Manchester Airport 41 min
Poole's Cavern & Buxton Country Park (25 min) Tours of natural underground limestone caves, plus a park with picnic areas & wooded trails. Treak Cliff Cavern (24 min) Network of caverns with rare Blue John stone and stalactites, for guided tours and visitor centre. Peveril Castle (23 min) Square keep built on a hilltop by Henry II in 1176, with visitor centre and picnic area. National Trust - Lyme (22 min) Imposing house, used as Pemberley in TV's Pride and Prejudice, with 1300-acre estate and deer park. Lose Hill (33 min) Lush mount with an elevation of 476 m, part of a well-trodden hiking route across the Great Ridge. Ladybower Reservoir (37 min) Reservoir bordered by scenic countryside & trails for easy to challenging nature walks & hikes. Peak Cavern (25 min) Enter the UK's largest cave entrance for guided tours of cave network with unusual rock formations. Mam Tor (18 min) Landmark hill & hiking spot popular with families, known for its striking valley panoramas. Blue John Cavern (19 min) Illuminated limestone caves with marine fossils, bones, Blue John mineral mines plus a craft shop. The Pavilion Gardens (22 min) Restored gardens with a botanical conservatory, events and fairs, live bands and an arts centre. Speedwell Cavern (20 min) Boat tours of 18th-century lead-mining caverns 450m below ground and a huge subterranean lake. Derwent Reservoir (44 min) Manmade lake featuring walking & cycling paths with dam views & a visitor center with a cafe. Bleaklow (22 min) Peat-covered moorland in High Peak Estate, with wreckage of a historic military aircraft & memorial. Peak District National Park (13 min) Large year-round recreation area encompassing villages, museums, hiking trails & camping. Kinder Scout (36 min) Scenic national park peak at over 2,000 ft., surrounded by moorland with waterfalls & rock features. |