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Nottingham really come to life Masson Mills Characterful market towns, Follow meandering paths past lakes and waterfalls, rockeries and some fun and frolics. It’s not when darkness falls. There are grand houses, the birthplace of formal gardens in the extensive grounds. There’s a monument to the taking part that counts, Cromford Mills Ashbourne plenty of places for you to be the industrial revolution, even Midland Railway Butterley Byron’s favourite dog, Boatswain, on what Byron believed was the Windies v Pakistan Friday 31 May it’s the winning. mong the narrow streets in this shaken and stirred, and with a cable car ride and heritage site of the altar of the priory church. Bakewell eritage train rides take you to a bygone era. Discover lovely market town - markets are held red arrow now running 24 railway journeys. England v Pakistan Monday 3 June obbled alleyways lead to railway museums, a signal box, a Victorian railwayman’s Aon Thursdays and Saturdays - is Church The Abbey hosts a variety of special events and temporary hours between the two cities, Paradise Island Wirksworth church and more. There are narrow gauge, miniature What are you waiting for? hidden courtyards with old H Street with fine Georgian houses, almshouses and exhibitions throughout the year. Australia v Windies Thursday 6 June there’s no excuse to go Golf stone buildings. With riverside and model railways, shops, cafés and a country park. St Oswalds Church, one of the glories of Derbyshire. home early. Derby C house weekends & public holidays 12-4pm walks, high quality shops and range of cafés, Bakewell check running days & static days on the website or by phone India v New Zealand Thursday 13 June Look for the inn signs of the Green Man and Black’s Head grounds daily 9am-5pm (closed 29 November) See the map side for our other Voyage through abandoned makes for a great day out. And don’t forget to try a genuine midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk 01773 570140 overhanging the street, a famous Georgian coaching inn once café and shop daily 10am-5pm (closes 4pm winter) shipwrecks and sea caves Australia v Bangladesh Thursday 20 June 24 hour buses. Belper Bakewell Pudding - scrumptious! frequented by Dr Johnson and Boswell. The town has a wide newsteadabbey.org.uk 01623 455900 to conquer two 18-hole Heights of Abraham Market day is Monday, as it has been for the last 700 years. the comet range of shops and, of course, numerous pubs. indoor courses. Perfect for Ecclesbourne Valley families, date-nights and hat a way to go up in the world! - observation Farmers markets are held in the Agricultural Business Centre the nines pronto Annie’s Burger Railway The Ashbourne Show is on 17 August 2019, a great day out, mate-nights. cable cars take you high above the gorge on the last Saturday each month. the cotgrave the keyworth Kinchbus 9 Shack Nottingham & Derby and remember the absolutely mad but such fun Shrovetide mainline skylink clifton paradiseislandgolf.com Derby Wwith stunning views of the Derwent Valley Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society will be Football to be held in February 2020 - it has to be seen to be Born and raised in New and Peak District as you rise. Up on top a celebrating its bicentenary on 30 June at the Showground. believed! 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There are cafés, exhibitions, guided tours and RHS Chatsworth Flower Show I uses heritage diesel railcars, with some steam Market, one of the largest open anniesburgershack.com fabulous views and, overlooking the valley some 300 feet below, not galleries. o on a bloomin’ marvellous floral safari Ttrains between Wirksworth and Ravenstor. air markets in England, every another log flume in Europe with views like this! around the grounds of Chatsworth House In the stunning Arkwright Experience, Jump off at Ravenstor to take the uphill ramble Monday, Friday or Saturday. when the estate welcomes back the RHS. using CGI technology, you can hear the along part of the High Peak Trail. There’s a flea market G 10.30am-5pm Think Pimms, strawberries and cream, maybe a great man tell of his inventions and on Thursdays, an weekends until 28 Oct, Thurs-Sun July, daily Aug & school holidays his life. few gnomes, and fabulous flowers. check website for timetable artisan market on gulliversfun.co.uk 01925 444888 e-v-r.com 01629 823076 until 4 Nov daily 11am-4.30pm the last Sunday 5-9 June 2019 rhs.org.uk/chatsworth (opens 10.30am July/August) of the month the sixes and a farmers’ the sixes 218 Masson Mills from 5 Nov 11.30am-4pm market the second cromfordmills.org.uk his 1783 mill is the finest surviving example of an Thursday of Belper 01629 823256 every month. Arkwright cotton mill. It’s now a working textile National Brewery Centre Chatsworth Country Fair ith artisan bakeries, a chocolatier, delicious delis, plus museum illustrating Arkwright’s legacy, and includes a Great Central Railway Loughborough T the comet njoy one of the most spectacular antique and craft shops, Belper’s friendly, independent at Burton upon Trent superb shopping village with four floors of designer ravel on the UK’s only double track, main line, heritage pronto outdoor events in the country. and speciality shops are waiting to be discovered. clothes, gifts, food, plus a riverside restaurant. W railway, the only place in the world where full-size elebrate the history of brewing and learn