Local Area

The surrounding contryside is truly a walkers paradise. High open moorland gives way to peaceful, picturesque dales with gently flowing rivers and breathtaking sweeps of limestone cliff.

Visit cave systems and mines, wildlife parks and bird sancturies, stately homes and gardens. There are numerous industrial heritage museums, steam railways and dozens of villages and towns each its own character. And of course, the ever popular Alton Towers is just a short drive away.

As well as the beauty of nature, there are many visitor attractions in the area. Here are some of the places to visit:

Alton Towers Theme Park

Oakamoor, Stoke-on-Trent

Bakewell

Bakewell, Derbyshire

Chatsworth House

Edensor, Derbyshire

Crich Tramway Village

Matlock, Derbyshire

Dovedale

Dovedale, Derbyshire

Gulliver’s Kingdom

Matlock Bath, Derbyshire

Haddon Hall

Bakewell, Derbyshire

Heights of Abraham

Matlock Bath, Derbyshire

Peveril Castle

Castleton, Derbyshire

Poole’s Cavern

Buxton, Derbyshire

Uttoxeter Racecourse

Wood Lane, Uttoxeter

Water World

Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent

World of Wedgewood

Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent

Yeaveley Estate

Yeaveley, Ashbourne

Cadbury World

Bourneville, Birmingham

Drayton Manor Resort

Tamworth, Staffordshire