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Alfreton & District Heritage Trust was born of an idea conceived during the winter of 1983.
Over the years we have gathered an extensive collection of photographs, documents and artifacts that are displayed in the Heritage Centre. We have also put...
The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set amid high moorland. Within an earthen bank and ditch, a circle of some 50 white limestone slabs, all now fallen, surrounds a central stone 'cove...
This fascinating old house contains a wonderful collection of items from the Bakewell area, displayed to show aspects of local and social history in this part of Derbyshire.
The displays are full of memories and interest for everyone.
We attra...
Bakewell Visitor Centre is fully accessible and ideally placed to welcome you to Bakewell and the Peak District National Park. Find out all you need to know about the National Park and surrounding area from the visitor centre staff on hand to help...
These unique riverside gardens have been offering visitors a tranquil setting to view the River Derwent for over 100 years. Located within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage site adjacent to Strutt's historic North Mill the riverside promenade ...
Be transported back to the golden age of chivalry and romance. Set on a hilltop overlooking the Vale of Scarsdale, Bolsover Castle enjoys panoramic views over the beautiful Derbyshire countryside. Children will love the fairytale Little Castle, desig...
Bolsover Cundy House is a charming cottage-like 17th-century conduit house once supplied water to Bolsover Castle. Bolsover Cundy House has recently been restored, including its vaulted stone-slab roof....
Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and museum is situated on the edge of Shipley Glen, a popular beauty spot. The Centre has displays relating to the natural history, geology, archaeology and local history of the area. The colourful interactive wildlife...
Explore the geology, archaeology and history of the Peak District displayed in a seven section time tunnel - complete with sounds and smells!...
Vivid example of a great country house in decline, with extraordinary contents, historic park and restored garden. This baroque mansion, built 1701-4 and set in a stunning landscape park, has become famous as a graphic illustration of the English cou...
Carsington Sports and Leisure have been providing training courses for professionals and amateur enthusiasts for many years in water based activities.
We offer training in a wide variety of disciplines, using a diverse fleet of modern equipment. T...
Cascades Gardens is a beautiful 4 acre public garden set in the historic village of Bonsall, near Matlock Derbyshire. It is open to the public 10.00am to 5.00pm on Wednesdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays between 1st April to 31st August 2010.
The pu...
Castle Donington Museum occupies the ground floor of the Stone House.
A charming 17th Century listed building which was originally used as a farm.
The Museum is situated in the centre of the village, which has many interesting buildings and sho...
A Victorian, Grade II working, water turbine-powered roller flour mill. Four floors of fascinating original machinery. Displays and exhibition show the 1890's revolution from coarse grindstones to the precision roller mills of today. Great educationa...
In 2010 there is more of the house to see than ever before, with the new, more accessible route for visitors, including both new and restored spaces and views and a really spectacular range of new displays of rarely seen treasures. In addition, we ha...
The museum tells the story of Chesterfield from its origin as a Roman fort to the present day. It is located in the Stephenson Memorial Hall, built in 1879 as a mechanics institute, and named in honour of the town's most famous Victorian resident, ra...
In the lovely Peak District countryside The Chestnut Centre’s Nature Trail guides you through the fallow deer meadow to the South American Giant Otter family in their natural pool. More otters, many species of owls, polecats, pine marten, foxes and...
CONKERS, the hands on experience in the heart of the National Forest, is open all year round.
Suitable for a day out anytime of the year ' whatever the weather, come and visit us for fun, adventure and discovery. CONKERS keeps the family engaged ...
You may have a keen interest in trams, transport or history or may just be looking for a unique place to visit, whatever your interest there is lots to see, explore and discover and the village makes an ideal family day out in the heart of Derbyshire...
On B6179 2 miles south of Ripley, Denby Visitor Centre is open all year round with an attractive courtyard surrounded by shops and restaurant, There’s a choice of fully guided Pottery Tours, both with hands on activities suitable for all the famili...
With its story going back to the tenth century, its splendid medieval tower, fascinating historical monuments and thriving contemporary life, Derby Cathedral offers a unique visitor experience. Located in the centre of Derby, it is easily accessible...
Derby Museum and Art Gallery houses a wide range of important and attractive collections, covering porcelain, paintings, archaeology, history, local regiments, geology and wildlife. Paintings by the celebrated 18th Century Derby artist Joseph Wright,...
Donington Park is one of Britain's most popular racing circuits and home of many exciting and prestigious events, including the British Motorcycle Grand Prix, The British Touring Car Championships, World Superbikes and will be hosting the Formula 1 f...
Elvaston Castle Country Park has over 200 acres of woodland, parkland and fascinating formal gardens to explore.
At the heart of the park is the castle building, which despite its name, is really a country house. Today, due to its need for restor...
