Things to Do

Places to Go

Abseiling   Perception 01733314924     Adventure Playgrounds   Chatsworth Farmyards and Adventure Playground Carsington Water 01246 565300 01629 540478     Ballooning   Heart of England Balloons Dragon Balloon Co. 0789 488219 01159 473778     Boat Trips   Canal Boat Trips Froghall Wharf 01538 266486     Bowling   Derby Super Bowl and Quasar AMF Bowling, Ilkeston 01332 270057 01159 322092     Caving   Perception 01733 314924     Canoeing   Perception Carsington Water 01733 314924 01629 540478     Climbing Groups   Perception 01733 314924     Cycle Hire and Trails   Tissington Brownend Farm Carsington Water Peak Cycle Hire- Waterhouses Ashbourne Parsley Hay Derwent Middleton Top Hayfield 01335 343156 01538 308313 01629 540478 01538 30860 01335 343156 01298 84493 01433 651261 01629 823204 01663 746222     Dry Ski Slopes   Kidsgroves Ski Centre, Stoke Tamworth Snowdrome 01782 784908 0990 000011     Fishing   Course- A52 Braolsford Markeaton Lakes, Derby Belper River Derwent Ilam Carp Pound Boyleston Top Farm Lakes- Alton Manor Farm, Wirksworth Yeavkey Estate River/Fly- R Dove, Rocester R Dove, Doveridge R Derwent, Belper R Wye, Monsall Dale Charles Cotton Hotel Bailiff operated 01332 340081 01773 822525 01335 350500 tickets bankside 01629 822318 01335 330247 01889 590347 01889 565986 01773 856616 01629 640484 01298 84229     Gliding       Go Karting   Swains Centre, Buxton 01298 71037     Golf   Brailsford Clifton Leek Allestree Sinfin Kedleston Park Micklover Morley Hayes Strutt Club - indoor 01335 360096 01335 342078 01538 384767 01332 550616 01332 766462 01332 840035 01332 513339 01332 780480 01773 820088     Helicopter Flights   Pennine Helicopters 0161 7893030/ 01457 877833     Hill Walking   Perception 01733 314924     Horse Riding/Pony Trekking   Tissington Trekking Centre Haddon Hall Stable, Bakewell Ringer Villa Spring Paddock, Charlesworth Alton Riding School, Alton Amber Hills, Belper Barleyfields, Etwall Birchwood, Somercotes Breaston Equestrian, Breaston Brimmington Equestrian Buxton Riding School Elvaston Castle Field Farm, Heanor 01335 350276 01629 813723 01246 810456 01457 853175 01246 590267 01773 824080 01283 734798 01773 604305 01332 872934 01246 235465 01298 72319 01332 751927 01773 713164     Ice Skating   Nottingham Ice Rink 01159 501938     Light Aircraft   Derby Aeroclub, Eggington 01283 733803     Micro Lights   Ram Air 0797 4466923     Paintball   Wildpark Leisure 01335 360485     Quad Bikes   Swains Centre, Buxton 01298 71037     Roller Skating   Rollerworld, Derby 01332 345828     Swimming Pools and Water Theme Parks   Ashbourne Leisure Centre Belper Leisure Centre Moor Lane Leisure Centre Queens Leisure Centre Waterworld 01335 343712 01773 825285 01332 363686 01332 716620 01782 283838     Squash See swimming pools/leisure centres       Theme Parks   Alton Towers, Alton American Adventure, Shipley Gullivers Kingdom, Matlock Bath Drayton Manor Park Waterworld, Stoke 0990 204060 01773 541521 01629 57100 01827 287979 01782 283838     Water Colour Activity Holidays   Offcote Grange Cottage Holidays 01335 344795

