Things to do in Derbyshire, suggestions for Day trips, short holiday breaks, self catering accomodation,
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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.

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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 - 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 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