Activities
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Barrow Hill Engine Shed, Chesterfield
Staveley Roundhouse was built to a standard Midland Railway square shed design in 1870 with a central turntable under cover. It was operational from 1870 until 9 February 1991. Today it exhibits preserved locomotives and operates as a visitor and events centre.
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Bluebell Arboretum & Nursery, Smisby in South Derbyshire, England
Bluebell Arboretum & Nursery in Derbyshire has a fine collection of unusual trees and shrubs.
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Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England
Built in 1549 for the Countess of Shrewsbury, Chatsworth House has richly painted walls and water features that are hundreds of years old. It belongs to the Dukes of Devonshire, who still have an influence in how the house is run today.
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Derwent Valley Mills, Derbyshire
Derwent Valley Mills was where the modern factory or 'mill' system was developed by Richard Arkwright. The site is a World Heritage Site
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Erewash Museum, Ilkeston
The museum is in a building called Dalby House after one of the families who inhabited it, and has been used as a school and a private house.
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Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield
Built between 1590 and 1597, Hardwick Hall remains open for the public now to observe one of the finest examples early English Renaissance architecture. Visitors can climb the 66 steps of Bess of Hardwick's original processional route, and experience the incredible historic rooms. Hardwick's landscaped gardens in and around the estate also make a great walk.
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Longshaw, Burbage and the Eastern Moors, Sheffield, England
Excellent walking country with ancient woods and tumbling streams
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Melbourne Hall Gardens, Derbyshire, England
The house that gave the Australian city its name was built in 1629 for Sir John Coke. His descendants, Lord and Lady Ralph Kerr, live there today.
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National Tramway Museum, Matlock
The museum contains over 60 trams built between 1873 and 1982 and is set within a recreated period village containing a working pub, cafe, old-style sweetshop and tram depots.
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Renishaw Hall and Gardens, Derbyshire, England
This is one of the few historic houses in the UK which is still lived in by the same family who roamed the hall almost 400 years ago.
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Tissington Hall, Peak District, Derbyshire, England
Unique family home located in the centre of Tissington village. Built in 1609 by Francis FitzHerbert and still lived in by the same family.
