Manchester Airport 56 min
Peak Cavern (30 min) Enter the UK's largest cave entrance for guided tours of cave network with unusual rock formations. The Roaches (20 min) Wind-carved outcrop of gritstone in Peak District National Park, with trails, rock climbing & views. Haddon Hall (33 min) This stately home has a grand Tudor hall and Elizabethan gardens. National Trust - Lyme (38 min) Imposing house, used as Pemberley in TV's Pride and Prejudice, with 1300-acre estate and deer park. Speedwell Cavern (25 min) Boat tours of 18th-century lead-mining caverns 450m below ground and a huge subterranean lake. Chatsworth House (28 min) Lavish stately home with noted art collection, plus a playground and farmyard in the lush grounds. Peveril Castle (28 min) Square keep built on a hilltop by Henry II in 1176, with visitor centre and picnic area. Peak District National Park (17 min) Large year-round recreation area encompassing villages, museums, hiking trails & camping. Kinder Scout (44 min) Scenic national park peak at over 2,000 ft., surrounded by moorland with waterfalls & rock features. The Pavilion Gardens (9 min) Restored gardens with a botanical conservatory, events and fairs, live bands and an arts centre. Ladybower Reservoir (36 min) Reservoir bordered by scenic countryside & trails for easy to challenging nature walks & hikes. Mam Tor (25 min) Landmark hill & hiking spot popular with families, known for its striking valley panoramas. Poole's Cavern & Buxton Country Park (9 min) Tours of natural underground limestone caves, plus a park with picnic areas & wooded trails. Blue John Cavern (25 min) Illuminated limestone caves with marine fossils, bones, Blue John mineral mines plus a craft shop. |