Things To Do

Heritage & Museums

Discover historic mills, stately homes and a variety of museums to explore.

Cromford

Leawood Pump House

Leawood Pump House is a steam powered beam engine

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Cromford

Middleton Top

Middleton Top Countryside Centre on the High Peak Trail offers delightful views.

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Cromford

National Stone Centre

National Stone Centre is a 40 acre Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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Cromford

Steeple Grange Light Railway

Steeple Grange Light Railway is an 18-inch gauge line near Wirksworth.

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Cromford

Wirksworth

Wirksworth is a quirky and historic town known for its annual arts festival.

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Cromford

Wirksworth Heritage Centre

Wirksworth Heritage Centre illustrates Wirksworth’s long history and distinctiveness.

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Whatstandwell

Crich Stand

Crich Stand is an impressive landmark overlooking the Derwent Valley

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Belper

Heage Windmill

Guided tours ofDerbyshire’s only working windmill and the only stone towered six-sailed windmill in England.

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Duffield

Duffield Castle

Discover the foundations of what was once reputedly the third largest Norman Castle in the country.

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Derby

Pickford’s House

Pickford’s House is a unique museum set in the former home of enlightenment architect Joseph Pickford. 

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Derby

Royal Crown

Royal Crown Derby boutique store and free museum, guided tours available.

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Beeston

Canalside Centre

Canalside Heritage Centre is a heritage, education and arts centre located in the renovated weir cottages at Beeston Lock.

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Beeston

Wollaton Hall

Wollaton Hall is one of the country’s finest Grade I listed Elizabethan buildings. The Hall is home to a Natural History Museum and the Nottingham Industrial Museum.

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Nottingham

City of Caves

City of Caves is part of a maze of over 500 sandstone caves underneath the streets of Nottingham, which date from the dark ages.

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Nottingham

Green’s Windmill

Green’s Windmill and Science Centre is a restored working flour mill and small science centre.

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Nottingham

National Justice Museum

The National Justice Museum explores the law and justice system through fun and interactive activities.

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