EThere’ll be vintage cars, mounted about the real life stories of the people who Award-winning cafés and restaurants beckon, and there are Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm (museum closes 4pm) Tsteam engines can be seen passing each other. games, exhilarating plane aerobatics, Matlock & Matlock Bath helped to build Burton’s world-renowned real ale pubs and a fabulous art deco cinema. Sun 11am-5pm (museum closes 4pm) Try a First Class Restaurant Car lunch - book ahead. There C hot air balloons, fairgrounds, dog shows iscover friendly independent shops as well as more brewing reputation, and the role played by the massonmills.co.uk 01629 581001 are special events all year, including Steam Galas, Peppa Pig, and exhibitions celebrating Derbyshire. familiar names here on the edge of the Peak District. legendary Burton-based Bass family. Bonfire Night and 1940s Wartime Weekends. Belper Mills Matlock is actually the county town of Derbyshire, and 30 August – 1 September 2019 D Expert guides take you through the brewing iscover how Jedidiah Strutt helped bring mechanised there’s a traditional market on Tuesdays and Fridays in the weekends, public holidays & selected weekdays in the summer process and show you steam engines and chatsworth.org Hockley Arts Club Market Hall and a craft and flea market on Saturdays. Nottingham cotton spinning to the Derwent Valley, transforming Belper gcrailway.co.uk 01509 632323 vintage vehicles that helped the development the sixes 218 Dinto the world’s first cotton mill town. See what life was like Hall Leys Park has a boating lake, mini-golf, play area and of the industry. The William Worthington Hidden away for a mill worker and learn about the local art of chevening, an miniature railway. On the third Saturday of every month skylink Derby skylink Nottingham Kinchbus 9 microbrewery brings the tour up to the present day in the busy exquisite form of embroidery. you can buy from producers some of the finest, freshest, - with the chance to sample some great local backstreets + 0.5 mile walk to Great Central Road ales brewed on site! Wirksworth Festival The oldest surviving mill here is The North Mill. It used cast iron Haddon tastiest local produce at the farmers’ market held there. Boilermaker of Hockley, this bar has instead of timber for the internal structure. This eventually led to A mile or so south of Matlock is Matlock Bath - it has quite his historic market town throws open its Nottingham daily 10am-5pm (4pm from 1 Oct) three themed the modern-day skyscraper! Hall doors and invites you to see some great Step through the broom a continental vibe and visitors have flocked here since the nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk 01283 532880 floors and late 17th century, including Queen Victoria, twice! T art in a truly wonderful place, featuring cupboard in this old boiler until 31 Oct daily 11am-4pm serves everything from the villager international and local artists. Exhibits are showroom on Carlton Street V3 X38 cocktails to locally brewed belpernorthmill.org 01773 880474 showcased in every conceivable space from and find yourself in a lively, There are interesting shops to beer. Expect funky furniture, cosy cottages to majestic churches, yet intimate bar with great nose around, cafés and neon signs, leather armchairs shop windows to disused quarries. table service and unusual restaurants to keep you refreshed, and lampshades drinks. Before you know and the riverside setting in a steep 6-15 September 2019 . . . lots of lampshades. Chatsworth gorge is quite spectacular. wirksworthfestival.co.uk it you’ll be drinking a funky concoction thehockleyartsclub.com hatsworth is one of the great houses of Britain with Mansfield Thoughout September and the sixes out of a shoe! a vast collection of paintings, furniture and treasures, October Matlock Bath has its njoy the vibrant mix of big brand Cpriceless items collected over the centuries by famous illuminations every and independent shopping choices in the boilermakerbar.co.uk Brooklyn Social Derby different generations of the Dukes of Devonshire. Saturday and Sunday. As darkness EFour Seasons Shopping Centre, St Peters Retail Park, This quirky nightspot on the Rosemary Centre, and in streets surrounding the Market Chatsworth’s landscaped gardens are a joy - get lost in falls small decorated boats float Derby Festé vibrant Sadler Gate in the down the River Derwent, a magical Square. There’s a market there six days a week. Derby heart of Derby serves craft the maze and look out for impressive sculptures, the his colourful street festival returns BEAR etween Rowsley and Bakewell you’ll find experience not to be missed. On the weekend of 31 August / 1 September Mansfield Garden beers, classy cocktails and long water cascade and the spectacular Emperor to Derby, transforming the city into Bang in the centre of this imposing house on a hillside overlooking & Craft Festival 2019 takes place inside two large marquees in pizzas inspired by the Big Fountain. And there’s a farmyard to delight the And come here on Boxing Day to a vibrant playground of circus performances, the city’s Cathedral Quarter, little ones. Bthe River Wye. It’s steeped in history and romantic tales, the Market Place, and every day from 30 July to 25 August T Apple. and surrounded by beautiful Elizabethan terraced gardens. see people get wet in the raft race live music, comedy and dance. 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