DERBYSHIRE DAY 2019 VENUES AND DETAILS
BIRDSWOOD BOAT TRIP
The Wharf, Mill Lane, Cromford, DE4 3RQ
Birdswood is the historical narrow boat belonging to The Friends of Cromford Canal. The boat and our gift shop are run entirely by our dedicated team of volunteers. Birdswood runs scheduled trips throughout the year, open to members of the public. Come and enjoy a peaceful journey along the Cromford Canal and get up close to the fabulous wildlife and take in the amazing scenery.
OFFER DETAILS:
The morning trip leaves promptly at 11:00 am. Passengers are advised to be on the wharf no later than 10.45am. Boarding closes 5 minutes before departure for passenger safety notice and welcome
The afternoon trip leaves promptly at 2:00 pm. Passengers are advised to be on the wharf no later than 1.45pm. Boarding closes 5 minutes before departure for passenger safety notice and welcome
Tickets are LIMITED and can be ordered by phone 07552 055 455, mentioning BBC Radio Derby Derbyshire Day.
Parking is charged for either on the wharf or at the Rugby ground next door.
Dogs are welcome (with well-behaved passenger!).
Disabled access is (regrettably) limited. Being a heritage boat, Birdswood is not adaptable.
Hot & cold drinks are available to buy on board and there is a toilet on board (for emergencies, as there are facilities on the wharf.)
The trip is approximately 2hrs (an hour out & an hour back) with historic commentary.
BLUEBELLS FARM
Bluebell Dairy, Brunswood Farm, Locko Road, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7AR
OFFER DETAILS:
Offer is for free entry to Bluebells Farm for adults and children. This does NOT include entry to any other special events taking place at the same time at this location.
Places are LIMITED and MUST be booked by calling the office at Bluebells on 01332 673924 DERBYSHIRE DAY 2019 VENUES AND DETAILS
If you are using a sat nav the postcode is DE21 7AR, but take care as this will take you to Spondon Cricket Club, so please look out for the Bluebells sign at the bottom of our drive. www.bluebelldairy.co.uk
DENBY POTTERY VILLAGE
Derby Road, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX
Established in 1809, it all began when an expansive seam of clay was found at Denby during the building of a turnpike road from Alfreton to Derby. Denby's products have constantly evolved to meet the changing needs in the home. Early products were salt glazed bottles and jars through to ceramic hot water bottles and kitchenware leading to the beautiful and versatile tableware of today which is exported to over 40 countries. Although the products made at this world famous pottery have changed throughout the decades they all carry the quality for which Denby is renowned.
Denby Pottery Village welcomes visitors every day to its Visitor Centre next to the Pottery where it all began. Go behind the scenes in our working pottery and watch our skilled crafts people creating your favourite Denby pieces with skills used for over 200 years. Then get creative yourself with the many activities on offer in the Craft Studio. www.denbypotteryvillage.com
OFFER DETAILs: Choose from one of the two activities on offer:
Throw a Pot: There are 14 x 20 minute taster sessions throughout the day with our Craft Potter which will give one adult or child* at a time the chance to experience creating a piece of pottery on a Potter's Wheel. After creating your clay pot you can take it home. *child must be over 6 years old and 3' 6"tall to fit on a wheel)
Timings: First session commences at 10 am and the last session commences at 3.20 pm. Taster sessions last for approximately 20 minutes.
Location: The Craft Studio, Denby Pottery Village, Denby Pottery, Derbyshire DE5 8NX Parking: There is an extensive FOC carpark for all visitors DERBYSHIRE DAY 2019 VENUES AND DETAILS
Places are LIMITED and MUST be booked by calling Denby Craft Studio on tel. 01773 740799. Please quote 'Derbyshire Day Experience' when booking.
Paint a Plate: There are sessions throughout the day for 2 adults or children to paint a plate. Once you are happy with your design, the plates will then be fired in our kiln and you will need to return to collect your plate a week or so later. Plates can be sent by mail if preferred for the cost of postage.
Location: The Craft Studio, Denby Pottery Village, Denby Pottery, Derbyshire DE5 8NX Parking: There is an extensive free carpark for all visitors Places: 2 Adults or children per session. Timings: Sessions start at 10 am and continue at hourly slots with the last session being at 3 pm.
Places are LIMITED and MUST be booked by calling Denby Craft Studio on tel. 01773 740799. Please quote 'Derbyshire Day Experience' when booking.
