Manchester Airport 36 min
Speedwell Cavern (20 min.) boat tours of 18th-century lead-mining caverns 450m below ground and a huge subterranean lake. Peveril Castle (23 min.) square keep built on a hilltop by henry ii in 1176 with visitor centre and picnic area. Poole S Cavern U0026 Buxton Country Park (25 min.) tours of natural underground limestone caves plus a park with picnic areas & wooded trails. The Whitworth (43 min.) visual arts collection surrounded by parkland closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. Mam Tor (18 min.) landmark hill & hiking spot popular with families known for its striking valley panoramas. Kinder Scout (37 min) scenic national park peak at over 2 000 ft. surrounded by moorland with waterfalls & rock features. Blue John Cavern (19 min.) illuminated limestone caves with marine fossils bones blue john mineral mines plus a craft shop. Treak Cliff Cavern (24 min.) network of caverns with rare blue john stone and stalactites for guided tours and visitor centre. Dovestone Reservoir (39 min.) hedged by verdant hills this expansive reservoir features a jogging path & grassy picnic areas. New Mills Newtown (7 min) The Pavilion Gardens (22 min.) restored gardens with a botanical conservatory events and fairs live bands and an arts centre. Hayfield Road (15 min) Ladybower Reservoir (36 min.) reservoir bordered by scenic countryside & trails for easy to challenging nature walks & hikes. National Trust - Lyme (18 min) imposing house used as pemberley in tv s pride and prejudice with 1300-acre estate and deer park. Chinley (11 min) Grouse Hotel (10 min) Peak Cavern (25 min.) enter the uk s largest cave entrance for guided tours of cave network with unusual rock formations. Great Ridge (29 min.) ridge separating the vales of edale & castleton with a path along the top & bucolic vistas. |