwick (35 min) architecturally advanced 16th-century country house with notable tapestry and needlework collection. Dovedale (43 min) scenic valley & nature reserve with a wooded ravine iconic limestone formations & walking paths. Ambergate (8 min) Masson Mills Museum (11 min) richard arkwright s 1783 cotton mill with a working textile museum shopping village and restaurant. Black Rocks (8 min) outcrop of ashover grit reached by a short but steep climb from the car park with superb views. Chatsworth House (34 min) lavish stately home with noted art collection plus a playground and farmyard in the lush grounds. Heights Of Abraham (15 min) hilltop park reached by cable car with cavern tours walking trails fossil exhibitions and cafe. Gulliver S Kingdom (13 min) theme park aimed at children aged 2-13 with rides attractions dinosaur area and family discounts. Haddon Hall (36 min) this stately home has a grand tudor hall and elizabethan gardens. Peak Rail (17 min) |