This beautiful old house has 11 rooms one of which is a Victorian kitchen. The house and museum are open throughout the year...

A number of Bakewell pudding shops exist in Bakewell, however this is largely accepted to be the original, where the first ever pudding, or tart,...

Lazing by the banks of the River Wye in the Bakewell public park watching the wildlife and waterfowl is a great way to spend a...

Overlooking the River Wye, close to the market town of Bakewell, Haddon Hall has escaped the ravages of time. Fine examples of a medieval kitchen...

Caudwell Mill is a real piece of local heritage that has been excellently preserved and restored in order to help keep another part of the...

Arbor Low is a stone circle, or henge, positioned on a hilltop in the Derbyshire moorland, five miles South West of Bakewell. Neolithic in date,...

Chatsworth House, ten minutes from Bakewell, has been voted ‘Britain’s best stately home’, and it is quite clear to see why. A beautiful palace-like building...

Winster Market House was built between the late 17th and early 18th Century and has been in the hands of the National Trust since the...

This small but charming manor house in the famous plague village of Eyam has been the home of the Wright family since 1671 and it...

The famous outbreak of Bubonic Plague in 1665/6 in Eyam is vividly portrayed. The villagers imposed a voluntary quarantine, and over a third of the...

The Red House Stables Working Carriage Museum is home to one of the largest collections of original horse drawn equipment anywhere in the world....

This council cultural centre was established in order to promote and encourage cultural development and diversity in the city. Led by the local authority,...

The main library and heritage centre is located at the heart of Matlock and offers a fascinating collection for those interested in books. There...

The Derbyshire Record Office holds copies of many of the most important documents in the history of the city. For many hundreds of years,...

The Derbyshire lead miner is a forgotten hero of the community, once risking his life and limb to extract the valuable resource from deep beneath...

Even though the mills date back to the 1780’s Massons was a working textile mill until 1991. This means that it has been able to...

The National Trust is in charge of conserving and maintaining this beautiful area of walking country, surrounded by ancient woods and tumbled rocks. The...

Situated on the edge of the Peak District, this collection is dedicated to telling the story of stone and the way that it has been...

This heritage centre is designed to give a great day out to the casual visitor as well as the serious researcher. One is invited...

There is one Derbyshire town where you will instantly recognise the skyline. Chesterfield’s crooked Spire may well have been kicked by the devil, or may...

Chesterfield Museum and Gallery is located at the very heart of the community and is one of the most important cultural meeting points in the...

Situated at the heart of Buxton, this museum and gallery is one of the most well loved cultural complexes in the region. Offering a comprehensive...

Poole’s Cavern is a two million year old natural limestone cave situated in some of the most impressive woodland on the edge of the tow...

Go Ape! is an award winning high wire forest adventure course that allows visitors to experience the thrills of swinging high through the tress of...

Built in the early 1900s the Opera House was a theatre until converted to a cinema in 1927. It stayed a cinema, except for a...

The Pavilion Gardens is a beautiful historic venue situated at the very heart of Buxton. Throughout the year the gardens play host to over...

Set in the middle of the picturesque Peak District village of Castleton, the approach to Peak Cavern is awe-inspiring. A riverside walk takes you past...

Treak Cliff Cavern is an underground wonderland of stalactites, stalagmites, rocks, minerals and fossils, and home to Blue John stone. The tour takes you to...

The National Trust began maintaining this Outstanding Area of Natural Beauty in 1936 and it is renowned across the region as one of the best...

Sitting high on a hillside it is clearly visible from the M1 motorway. The surviving buildings are mainly the work of the Sir William Cavendish...

Enter the inner world of the underground cave system in the heart of the Peak District National Park and absorb the atmosphere as a watery...

Ilam Park runs along both banks of the River Manifold in an idyllic setting at the heart of the Derbyshire countryside. The National Trust...

Nestling on the edge of the Peak District this award winning museum takes you on a mile long scenic journey through a period street to...

Situated opposite the leafy Eccleshall Woods, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet is an industrial works that used to produce agricultural tools over 300 years ago. A trip...

Greenhill Community Library is an important part of the area and offers a cultural exchange for many local people and visitors to the area....

Founded towards the end of the 12th Century, Beauchief Abbey’s main tower is still remarkably undiminished. The rest of the Abbey including the cloisters, chapter...

Tittesworth Reservoir is a tourist attraction for all the family. Not far from the reservoir are the Roaches: a famous gritstone rock formation popular with...

It was thought at one time that this magnificent piece of transport history would have to be destroyed because it had fallen into such a...

Like a huge glass lantern, Hardwick Hall dominates the surrounding area - a magnificent statement of the wealth and authority of its builder, Bess of...

Stainsby Mill offers visitors the chance to see a 19th Century watermill in full working order, set in some of the most attractive Derbyshire countryside...