Aquariums   Matlock Bath Aquarium 01629 583624     Castles   Peveril Castle, Castleton Bolsover Caslte, Bolsover Tutbury Castle Wingfield Manor, South Wingfield 01433 620613 01246 823349 01773 832060     Caves   Pooles Cavern, Buxton Speedwell Cavern, Castleton Treak Cliffe Cavern, Castleton Blue John Cavern, Castleton Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath Cresswell Crags, Welbeck 01298 26978 01433 620571 01433 620638 01629 582365 01909 720378     Cinemas   UCI, Derby Showcase Cinema, Derby Metr Cinema, Derby 01332 347765 01332 270300 01332 347765     Derbyshire Dales   Dovedale, Bradford Dale, Manifold Dale, Edale, Berresford Dale, Lathkill Dale, Millers Dale, Milldale       Factory Shops       Farm and Croft Shops       Furniture Makers   Nigel Griffiths, Grangemill Ram Furniture, Crich 01629 650720 01773 857092     Gardens and Garden Centres   Stapely Water Gardens, Nantwich Lea Rhododendron Gardens Tansley Garden Centre Fairways Garden Centre, Ashbourne Dunge Valley Hidden Gardens Biddulph Grange Gardens Tissington Nursery The Herb Garden, Pilsley Chatsworth Garden Centre, Beeley 01270 623868 01629 534380 01629 534380 01335 347900 01637 733787 01782 517999 01335 390650 01246 854268 01629 734004     Glass Workshops   Derwent Crystal, Ashbourne 01335 360186     Heritage Centres/Industrial Museums   Wirksworth Heritage Centre Derby Heritage Centre Derby Industrial Museum Derwent Valley Centre, Belper 01629 825225 01332 299321 01332 255380 01773 880474     Market Towns   Ashbourne - Thurs, Sat Bakewell - Mon Chesterfield - Mon, Fri, Sat Ripley - Fri, Sat Chapel - Thurs New Mills - Fri, Sat Buxton - Tues, Sat Glossop - Thurs, Fri, Sat Long Eaton - Fri, Sat       Mill Centre   Cauldwell Flour Mill, Rowsley 01629 734374     Museums   Peak District Mining Museum Derby Museum and Art Gallery Moira Furnace Museum, Moira Pickford House Museum , Derby Bass Museum, Burton on Trent Buxton Museum and Art Gallery Chesterfield Museum Eyam Plague Museum Crich Tramwayy Museum DH Lawrence Museum Newstead Abbey Museum Museum of Nottingham Lace Costume Museum, Nottingham Greens Mill and Science Museum Great Central Railway, Notts Midland Railway Museum Potteries Museum, Hanley 01629 583834 01332 716659 01283 224667 01332 255363 01283 51000 01298 24658 01246 345727 01433 631371 01773 852326 01159 254891 01623 455900 01159 846914 01159 153500 01591 56878 01159 405705 01773570140 01782 232323     National Trust   Kedleston Hall Calke Abbey Lyme Park, Disley Sudbury Hall Hardwick Hall Biddulph Grange Staunton Harold Church The Old Manor, Norbury Stainsby Mill Winster Market House 01332 842191 01332 863822 01663 762023 01283 585337 01246 850430 01782 517999 01332 863822 01909 486411 01246 850430 01335 350245     Potteries   Rookies Pottery, Hartington Denby Pottery, Ripley Royal Crown Derby Royal Doulton, Stoke Wedgewood,, Stoke Gladstone Pottery and museum Staffordshire Enamels, Longton Royal Winton Spode and Museum Potteries Museum, Hanley Portmeirion Factory Shops Royal Stafford Tableware Minton Moorcroft Aynsley China 01298 84650 01773 740799 01332 712841 01782 292434 01782 316161 01782 319232 01782 596596 01782 598811 01782 744011 01782 232323 01782 326412 01782 834631 01782 293121 01782 207943 01782 593536     Racecourses   Uttoxeter Race Course 01889 27493     Railway Centres- Steam   Midland Railway, Ripley Peak Railway 01773 570140 01629 580381     Stately Homes   Chatsworth House Haddon Hall Hardwick Hall Lyme Park Sudbury Hall Calke Abbey Tissington Hall Shugborough Estate Renishaw Hall Eyam Hall Melbourne Hall 01246 565300 01629 812855 01246 850431 01663 762023 01283 585337 01332 863822 01335 390650 01889 881388 01433 631976     Theatres   Buxton Opera House Theatre Royal, Nottingham Derby Playhouse Assembly Rooms, Derby Pomegranate Theatre,Chesterfield 01298 72190 01159 895555 01332 363275 01332 255800     Visitor Centres and Misc. Attractions   Carsington Water Heights of Abraham Longshaw Visitor centre National Stone Centre Middleton Top Galleries of Justice, Notts Wind in the Willows, Rowsley Crooked Spire, Chesterfield Derdy Cathedral Derby County Football Club 01629 540696 01629 582365 01433 631708 01629 825403 01629 823204 01159 520535 01539 488303 01246 206566 01332 341201 01332 202202     Zoos and Open farms   Bently Fields Open Farm Blackbrook Zoological Park Freshfields Donkey Rescue Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire 01335 330240 01538 308203 01298 79775 01827 880250