DERBY CATHEDRAL TOWER CLIMB:
Irongate, Derby, DE1 3GF
Climb the 189 steps and see Derby like never before from the top of Derby Cathedral’s 212- foot high Tudor tower and explore the history of the second highest bell tower in the UK!
OFFER DETAILS: Places are LIMITED and MUST BE BOOKED by calling Derby Cathedral office on 01332 341201. Tour time: 12.40 pm No under- 8’s allowed. www.derbycathedral.org
DERBY COUNTY FOOTBALL CLUB TOUR
Pride Park Stadium, Derby, DE24 8XL
Ever wondered what it's like to make the journey out of the home changing room and down the tunnel? Derby County is offering you the chance to do exactly that – plus a whole lot more – with our exclusive stadium tours. Each trip around the Pride Park Stadium lasts approximately one hour and gives you a look behind the scenes at your favourite footballing venue. DERBYSHIRE DAY 2019 VENUES AND DETAILS
The stadium tour covers many areas, including*:
Hospitality lounges
The tunnel Dug-out area Home and away changing rooms The Director's Box Media area Derby County's Trophy Cabinet
* While we aim to include everything, we cannot guarantee that the tour will visit all these areas as hospitality lounges and other areas may be in use.
OFFER DETAILS: 3 x 1 hour tours starting at 4:30pm – 5:30pm and 6:30pm. There are no age restrictions but children must be accompanied by an adult.
Places are LIMITED and must be booked online using the following links for the tour of your choice:
Tour 1 – 4:30pm - https://www.dcfc.co.uk/toptix/en-GB/events/stadium%20tour%2022- 09-2019%20-%20derbyshire%20day%2012-30pm/2019-9-22_12.30/stadium%20tour
Tour 2 – 5:30pm- https://www.dcfc.co.uk/toptix/en-GB/events/stadium%20tour%2022-09- 2019%20-%20derbyshire%20day%201-30pm/2019-9-22_13.30/stadium%20tour
Tour 3 – 6:30pm - https://www.dcfc.co.uk/toptix/en-GB/events/stadium%20tour%2022- 09-2019%20-%20derbyshire%20day%202-30pm/2019-9-22_14.30/stadium%20tour
www.dcfc.co.uk
ECCLESBOURNE VALLEY RAILWAY
Wirksworth Station, Derbyshire, DE4 4FB
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a heritage railway station that serves the town of Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It was the former terminus of the Midland Railway Wirksworth branch line, leaving the Midland Main Line at Duffield. The line was reopened as the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
OFFER DETAILS: A FREE RETURN JOURNEY on a 1950's heritage diesel train. The journey must start at Wirksworth Station and passengers can alight at Duffield Station. Train waits for 20 mins. Total return journey time is 1.5 hours. FREE CAR PARK at Wirksworth Station. Extras such as refreshments and shop purchases are chargeable. Train times are 11:15am, 13:20pm, 15:15pm. Each train can take a couple of wheelchairs in the guard’s cabin. There DERBYSHIRE DAY 2019 VENUES AND DETAILS
are toilets on board the trains but there are also facilities at both stations which passengers are also able to use.
Journeys can be booked by following the link here: https://wyvernrail.digitickets.co.uk/category/23894
HOPE HOUSE COSTUME MUSEUM
Hope House Museum, Alstonefield, Nr. Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 2GE.
Notty Hornblower began accumulating her incredible collection of costume in her thirties, having had a fascination with history and clothes since a small girl. Her collection grew, and after just three years Notty had assembled over a hundred costumes, not to mention a substantial amount of shoes and accessories.
Hope House Costume Museum has now been running for 21 years and Notty has been collecting costumes and textiles for over 40 years. As a result of this avid collecting the Museum now boasts a large collection of period clothing from the late eighteenth century up to the 1970s, and includes women's, men's and children’s outfits, military uniforms, wedding dresses, shoes and accessories.
OFFER DETAILS: Places are LIMITED and you must book by emailing [email protected]
If you do not have access to a computer then please call 01335 310318 / 07779 944687
Opening times on Derbyshire Day: 11.00am – 4.00pm
Refreshments are available to purchase.
No dogs are allowed in the Museum.
There is wheelchair access to the ground floor of Museum only and the tea rooms. www.hopehousemuseum.co.uk
MATLOCK FARM PARK
Jaggers Lane, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5LH
OFFER DETAILS: DERBYSHIRE DAY 2019 VENUES AND DETAILS
Tickets include free admission to the farm park ONLY. Extras such as refreshments, rides and animal food can be purchased on the day.
