From awe-inspiring countryside walks and scenic cycling trails, to spectacular rock climbing opportunities and quaint country villages, there is plenty to see and do on holiday in Derbyshire.
Derbyshire Days out
Best for a relaxing day out: Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire with an ever-evolving garden which is the product of nearly 500 years of careful cultivation and includes an arboretum, rock garden, fountains, sculptures and more.
Best for exploration: Pooles Cavern and Buxton Country Park
Explore the vast limestone caverns and see how crystal stalactites have lined the chambers over millions of years. Stroll though beautiful woodland trails to a panoramic Peak District hilltop viewpoint.
Best for families: Heights of Abraham
Hilltop country park reached by cable car, with cavern tours, walking trails, fossil exhibitions and cafe.
See This
Crich Tramway Village, Near Matlock
Be transported back in time on vintage trams. Soak up the atmosphere in a period street with a visit to the shops and take refreshments in the tearooms and pub.
Markeaton Park, Derby
Markeaton Park is Derby’s most visited park and is one of the most popular attractions in the East Midlands. It offers a place to escape from day to day living and city life and experience a little bit of countryside on Derby’s doorstep.
Eat This
Get the real thing at Bakewell Pudding Shop
The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop is located in the heart of the market town of Bakewell in Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park.
Visit Bakewell Pudding Shop
Stilton in Hartington
It might be home to the smallest Stilton producer in the world but the Peak District village of Hartington packs a big punch in the cheese-making stakes. At one time, this tiny parish supplied a quarter of the world’s Stilton cheese!
Visit Hartington Cheese Shop
Drink This
Fill up your bottles in Buxton
Drinking Buxton Water is a must for all visitors to St Anne’s Well. The well has had many forms (and locations) over the centuries but has continuously (for the most part) provided locals and visitors of Buxton with a supply of its famous thermal waters.
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