Erewash Museum is our very own local and social history museum located on High Street, Ilkeston. Home for the Museum is a late Georgian house with Victorian extensions. It was both a family home and school accommodation before becoming a museum i...
Welcome to Eyam Hall, the historic Derbyshire home of the Wright family. Our family is the latest in a long line of Wrights who have been fortunate enough to live in this beautiful house for over 300 years.
The house is a remarkably unspoilt exam...
The history of a village the fully researched and authentic story of the tragedy that befell its people when the plague struck in 1665.
The 1665/6 outbreak of the Bubonic Plague in Eyam, when over a third of the population died, is vividly portray...
The Five Pits Trail provides an off-road surfaced route for walkers cyclists and horse riders. The Five Pits Trail is great for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. This five and half mile off-road surfaced route takes you from Grassmoor Country P...
Owned by Severn Trent Water, this 230 acre reservoir and nature reserve is ideal for woodland walks, bird watching, picnicking, trout fishing (telephone 01283 703 202) and horse riding. There is a children's play area and an information point. The...
At the heart of the incredible Peak District National Park and within walking distance of the historic Spa town of Buxton. This is the course for those planning a beautiful weekend away. Why not explore Poole's Cavern for extra wonder?
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Much of the Grassmoor Country Park is on level ground with surfaced tracks for easier access. Unsurfaced access routes also provide links through the numerous maturing plantations of the park. Grassmoor Country Park is a haven for a wide variety o...
For a great day out why not try Gullivers World. From the moment you arrive at Gulliver's you enter another world where your imagination can roam free. Have Fun on the rides or relax by the beautiful lake, we have it all....
Haddon Hall is probably the finest example of a fortified medieval manor house in existence. Present-day Haddon Hall dates from the 12th Century to the early 17th Century, whereupon it lay dormant for over two hundred years from 1700 until the 1920s,...
One of Britain's greatest and most complete Elizabethan houses. Like a huge glass lantern, Hardwick dominates the surrounding area -- a magnificent statement of the wealth and authority of its builder, Bess of Hardwick. Designed by Robert Smythson, t...
Visitors are taken on a guided tour around the mill. Visits take approximately one hour.
If there is enough wind the mill sails will be turning.
Please note that access to the upper parts of the mill is via steep stairs, although there is easy ...
Vast area of outstanding walking country. The High Peak stretches from the heather-clad moors of Park Hall to the gritstone of Derwent Edge, and from the peat bogs of Bleaklow to the limestone crags of Winnats Pass. The wild Pennine moorlands are of ...
Hob Hurst's House is a square prehistoric burial chamber with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Hob Hurst's House is named after a local goblin....
Beautiful area of open park and woodland. Ilam Park runs along both banks of the River Manifold, with spectacular views towards Dovedale. What remains of Ilam Hall is a youth hostel and NT visitor centre, tea-room and shop. A small garden has been cr...
Neo-classical mansion with Adam interiors, landscape gardens and park. Kedleston was built between 1759 and 1765 for the Curzon family, who have lived in the area since the 12th century. The house boasts the most complete and least-altered sequence o...
Kegworth Museum displays a wide range of exhibits showing different aspects of the history of Kegworth. Displays include Victorian parlour, saddlers, local school, knitting industry, RBL war memorabilia.
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Lea Gardens is a unique collection of highly acclaimed rhododendrons, azaleas kalmias and other plants collected from the far corners of the world.
The Gardens are sited on the remains of a medieval millstone quarry and cover an area of approximat...
Since we first opened the Life in a Lens museum in 2001 we have continued to developed our concept and opened The Victorian Teashop as a facility of the museum in 2005. We have always championed the better aspects and potential here in the Derbyshire...
When exploring Linacre Reservoirs it is easy to forget that Chesterfield is only a few miles away! The information board near the ranger base is a good place to start. It shows a map of the site, with footpaths, bridleways and bike trials around t...
Wide expanse of moorland, woods and farmland within the Peak District National Park. The estate provides excellent walking country with dramatic views, only 10 miles south-west of the centre of Sheffield....
Magpie Mine stands one third of a mile south of the village of Sheldon, from where it can be seen standing darkly silhouetted against the skyline. It is about 1050 feet above sea level. Footpaths approach it both from Sheldon and the Monyash to Ashfo...
The former Victorian consulting rooms are now home to the Aquarium containing a selection of British and Tropical freshwater species. From Piranhas to Terrapins and many interesting fish from different regions of the world including the beautiful Mal...
Matlock Farm Park is set in part of a 600 acre working farm, providing a great day out with varied activities for all the family. the park has a varied selection of animals to see including llamas, goats, peacocks and red deer to name a few.
The p...