Places are LIMITED and MUST be booked by telephone directly on 01246 590200.
Four tickets limited to one person
Upon booking, the customer will be given a unique ticket number which MUST be quoted, along with their name, on arrival at the farm park on 22nd September (Derbyshire Day) to gain free entry.
Opening hours will be 10.00am-5.00pm
Car parking is free
Terms and conditions apply. Check website for details. www.matlockfarmpark.co.uk
MELBOURNE HALL GARDENS
Church Square, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8EN
Spend a leisurely afternoon exploring the Garden at Melbourne Hall. With its broad sweeps of lawn, avenues and unexpected vistas, it is one of the best known historic gardens in the country and is the best surviving early 18th century English garden in the manner of Le Nôtre. The crowning feature of the garden is the wrought iron arbour known as ‘The Birdcage’ which was made by the celebrated ironsmith Robert Bakewell in 1706-8. In addition this year you can visit the Animal Magic area and meet some of the animals in residence including pygmy goats, pigs, rare breed Portland sheep, alpacas, ponies, rabbits, guinea pigs and ducks.
OFFER DETAILS: The Gardens open at 1:30pm – 5.30pm on Derbyshire Day and visitors should REGISTER their intention to visit by calling the Estate Office on 01332 862502. When calling to BOOK a place please mention DERBYSHIRE DAY
The Tearooms will be open to purchase refreshments.
There is LIMITED car parking outside Melbourne Hall but public car parks are available a short distance away. www.melbournehallgardens.com
DERBYSHIRE DAY 2019 VENUES AND DETAILS
STRUTT’S NORTH MILL MUSEUM
Bridgefoot, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1DS
Strutt’s North Mill is a former cotton spinning mill and one of the most important buildings within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site where the factory system was born and where waterpower was harnessed for textile manufacture in ‘the valley that changed the world’.
Come and join our informative, friendly guides as they take you around our museum and tell you how Jedediah Strutt helped to introduce mechanised cotton spinning to the Derwent Valley, how his ingenious son William built the North Mill, with its ground breaking metal framed, fire proof construction and how the Strutt family transformed Belper into the world’s first cotton mill town.
OFFER DETAILS: Places are LIMITED and include free entry to the museum and a guided tour. Each tour will take about 50 minutes.
Time: The tours will take place at 10:30am / 11:30am / 12:30pm / 1:30pm and 2:30pm.
Bookings can be made online on: wegottickets.com/belpernorthmill
Please book your time slot and include any children who are coming with you.
Free parking is available in the car park next to the museum. Please note that access to the basement of the mill, which forms part of the tour, is by a set of stairs. Dogs are not allowed in the museum but can be left at reception if they are well behaved and happy to be left.
Address: Strutt’s North Mill, Bridgefoot, Belper DE56 1DS www.belpernorthmill.org.uk
How to find us:
By car: On the A6 between Derby and Matlock at the junction of the A6 and the A517 to Ashbourne - follow the road signs to the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site and then the brown road signs to Strutt’s North Mill
By bus: Trent Barton’s ‘Sixes’ run to Belper. The 6.1 route between Derby and Bakewell passes our door (alight at Bridgefoot) and the Trans Peak service (to Buxton) stops on the A6 by the East Mill and the Belper River Gardens
By train: Belper is served by the East Midlands Trains between Newark Castle, Nottingham, Derby and Matlock. These operate on a 2-hourly service (Sunday timetable) to Belper. The mill is a short walking distance from the station.
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WELEDA UK
Weleda Ltd. Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8DR
OFFER DETAILS:
An exclusive guided tour of the Weleda gardens including free refreshments and free hand massages.
The tour begins at 1.30, so please arrive in time. The walk around the gardens takes approximately 1.5 hours and afterwards refreshments will be provided and you can also take advantage of the free hand massages on offer using Weleda products. Visitors must leave by 5.00pm.
There is free car parking on site. No dogs allowed. Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear (walking boots or wellies).
The garden is a large site of 12 acres with uneven grass paths and potentially muddy if it has been raining. It is not wheelchair accessible and can be a challenging site for visitors with mobility issues.
Places are LIMITED and MUST be booked via the following link: https://tinyurl.com/2019TheField
Directions: The Field is signposted off the A6007 Heanor Road (Hassock Lane North), very close to Shipley Garden Centre DE75 7JB
Once on the lane, take the first gated track left after the bungalow. Parking will be signposted depending on the weather!