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Attractions in Below is a modified copy of the index to the two folders full of 100 leaflets of attractions in Derbyshire normally found in the cottages. I have shown which attractions are open during the winter season (hopefully correct as at 2nd November). I have also added the web site details as the folders with the leaflets in have been removed to minimise infection risks. 1. Tissington and – 3 minutes away at nearest point https://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting/places-to- visit/trails/tissington-trail 2. Lathkill Dale 10 minutes away – a popular walk down to a river from nearby Monyash https://www.cressbrook.co.uk/features/lathkill.php 3. Longnor 10 minutes away – a village to the north along scenic roads. 4. Tissington Estate Village 15 minutes away – a must, a medieaval village to wander around 5. Winster Market House, 17 minutes away ( and closed for time-being) 6. 19 minutes away (National Trust - open to visitors at any time) https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ilam-park-dovedale- and-the-white-peak 7. 19 minutes away shut apart from for the artisan markets open 12 days between 19th November and 6th December https://www.haddonhall.co.uk/ 8. 20 minutes away only open for 8 days in December for Santa specials https://www.peakrail.co.uk/ 9. 20 minutes away open at any time as you don’t go underground https://pdmhs.co.uk/magpie-mine-peak-district/ 10. Church 21 minutes 11. Bakewell Museum 21 minutes closed https://www.oldhousemuseum.org.uk/ 12. Thornbridge brewery Shop 23 minutes https://thornbridgebrewery.co.uk/ 13. Cauldwells Mill – Rowsley 23 minutes upper floors of mill are closed but shop, the craft centre and (excellent) café which forms part of the complex is open 14. Pavilion Gardens, , 20 minutes, open https://www.visitbuxton.co.uk/pavilion-gardens/ 15. Mini-tram tours of Buxton – bit like a ‘road train’ https://discoverbuxton.co.uk/ 16. Grinlow and Buxton Country Park 23 minutes away https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/countryside- sites/wildlife-amenity/grin-low-and-buxton-country-park.aspx 17. Pooles Cavern 23 minutes away open daily https://poolescavern.co.uk/ 18. Go Ape, high wire forest adventure 23 minutes away- shut dec and January but open Fridays, Saturday and Sundays in November and February https://goape.co.uk/ 19. The Devonshire 23 minutes - shut 20. Monsall trail – old railway line https://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting/places-to- visit/trails/monsaltrail 21. National Stone Centre 22 minutes good for adults and kids open 7 days a week http://www.nationalstonecentre.org.uk/ 22. Arkwrights Mill 24 minutes away https://www.cromfordmills.org.uk/ 23. The 24 minutes away open https://www.visitpeakdistrict.com/things-to-do/cromford-canal- p689771 24. Middleton Top Engine House 21 minutes away only open on open days 25. Leawood Pumphouse 25 mins away only open on open days 26. Canal Boat trip (on the Cromford Canal) 25 minutes away 27. heritage centre (brand new and excellent museum) 22 minutes open https://www.wirksworthheritage.co.uk/ 28. Ecclesbourne Valley Railway 24minutes away you book the whole compartment for £30 for the longest heritage line in the district open weekends till the new year and 21st to 24th December https://www.e-v-r.com/ 29. Derwent Valley Line nearest station is Cromford 25 minutes away main line service between Matlock and , included here as very scenic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derwent_Valley_line 30. Lead Mining Museum 23 minutes away open with gold panning now as well https://peakdistrictleadminingmuseum.co.uk/ 31. Whistlestop Countyside centre (Derbyshire Wildlife Trust) Matlock 32. 