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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Explore the geology, archaeology and history of the Peak District displayed in a seven section time tunnel - complete with sounds and smells!...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Pickford's House Museum lets you see what it would be like living in a house back in time....
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
A small museum illustrating the history of Measham and its inhabitants. Changing photographic exhibitions and permanent displays provide a unique record of a community....
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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