Manchester Airport 1 hr 21
Mercia Marina (12 min)
Contemporary country-style cottages with private patios overlooking the marina plus free parking. Rosliston Forestry Centre (19 min)
Modern cabins offering kitchens and terraces with BBQs, plus walking trails and outdoor activities. National Forest Adventure Farm (10 min)
Adventure play park with sports areas and go-karts. Onsite casual restaurant using local produce. Ashby de la Zouch Castle (30 min)
15th-century castle, now English Heritage, with Civil War history, a tower and underground passages. CONKERS (26 min)
Family-friendly centre in the National Forest with play areas, discovery zones and an amphitheatre. National Trust - Sudbury Hall and the Museum of Childhood (16 min)
Ornately crafted 17th-century country manor also housing toys and interactive displays on childhood. National Memorial Arboretum (Alrewas, Staffordshire) (19 min)
Expansive woodland area with memorials and thousands of trees in honour of those fallen in service. Derby Cathedral (20 min)
CofE gothic cathedral with 16th-century tower that opens monthly for the 189-step climb to its roof. Tutbury Castle (8 min)
Ruins of a historic medieval site with a Tudor garden, ghost hunts and paranormal events programme. National Trust - Calke Abbey (28 min)
Unrestored NT property vividly showing an estate in decline, with walled gardens and orangery. The National Brewery Centre (8 min)
Guided tours explore British brewing, with shire horses, vintage vehicles and beer samples. THE NATIONAL FOREST CO (27 min)
Forest, cycling, reservoir, and outdoor recreation Derby Museum & Art Gallery (19 min)
Free entry to modern space with collections on regional natural and military history and fine art. Kedleston Hall (23 min)
18th-century country house with Robert Adam interiors and outdoor theatre/cinema in the summer. Markeaton Park (21 min)
Public space with a craft village, gardens, boating lake, kids' play area plus sporting facilities. | 
