The Peak District & Derbyshire - a perfect location for A Grand Day Out!
Enjoy England's great outdoors. Discover a spectacular landscape in one of the most beautiful and inspiring parts of the British Isles. Make a holiday of it in the Peak District and Derbyshire. Attractions, activities and age old traditions in abundance - come rain or shine, there's plenty to see and do in the Peak District.
Hundreds of fine hotels, great value guest houses and B&Bs, self catering cottages, camping & caravan sites and other types of accommodation.
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Grand Days Out
Poole's Cavern & Buxton Country Park
Poole’s Cavern is found deep beneath the limestone hills of the Peak District in the historic town of Buxton. Discover an underground world which once echoed to the roar of an ice age river which carved this vast cave system and how raindrops have created spectacular and strange crystal formations.
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DERBYSHIRE COUNTY SHOW
Derbyshire Agricultural & Horticultural Society County Show – Sun 25th June 2017. See the ‘Adrenaline Tour’ Quad and Motorbike stunt team, Cyril the Squirrel and his Racing Terriers Display Team, dog show, horses, cattle and other animals, horticultural and floral displays, craft and antiques marquees, rural crafts, countryside pursuits area and more.
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Heights of Abraham
Thrill packed fun for everyone.
Reach for the skies with an exhilarating cable car ride at the Heights of Abraham in Matlock Bath.
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PEAK RAIL
Peak Rail welcomes you to journey back to a bygone age and experience the thrill of steam and diesel on our preserved railway, operating between Rowsley South and Matlock Platform 2 for a distance of 4 miles and open to the public throughout the year.
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THE CHESTNUT CENTRE
In the lovely Peak District countryside the Chestnut Centre’s Nature Trail guides you through the fallow deer meadow to the South American Giant Otter family in their natural pool. More otters, many species of owls, polecats, pine marten, foxes and Scottish wildcats are further along the trail. “ A Hidden Gem in a Hidden Valley”
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Chatsworth House
Movie Magic. The recently-restored exterior of Chatsworth, one of Britain’s finest historic houses, and famous backdrop in such films as Pride and Prejudice and The Duchess.
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CHESTERFIELD MARKET
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METRO PEAK
The bright lights of the city are never far away from the Peak District. Take in a show at Sheffield’s modern Crucible Theatre or classic Lyceum Theatre.
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REACH YOUR ACTIVE PEAK
Take the family on a fun day out, cycling in the stunning Derwent Valley.
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WELL DRESSED
Only in the Peak District will you see the unique, age old tradition of Well Dressing – staged by more than 80 towns and villages from May to September. Here Tissington celebrates England’s patron saint St. George, with Jacobean Tissington Hall in the background.
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