A small museum illustrating the history of Measham and its inhabitants. Changing photographic exhibitions and permanent displays provide a unique record of a community....
Melbourne Hall is a delightful house full of history.
Originally a rectory for the Norman Parish Church, it became the home of Sir John Coke in 1628 and has been inherited by subsequent members of the family to the present day and is now home to L...
There is much to appreciate at and about Middleton Hall. It was never a palace but it shows evidence of several phases of English domestic architecture from the late thirteenth to the early nineteenth century. There is a fine Great Hall that is of Tu...
The 'Top' as you might expect, is at the top of a hill and offers delightful views of the surrounding countryside.
This site has a visitor centre, gift shop and cycle hire centre, car park, toliets and picnic area.
It houses the restored stea...
Moira Furnace is a nineteenth-century iron-making blast furnace located in Moira, Leicestershire on the banks of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. Built by the Earl of Moira in 1804 the building has been preserved by North West Leicestershire District Cou...
The National Stone Centre is a place crammed with ancient tropical reefs, rocks and minerals, centuries of industrial history, and is full of wildlife treasures - a protected Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is set in the heart of the D...
New Mills Heritage and Information Centre is the perfect starting point for information on the area.
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Nine Ladies Stone Circle is a small but apparently complete early Bronze Age stone circle of nine stones, part of a complex of prehistoric circles and standing stones on Stanton Moor....
Nutbrook Trail A 10 mile traffic free path between Long Eaton, Shipley Country Park and Heanor. The Nutbrook Trail is for equal use by pedestrians and cyclists. Horse-riders can use the Stanton branch line section as a permissive route as well ...
Peak Cavern's spectacular entrance is the largest to any cave in Britain. See rope making, the remains of an underground village and find out why it is called 'The Devil's Arse'!...
Few records remain about the very early days of lead mining in Britain, but we do know lead was being mined in the Peak District and surrounding area about 2,000 years ago. The Romans mined lead in the area, and it is probable that it was mined befor...
Britain's first national park, established in 1951, is visited by people from all over the world. National Parks are beautiful protected areas with spectacular and often dramatic expanses of countryside, they provide us with space to breath, think, ...
Perched high above the pretty village of Castleton, the castle offers breathtaking views of the Peak District. Founded soon after 1066 by William Peverel, one of William the Conqueror's most trusted knights, it played an important role in guarding th...
Pickford's House Museum lets you see what it would be like living in a house back in time....
Pleasley Pit Country Park as its name suggests is a reclaimed colliery site. The Park now offers opportunities for nature lovers to see record numbers of different species. Pleasley Pit Country Park contains a wide variety of habitats including w...
Poole's Cavern is a 2 million year old, natural limestone cave situated in the beautiful woodland of Buxton Country Park. One of the great caves of the Peak District.
Once used by cave dwelling ancestors for shelter, Poole's Cavern has been known...
Visitors to Poulter Country Park can enjoy well surfaced limestone paths that meander through maturing plantations and wildflower meadows.
Skylarks and Sparrowhawk are often spotted here and if you are lucky you may see the Wellback Honey Buzzard...
Red House Stables Working Carriage Museum has one of the finest collections of original horse drawn vehicles and equipment in Britain.
Established in 1946, this unique collection of vehicles and accessories was started by Mr. William Smith who was...
The Revolution House, in the Derbyshire village of Old Whittington, three miles north of Chesterfield, takes its name from the Revolution of 1688.
Three hundred years ago, this cottage was an alehouse, the 'Cock and Pynot' ('Pynot' is a dialect wo...
Discover Rosliston Forestry Centre. From quiet walks to action-packed family fun, uncover nature at its best.
Enjoy the woodland's tranquil peace or experience exhilarating outdoor activities, many of them free. Share a family day out. Match your ...
Royal Crown Derby china is known and collected throughout the world. The fine traditional skills have led to an international reputation for quality and creativity. The Royal Crown Derby Visitor Centre has been created to provide an insight into the ...
A trail for all with breathtaking views of the Dark Peak.
The Sett Valley Trail is a 2.5 mile recreational trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders linking New Mills and Hayfield.
It follows a former railway line through outstanding countr...
The Tower landing stands over 1000 feet above sea level. It was designed by the late Colonel A. W. Brewill and was opened on 6th August 1923 by the late General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien. The spiral stairway of 58 steps takes the visitor to the lan...
Located in Derbyshire, near to Derby and Nottingham, Shipley Country Park offers over 650 acres of attractive and varied landscape.
Shipley Country Park achieved Green Flag Award status in July 2008. The Green Flag Award is the national standard f...
