Manchester Airport 34 min
Dovestone Reservoir (29 min) Hedged by verdant hills, this expansive reservoir features a jogging path & grassy picnic areas. Derwent Reservoir (33 min) Manmade lake featuring walking & cycling paths with dam views & a visitor center with a cafe. Mam Tor (27 min) Landmark hill & hiking spot popular with families, known for its striking valley panoramas. National Trust - Lyme (32 min) Imposing house, used as Pemberley in TV's Pride and Prejudice, with 1300-acre estate and deer park. Peveril Castle (33 min) Square keep built on a hilltop by Henry II in 1176, with visitor centre and picnic area. Ladybower Reservoir (26 min) Reservoir bordered by scenic countryside & trails for easy to challenging nature walks & hikes. Manchester Art Gallery (33 min) Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. Peak District National Park (21 min) Large year-round recreation area encompassing villages, museums, hiking trails & camping. Kinder Scout (46 min) Scenic national park peak at over 2,000 ft., surrounded by moorland with waterfalls & rock features. National Football Museum (38 min) More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. The Whitworth (33 min) Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. Blue John Cavern (28 min) Illuminated limestone caves with marine fossils, bones, Blue John mineral mines plus a craft shop. Bleaklow (11 min) Peat-covered moorland in High Peak Estate, with wreckage of a historic military aircraft & memorial. Peak Cavern (35 min) Enter the UK's largest cave entrance for guided tours of cave network with unusual rock formations. Speedwell Cavern (30 min) Boat tours of 18th-century lead-mining caverns 450m below ground and a huge subterranean lake. |