Manchester Airport 1 hr 33
Cromford Mills (19 min.) 1800s water-powered cotton mill offering guided tours & a visitor centre with shops & cafes. Cromford (18 min) Peak District Mining Museum (19 min.) grand building in a scenic limestone gorge with interactive exhibits including climbing shafts. National Trust - Hardwick (32 min) architecturally advanced 16th-century country house with notable tapestry and needlework collection. Matlock Bath (19 min) Kedleston Hall (31 min.) 18th-century country house with robert adam interiors and outdoor theatre/cinema in the summer. Black Rocks (22 min.) outcrop of ashover grit reached by a short but steep climb from the car park with superb views. Ambergate (10 min) Haddon Hall (35 min.) this stately home has a grand tudor hall and elizabethan gardens. Gulliver S Kingdom (20 min.) theme park aimed at children aged 2-13 with rides attractions dinosaur area and family discounts. Peak Rail (18 min.) Carsington Water (33 min) picturesque reservoir offering a visitor center restaurant multi-use trails & water sport rentals. Masson Mills Museum (20 min.) richard arkwright s 1783 cotton mill with a working textile museum shopping village and restaurant. Derwent Valley Mills (15 min.) 18th-century heritage site of the 1st water-powered textile mills now home to several museums. Heights Of Abraham (19 min.) hilltop park reached by cable car with cavern tours walking trails fossil exhibitions and cafe. Chatsworth House (33 min.) lavish stately home with noted art collection plus a playground and farmyard in the lush grounds. Midland Railway - Butterley (16 min.) steam railway dedicated to the old midland line offering round trips picnics and theme days. Wakebridge Farm (2 min) |