traditional rooms are individually decorated and feature en suite bathrooms, tea and coffeemaking facilities, and satellite tv. they also offer 24-hour room service. suites add 4-poster water beds and soaking tubs. the upscale european restaurant has a courtyard, and there are 2 meeting/event rooms. in a classic stone building on the main street of a rural town, this intimate hotel and restaurant is 8 miles from the heights of abraham (hilltop park reached by cable car) and 10 miles from hardwick hall (16th-century manor). check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am Manchester Airport 1 hr 32
Gulliver's Kingdom (19 min) Theme park aimed at children aged 2-13, with rides, attractions dinosaur area and family discounts. Crich Tramway Village (11 min) Restored period village with historic facades and the National Tram Museum's collection of vehicles. Peak District Mining Museum (17 min) Grand building in a scenic limestone gorge, with interactive exhibits including climbing shafts. Black Rocks (22 min) Outcrop of Ashover grit, reached by a short, but steep climb from the car park, with superb views. Cromford Mills (17 min) 1800s water-powered cotton mill offering guided tours & a visitor centre with shops & cafes. National Trust - Hardwick (24 min) Architecturally advanced 16th-century country house with notable tapestry and needlework collection. Newstead Abbey (32 min) Water-features fill the 300-acre grounds of this dissolved monastery and home of Byron's ancestors. Derwent Valley Mills (18 min) 18th-century heritage site of the 1st water-powered textile mills, now home to several museums. Heights of Abraham (18 min) Hilltop park reached by cable car, with cavern tours, walking trails, fossil exhibitions and cafe. Midland Railway - Butterley (12 min) Steam railway dedicated to the old Midland line, offering round trips, picnics and theme days. Chatsworth House (30 min) Lavish stately home with noted art collection, plus a playground and farmyard in the lush grounds. Carsington Water (34 min) Picturesque reservoir offering a visitor center, restaurant, multi-use trails & water sport rentals. Haddon Hall (33 min) This stately home has a grand Tudor hall and Elizabethan gardens. Peak Rail (16 min) Bolsover Castle (25 min) Intricately decorated romantic castle with discovery centre and extensive scenic grounds and a cafe. |