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Derbyshire - Peak District - Things to do - Accomodation

Derbyshire has a number of beautiful towns such as Buxton, Bakewell, Matlock, Chesterfield, Castletown and Ashbourne and includes the Peak district. The area has a variety of places to stay including accomodation in luxury hotels, holiday cottages, B&B, cheap hotels and self catering caravan sites. If you are thinking of visiting Derbyshire for a short weekend break you can find many suggestions and the best tourist attractions below.


Views in Derbyshire
Masson Mills Working Textile Museum
Masson Mills Working Textile Museum

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Things to See Things to Do Places to Visit Popular
Matlock Bath Aquarium - Matlock Bath
Highfields Happy Hens - Etwall
Chestnut Conservation and Wildlife Park - High Peak
Freshfields (Donkey Sanctuary) - Buxton

Matlock Farm Park - Matlock

Whistlestop Countryside Centre - Matlock Bath
Derby Cathedral - Derby
Pollyanna Pickering (Artist) - Matlock
Theatre


Buxton Opera House

Pomegranate Theatre - Chesterfield
Assembly Rooms - Derby
Guildhall Theatre - Derby

Museums & Exhibitions

Derby Industrial Museum - Derby
Strutt's North Mill - Belper
Derby City Museum and Art Gallery - Derby
Donington Grand Prix Collection - Derby
National Stone Centre - Derby

Royal Crown Derby Visitor Centre & tour- Derby

Denby Pottery Visitor Centre - Denby
Sudbury Hall & The National Trust Museum of Childhood - Sudbury
Moira Furnace Museum - Swadlincote
Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills Working Textile Museum - Matlock Bath
Peak District Mining Museum - Matlock Bath
Red House Stables and Carriage Museum - Matlock
Bottle Kiln - Ilkeston
Buxton Museum and Art Gallery - Buxton
Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery - Chesterfield


Gulliver's Kingdom - Matlock Gulliver's Theme Park is one of the UK's most loved family theme parks. Built into the side of the Derwent Valley, this enchanting destination is a much sought after haven for families with children up to the ages of 12. There are special events throughout the year.
Conkers - Moira
Go Ape - Buxton

Boat & Train trips

Crich Tramway Village (National Tramway Museum) - Crich
Midland Railway Centre - Ripley
Steeple Grange Light Railway - Wirksworth
Carsington Water - Ashbourne
River Gardens Boat Hire - Belper
Sports & Leisure

Chesterfield Bowl - Chesterfield

Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre

The Heights of Abraham - Matlock Bath
Golf Courses in Derbyshire
Cycle routes in Derbyshire
Ten Pin - Derby
Rosliston Forestry Centre - Swadlincote
Wild Park Leisure - Ashbourne
Megazone - Derby
Swimming / Fun Pools

Queens Park Sports Centre - Chesterfield

Hathersage Open Air Heated Pool - Hope Valley

Chatsworth House

Chatsworth - Bakewell
Arbor Low Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow - Bakewell
Bolsover Castle - Chesterfield
Parks / Houses/ Gardens / Nature

Peak District National Park - Bakewell
Calke Abbey - Derby
Peveril Castle - Hope Valley
Melbourne Hall and Gardens - Melbourne
Renishaw Hall and Gardens - Renishaw
Cascades Gardens - Matlock
Ilam Park - Ashbourne

Haddon Hall - Bakewell

Belper River Gardens - Belper
Hardwick Hall, Garden, Park and Stainsby Mill - Chesterfield
Kedleston Hall and Park - Derby
Shipley Country Park - Heanor
Guided Tours / Walks

Wingfield Manor - Alfreton
High Peak Trail - Middleton by Wirksworth
Grassmoor Country Park and the Five Pits Trail - Chesterfield

Linacre Reservoirs - Chesterfield

Temple Mine - Matlock Bath
Derbyshire Caves & Caverns
Derbyshire Caves & Caverns

Poole's Cavern - Buxton
Peak Cavern - Castleton
Treak Cliff Cavern (Blue John Mine) - Hope Valley

Speedwell Cavern - boat trip in a cave

Towns / Villages / Misc


The Original Bakewell Pudding Shop