Notable Local Activities

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• Bentley Brook Brewery Tap - a two minute stroll from Carpenter's Cottage
• Arkwright's Mill, Cromford - Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution
• High Peak Trail & Cromford Canal and Middleton Top Visitor Centre
• Matlock Bath - An inland Seaside Town complete with Promenade
• Carsington Reservoir - Visitor centre, Water Sports Centre.
• Wirksworth - An ancient Lead Mining tand Historic Market Town
• Ashbourne - A colourful and historic town
• Bakewell - With one of the oldest markets in the area, held every Monday
• Buxton - natural springs and university town of Derbyshire
• The Star Disc - A 21st Century Amphitheatre and Piece of Modern Sculpture, Wirksworth
• Horse Riding - At Darley Dale and Hazelwood
• Peak Rail, Matlock
• Rock Climbing - in Cressbrook
• Fishing - close by at Alton Manor (Wirksworth), Belper Ponds and Carsington Reservoir. Local tackle shops available in Belper.
• Cycling in Derbyshire - local cycle hire available at Middleton Top, Parsley Hay and Carsington Water
• The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - The Finest Heritage Railway Experience in the East Midlands
• Golfing - Full list of courses in Derbyshire (Yes, there is a course in Matlock!)
• The Monsal Trail, Bakewell
• Birdwatching - in Derbyshire.
• The National Tramway Museum, Crich
• The Great British Car Journey, Ambergate
• Northern Light Cinema at Wirksworth (booking on line essential).

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Restaurants

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• Le Mistral in Wirksworth - Booking Advised (01629 824840)
• The Tavern at Tansley, historic country inn, high quality locally sourced food
• Stones Restaurant, 1a Dale Road Matlock 01629 56061. Book very early in advance.
• Miners Arms Inn at Milltown, Ashover S45 0HA. Excellent value but must book: 01246 590218
• The 50s American Diner, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire (01283 220050)
• Old Smithy in Monyash, great eating and entertainment
• Vanilla Kitchen at Tideswell 01298 871 519 recently won Peak District awards for their food - Great Taste Awards 2009

Derbyshire

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• Derbyshire - the Peak District
• Dovedale
• Ladybower Reservoir
• Wye Valley
• White Peak
• Millers Dale
• Monsal Dale
• Chee Dale
• Manifold Valley
• Staffordshire Moorlands
• Lathkill Dale

Museums, Historic Houses and Gardens

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• Chatsworth House and Grounds
• Haddon Hall
• Kedleston Hall
• Hardwick Hall
• Bolsover Castle
• Sudbury Hall (Museum of Childhood)
• Biddulph Grange
• Renishaw Hall & Gardens
• Peak District Mining Museum, Matlock Bath

Theme Parks

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• Alton Towers (45 minute drive via Ashbourne)
• Gulliver's Kingdom (Children's Theme Park - Suitable for Under 11's)
• Heights of Abraham - Ride the Cable Cars for Fantastic Fun for All the Family

Shopping

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• McArthur Glen - East Midlands Designer Outlet (Junction 28 on M1)
• Meadow Hall, Sheffield
• Nottingham City Centre
• Denby Pottery Shopping Village
• Peak Village Shopping Arcade
• Wirksworth Market Day is Tuesday and Farmer's Markets on the First Saturday of Every Month

And much, much more!

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