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Derbyshire Attractions Attractions in Derbyshire 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 also added the web site details as the folders with the leaflets in have been removed to minimise infection risks. 1) Tissington and High Peak trail – 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 (National Trust and closed for time-being) 6) Ilam Park 19 minutes away (National Trust - open to visitors at any time) https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak 7) Haddon Hall 19 minutes away shut until 1st July apart from for the artisan markets on 21st/23rd May https://www.haddonhall.co.uk/ 8) Peak Rail 20 minutes away shut and no re-opening date https://www.peakrail.co.uk/ 9) Magpie Mine 20 minutes away open at any time as you don’t go underground https://pdmhs.co.uk/magpie-mine-peak-district/ 10) Bakewell Church 21 minutes 11) Bakewell Museum 21 minutes re-opens 18th may 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, Buxton, 20 minutes, open https://www.visitbuxton.co.uk/pavilion-gardens/ 15) Mini-tram tours of Buxton – bit like a ‘road train’ but only operating for groups at £50 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-bux ton-country-park.aspx 17) Pooles Cavern 23 minutes away open daily from 17th May https://poolescavern.co.uk/ 18) Go Ape, high wire forest adventure 23 minutes away- open https://goape.co.uk/ 19) The Devonshire Dome 23 minutes - shut except for groups of six booking through VistBuxton’s character tours 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 Cromford Mill 24 mins away opens 17th May https://www.cromfordmills.org.uk/ 23) The Cromford Canal 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 once a month at weekends https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/countryside-sites/wildlife-amenity/leawood-pumphous e.aspx 26) Canal Boat trip (on the Cromford Canal) 25 minutes away 27) Wirksworth heritage centre (brand new and excellent museum) 22 minutes open daily except Monday and Wednesday from 9 till 4 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 Tuesdays Saturdays Sundays https://www.e-v-r.com/ 29) Derwent Valley Line nearest station is Cromford 25 minutes away main line service between Matlock and Derby, included here as very scenic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derwent_Valley_line 30) Peak District Lead Mining Museum 23 minutes away think its shut https://peakdistrictleadminingmuseum.co.uk/ 31) Whistlestop Countyside centre (Derbyshire Wildlife Trust) Matlock 32) Heights of Abraham 24 minutes – cable cars and kids activities; open www.heightsofabraham.com/ 33) Matlock Bath Acquarium–open daily from 17th may https://www.matlockbathaquarium.co.uk/ 34) Tideswell 28 minutes away – interesting small town with church the size of a cathedral 35) Crich Tramway Village 30 mins no pre-booking required; brilliant for adults and kids; open daily www.tramway.co.uk/ 36) Carsington Water – 30 minutes away good for kids and aduls; open but pre-booking required for cycle hire and water activities https://www.carsingtonwater.com/ 37) Chatsworth 35 minutes – house open from 18th may; everything else open already 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 Whaley Bridge and Chapel by-pass) 35 minutes away – public area so open throughout and strongly recommended canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/bugsworth-basin 41) Peak Forest 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; open from 17th may www.nationaltrust.org.uk/kedleston-hall 43)Sudbury Hall 39 minutes away (NT) open from 17th may, I think 44)Eyam Hall 39 minutes shut. https://www.eyamhall.net/ 45)Eyam Museum ‘hoping to open at end of May https://www.eyam-museum.org.uk/ 46)Belper River Gardens 40 minutes away worth the trip; open www.visitambervalley.com/places-to-visit/all-attractions/belper-river-gardens.aspx 47) Strutts North Mill (in Belper) open from 17th May https://www.belpernorthmill.org.uk/ 48) Speedwell Cavern open from 17th may https://speedwellcavern.co.uk/ 49) Peak Cavern open from 17th May; https://peakcavern.co.uk/ 50) Treak Cliff open from 17th May https://bluejohnstone.com/ 51) Blue John Cavern open https://www.bluejohn-cavern.co.uk/ 52) Peverill Castle (this and above four caverns are ALL in Castleton) open but pre-booking required 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, Museum of Making opening for first time from 21st May (on premises of the old silk Museum) www.derbymuseums.org/ 55)Pickford House 45 minutes away; shut 56) Derby Industrial Museum 48 minutes away; shut 57) Derby Museum and Art Gallery open from 17th May 48 minutes away; see link above 58) Chapel of St Mary on the Bridge (Derby) one of the few remaining bridge chapels - shut www.visitderby.co.uk/things-to-do/history-heritage/chapel-of-st-marys-on-the-bridge 59) Derby Ghost Tours - are taking place; richard-felix.co.uk/derbyghost-walks/ 60) Derby Cathedral – not sure about opening www.derbycathedral.org/ 61) Police Museum at Derby – shut 62) Royal Crown Derby Visitor Centre & Museum shut https://www.royalcrownderby.co.uk/ 63) Derby Roundhouse Tours 52 minutes – the oldest working locomotive roundhouse in the world. Shut unfortunately poss permanently https://www.roundhouse-events.co.uk/ 64) Longshaw Estate 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& Art Gallery opens 20th May https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/museum 68) Chesterfield Canal Visitor Guide tow path and take away café open; www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk/ 69) Hardwick Estate 50 minutes away (NT) open https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardwick-hall 70) Stainsby Mill (NT) 50 minutes away (very close to Hardwick Estate) closed 71) Bolsover Castle (English Heritage) 1 hour away grounds open, indoor spaces open 17th May 72)Renishaw Hall (1 hr 5 minutes away) open wed to Sunday https://www.renishaw-hall.co.uk/ 73) Calke Abbbey (NT) 1 hour 10 minutes away (on the Leicestershire border) grounds open, now and house open 17th May https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke-abbey 74) Cresswell Crags I hour 15 min away (on the Notts border) part open now, fully open 17th May https://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/.
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