24 minutes – cable cars and kids activities; shut until february www.heightsofabraham.com/ 33. Matlock Bath Acquariam – open weekend https://www.matlockbathaquarium.co.uk/ 34. Tideswell 28 minutes away – interesting small town with church the size of a 35. Crich Tramway Village 30 mins no pre-booking required; brilliant for adults and kids; open every day except Mondays and Fridays www.tramway.co.uk/ 36. – 30 minutes away good for kids and aduls; open but pre-booking required for cycle hire https://www.carsingtonwater.com/ 37. Chatsworth 35 minutes – grounds open 24/7; gardens and house open for booked visits (after 7th November its their Christmas themed event); farmyard shut www.chatsworth.org/ 38. Gliding, Great Hucklow 35 minutes but no trial lessons. 39. Goyt Valley (only 30 minutes away but listed here as on the way to the two below, on the other side of Buxton) public area so open throughout; excellent web site www.goyt-valley.org.uk/ 40. Bugsworth Canal Basin (just past end of and Chapel by-pass) 35 minutes away – public area so open throughout and strongly recommended canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/bugsworth-basin 41. tramway same distance away – one end is the Bugsworth Canal basin, a tramway has rails and wagons, but pre- dates locomotives, so was gravity and horse led sites.google.com/site/walkingthepeakforesttramway/ 42. Keddlestone Hall, (NT) 38 minutes away; shut www.nationaltrust.org.uk/kedleston-hall 43. 39 minutes away (NT) shut 44. Hall 39 minutes away might be opening up for Christmas themed event. https://www.eyamhall.net/ 45. Eyam Museum open at weekends; pre-booking required; https://www.eyam-museum.org.uk/ 46. Belper River Gardens 40 minutes away worth the trip; www.visitambervalley.com/places-to-visit/all- attractions/belper-river-gardens.aspx 47. Strutts North Mill (in Belper) open till 29th November and then shut until 5th feb https://www.belpernorthmill.org.uk/ 48. open; pre-booking required https://speedwellcavern.co.uk/ 49. open; pre-booking required; https://peakcavern.co.uk/ 50. Treak Cliff open https://bluejohnstone.com/ 51. open https://www.bluejohn-cavern.co.uk/ 52. Peverill Castle (this and above four caverns are ALL in Castleton) open weekends https://www.english- heritage.org.uk/visit/places/peveril-castle/ 53. Denby pottery village 48 minutes away open daily https://www.denbypottery.com/denby-pottery-village 54. Derby Museums 45 minutes away www.derbymuseums.org/ 55. Pickford House 45 minutes away; shut 56. Derby Industrial Museum 48 minutes away; shut 57. Derby Museum and Art Gaallery open 48 minutes away; see link above 58. Chapel of St Mary on the Bridge (Derby) one of the few remaining bridge chapels www.visitderby.co.uk/things-to- do/history-heritage/chapel-of-st-marys-on-the-bridge 59. Derby Ghost Tours richard-felix.co.uk/derbyghost-walks/ 60. – open Wednesday to saturday www.derbycathedral.org/ 61. Police Museum at Derby – shut 62. Visitor Centre and Museum https://www.royalcrownderby.co.uk/ 63. Derby Roundhouse Tours 52 minutes – the oldest working locomotive roundhouse in the world. Shut unfortunately https://www.roundhouse-events.co.uk/ 64. and Visitor Centre (National Trust) 44 minutes open; great walking area https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/longshaw-burbage-and- the-eastern-moors 65. Midland Railway Centre 45 minutes away shut https://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk/ 66. Chesterfield (45 minutes away) 67. Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery shut https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/museum 68. Chesterfield Canal Visitor Guide tow path and take away café open; other facilities shut www.chesterfield-canal- trust.org.uk/ 69. Hardwick Estate 50 minutes away (NT) shut for season https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardwick-hall 70. Mill (NT) 50 minutes away (very close to Hardwick Estate) closed 71. (English Heritage) 1 hour away shut www.english- heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hardwick-old-hall/history/ 72. (1 hr 5 minutes away) garden for which this place is famous (well the bluebell area) open but must pre-book https://www.renishaw-hall.co.uk/ 73. Abbbey (NT) 1 hour 10 minutes away (on the Leicestershire border) shut for season https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke-abbey 74. Cresswell Crags I hour 15 min away (on the Notts border) open weekends https://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/