The surrounding hills hold a wealth of intrigue stretching back into the fog of history. The Neolithic stone circles and barrows, the mysterious lost Roman city of Lutudarum, Norman churches and castles, the great halls that grew from the lucrative lead mining industry and the mills and railways that mark this area as the cradle of the industrial revolution, all this and more add up to make this a fascinating place to explore.
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Local Attractions
Chatsworth House
Chatsworth Estate is one of the most opulent aristocratic family seats in Britain, having passed down through 16 generations of the Cavendish family, it is home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
Location:
Bakewell DE45 1PP
VIEW WEBSITE White Peak Distillery
Join White Peak Distillery behind the scenes. Experience the unique atmosphere, heat and smells of their working distillery set in the old Johnson & Nephew Wire Works of the 1870s.
Location:
The Wire Works, Matlock Road, Ambergate, DE56 2HE
VIEW WEBSITE Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye near Bakewell, Derbyshire, a former seat of the Dukes of Rutland.
Location:
Bakewell, DE45 1LA
VIEW WEBSITE Kedleston Hall
Kedleston Hall is a neo-classical manor house owned by the National Trust, and seat of the Curzon family, located in Kedleston, Derbyshire, approximately 4 miles north-west of Derby.
Location:
Kedleston Road, near Quarndon, DE22 5JH
VIEW WEBSITE Arkwright’s Cromford Mills
1800s water-powered cotton mill offering guided tours & a visitor centre with shops & cafes.
Location:
Mill Lane, DE4 3RQ
VIEW WEBSITE Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a 9-mile long heritage railway in Derbyshire.
Location:
Station Road, Coldwell Street, Wirksworth, DE4 4FB
VIEW WEBSITE Wirksworth Heritage Centre
A unique local history museum, housed in an old silk mill, who exist to tell “the Story of Wirksworth,” a beautiful and ancient leadmining town in the heart of Derbyshire.
Location:
31 St John’s Street, Wirksworth, DE4 4DS
VIEW WEBSITE The Heights of Abraham
Country park and famous show caverns set in 60 acres of woodland and reached by cable car over deep limestone gorge in the Peak District.
Location:
Dale Road, Matlock Bath, DE4 3NT
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