Manchester Airport 1 hr 27
Gulliver S Kingdom (14 min.) theme park aimed at children aged 2-13 with rides attractions dinosaur area and family discounts. Cromford Mills (13 min.) 1800s water-powered cotton mill offering guided tours & a visitor centre with shops & cafes. Heights Of Abraham (13 min.) hilltop park reached by cable car with cavern tours walking trails fossil exhibitions and cafe. Black Rocks (17 min.) outcrop of ashover grit reached by a short but steep climb from the car park with superb views. Crich Tramway Village (6 min.) restored period village with historic facades and the national tram museum s collection of vehicles. Jug And Glass (8 min) Matlock Bath (13 min) Whatstandwell (8 min) Peak District Mining Museum (13 min.) grand building in a scenic limestone gorge with interactive exhibits including climbing shafts. Derwent Valley Mills (16 min.) 18th-century heritage site of the 1st water-powered textile mills now home to several museums. Matlock (12 min) Peak Rail (12 min.) Midland Railway - Butterley (17 min.) steam railway dedicated to the old midland line offering round trips picnics and theme days. Haddon Hall (29 min.) this stately home has a grand tudor hall and elizabethan gardens. Masson Mills Museum (14 min.) richard arkwright s 1783 cotton mill with a working textile museum shopping village and restaurant. Dovedale (50 min) scenic valley & nature reserve with a wooded ravine iconic limestone formations & walking paths. National Trust - Hardwick (32 min) architecturally advanced 16th-century country house with notable tapestry and needlework collection. Carsington Water (30 min) picturesque reservoir offering a visitor center restaurant multi-use trails & water sport rentals. |