| there's a cosy restaurant and bar with a fireplace and an old-world atmosphere, as well as a warmly decorated lounge. set in a brick-and-timber former jail dating from 1780, this quaint b&b is 6 miles from wollaton hall's 16th-century elizabethan country house, and 8 miles from nottingham castle's art museum in a ducal mansion. some rooms have fireplaces. . the individually decorated rooms feature classic furnishings and country-style decor, and come with free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities
Manchester Airport 1 hr 45
Crich Tramway Village (30 min)
Restored period village with historic facades and the National Tram Museum's collection of vehicles. Newstead Abbey (32 min)
Water-features fill the 300-acre grounds of this dissolved monastery and home of Byron's ancestors. National Justice Museum (28 min)
Penal system history tracing local legal institutions back to the 1780s, with interactive tours. Midland Railway - Butterley (22 min)
Steam railway dedicated to the old Midland line, offering round trips, picnics and theme days. Nottingham Contemporary (29 min)
Elegant building sunk into a sandstone cliff with modern art galleries, a learning area and a cafe. Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park (19 min)
16th-century, English Renaissance style mansion housing natural history museum, set in parkland. City of Caves (29 min)
Cave network attraction under the city that has been adapted by man since Anglo-Saxon times. Arboretum (23 min)
Victorian park with collection of more than 800 trees, some of which planted when it opened in 1852. Nottingham Natural History Museum (19 min) Derwent Valley Mills (28 min)
18th-century heritage site of the 1st water-powered textile mills, now home to several museums. Attenborough Nature Reserve (23 min)
226-hectare reserve with a visitor centre, ponds & bird hides, along with trails & picnic tables. Derby Museum & Art Gallery (23 min)
Free entry to modern space with collections on regional natural and military history and fine art. Nottingham Castle, Museum & Art Gallery (25 min)
Mansion with displays on local history, decorative items and work by renowned international artists. Wollaton Park (18 min)
500 acres of grassland, wetlands & woodlands surrounding Wollaston Hall, known for deer sightings. Kedleston Hall (30 min)
18th-century country house with Robert Adam interiors and outdoor theatre/cinema in the summer. | 