The Shipley Glen Cable Tramway is the oldest working cable tramway in Great Britain (cliff lifts excepted). Dating from 1895, the line was built to serve the local beauty of Shipley Glen, near Saltaire in West Yorkshire. At nearly a quarter-mile in l...
Sir Richard Arkwright's 1783 showpiece Masson Mills on the River Derwent at Matlock Bath are the finest and best preserved example of an Arkwright cotton mill. The Masson Mill pattern of design was influential in nascent British and American cotton m...
Descend 105 steps to an underground canal. Take a boat trip to visit the cathedral like cavern and see the 'Bottomless Pit' ' a huge subterranean lake.
Within this entrance chamber you will see the remains of an ancient village where a whole commu...
A stone chapel built around 1250 with a heritage centre containing historical details, photographs and writings about Belper. Belper was a small town whose main industry until the late-18thC was nail making when Jedidiah Strutt built a cottonmill ...
Impressive fully-functioning water-powered flour mill. With newly reconstructed 1849-50 machinery, the mill is still in full working order and gives a vivid evocation of the workplace of a 19th-century miller. Flour is ground regularly and for sale t...
Staunton Harold Reservoir and Visitor Centre is set in 210 acres.
Staunton Harold reservoir is located in the heart of the National Forest between Derby and Burton On Trent.
Staunton Harold is a wildlife habitat offering many outdoor and leisu...
The Stockley Trail is a two mile multi-user trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. Stockley Trail runs parallel to the River Doe Lea from Carr Vale, near Bolsover to Glapwell. A car park is situated off the A632 at the bottom of Bolsover...
Strutt's North Mill, Belper is a museum and visitor centre housed in Belper North Mill. The Museum was founded in 1996 with the aim of preserving the local heritage of cotton spinning and other local industries. The collection comprises of mach...
Late 17th-century house with sumptuous interiors. The decoration includes woodcarving by Grinling Gibbons, superb plasterwork and painted murals and ceilings by Louis Laguerre, and there is a fine collection of portraits. The Great Staircase is one o...
Museum showing aspects of the life of children over the past 200 years. Housed in the 19th-century service wing of Sudbury Hall, the Museum contains fascinating displays about children from the 18th century onwards. There are chimney climbs for adven...
Sutton Scarsdale Hall is now the imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since c. 1920, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America: but there is still much to di...
Old lead and fluorspar workings reconstructed as in the 1920s and 1930s with tracks, tubs, electric lighting and exhibits still being developed along with a dressing plant....
The Heights of Abraham will take you on a journey in a state of the art cable car. Follow a guide underground to our spectacular showcaves and explore over 60 acres of Wooded hillside, whilst taking in the stunning Peak District Views....
The construction of The Cromford and High Peak Railway was considered to be an engineering masterpiece which attracted railway enthusiasts, not only from this country but all over the world. It linked High Peak Junction at two hundred and seven-s...
The Midland Railway, Butterley is the home for all the things related to the Midland Railway. There is a standard Gauge line which has steam and diesel hauled passenger trains. The main site at Swanwick has a museum devoted to the Midland Railway as ...
The National Forest is one of England's most ambitious environmental projects. Across parts of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, 200 square miles are being transformed, blending ancient woodland with new planting to create a new national...
Low stone-built medieval hall. Built between the 13th and 15th centuries, the hall's architectural features include a rare king post, medieval fireplace, a Tudor door and some 17th-century Flemish glass. The delightful gardens include a parterre herb...
Would you like to learn the secrets of the Bakewell Pudding Shop's Bakehouse?
The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop now has special Bakehouse Tours. Your club, group or society can watch the Pudding Maker's art in action. You'll even get the opp...
The Silk Mill Museum is on the site of the world's oldest factories, the Silk Mills built by George Sorocold in 1702 and 1717. The foundations and parts of the tower from the 1717 mill are still visible.
The displays tell the story of the industri...
The Blue John Cavern in the Peak District is a series of caverns considered to be the finest range in Great Britain. Our Cavern Tours are of immense educational interest showing clearly how the caverns are formed in limestone strata and how the limes...
Blue John Stone is found nowhere in the world but amongst the rocks of Treak Cliff Hill, Castleton. Blue John Stone can now be found in only two caverns: Treak Cliff Cavern and Blue John Cavern. This mineral, a colour banded form of fluorspar, is so ...
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house arranged round a pair of courtyards, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall. This monument to late medieval 'conspicuous cons...
Late 17th- or early 18th-century market house. The restored building is a reminder of when cheese and cattle fairs were a prominent feature of local life. The Trust's first acquisition in the Peak District, it now houses an information room, with int...
Wirksworth Heritage Centre aims to give to the casual visitor or serious researcher alike an understanding of the life of a small town from its inception to the present times. It is strategically placed at the end of the Crown Yard which opens out on...
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