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17.1milesAlton Towers
Alton, ST104DB
Alton Towers is probably the largest and best known theme park in the UK. Home to Nemesis, Oblivion, Corkscres and Air rides, the park is set in over 500 acres of beautiful gardens.
0.4milesPickfords House Museum of Georgian Life
41 Friar Gate, Derby, DE11DA
Pickford's House, a Grade One listed building, was built in 1770 by the architect Joseph Pickford as his family home and work premises. Other houses in Friar Gate, Derby's finest Georgian Street, were also designed by Pickford, but Number 41 is the only one which the public can enter and learn what domestic life was like in early nineteenth century Derby.
0.6milesDerby Museum and Art Gallery
The Strand, Derby, DE11BS
Derby Museum and Art Gallery houses a wide range of important and attractive collections, covering porcelain, paintings, archaeology, history, local regiments, geology and wildlife. Paintings by the celebrated 18th Century Derby artist Joseph Wright, A.
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0.7milesDerby Industrial Museum
The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Derby, DE13AR
Derby Industrial Museum is on the site of the world's oldest factories, the Silk Mills built by George Sorocold in 1702 and 1717. Displays tell the story of the industrial heritage and achievement of Derby and its people.
1.5milesRoyal Crown Derby Visitor Centre
194 Osmaston Road, Derby, DE238JZ
Royal Crown Derby china is known and collected throughout the world. The fine traditional skills have led to an international reputation for quality and creativity.
2.8milesKedleston Hall
Kedleston Hall, DE225JH
Kedleston was built between 1759 and 1765 for the Curzon family, who have lived in the area since the 12th century. The house boasts the most complete and least-altered sequence of Robert Adam interiors in England, with the magnificent state rooms retaining their great collections of paintings and original furniture.
8milesMelbourne Hall and Gardens
Melbourne, DE731EN
Melbourne Hall is a delightful house full of history. Originally a rectory for the Norman Parish Church, it became the home of Sir John Coke in 1628 and has been inherited by subsequent members of the family to the present day and is now home to Lord and Lady Ralph Kerr and their young family.
8.6milesDonington Grand Prix Collection
Castle Donington, Derby, DE742RP
The Donington Grand Prix Collection is, quite simply, the largest collection of Grand Prix racing cars in the world. Five halls, with over 130 exhibits, illustrate the history of motor sport from the turn of the 20th Century.
9.7milesMidland Railway Butterley
Butterley Station, Ripley, DE53QZ
A Standard Gauge Railway Running Steam and Diesel Hauled Passenger Trains with a Musueum Dedicated to the Midland Railway.The Midland Railway, Butterley is the home for all things associated with the Midland Railway.
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10.2milesThe National Brewery Centre
PO Box 220, Horninglow Street, Burton upon Trent, Staffs, DE141YQ
The 'Brewing Experience Museum' incorporates large elements of the original Bass Museum. Learn about the legendary Bass family and their role in the development of brewing.
11.1milesWirksworth Heritage Centre
Crown Yard, Wirksworth, DE44ET
The Heritage Centre aims to give to the casual visitor or serious researcher alike an understanding of the life of a small town from its inception to the present times. It is strategically placed at the end of the Crown Yard which opens out onto the present market place and occupies a building which was once a mill for the production of silk and velvet textiles.
11.7milesWollaton Hall and Park
Wollaton, Nottingham, NG82AE
Set in over 500 acres of historic deer park, Wollaton Hall is a spectacular Tudor building, designed by Robert Smythson and completed in 1588, it is now the home to the city's Natural History Museum. Wollaton's Courtyard Stables are home to the city's Industrial Museum, Steam Engine House, Wollaton Visitor Centre and the Yard Gallery, a vibrant exhibition space with a changing programme of exhibitions exploring art and the environment.
11.9milesSudbury Hall
Sudbury, DE65HT
The decoration includes woodcarving by Grinling Gibbons, superb plasterwork and painted murals and ceilings by Louis Laguerre, and there is a fine collection of portraits. The Great Staircase is one of the most elaborate of its kind in an English house.
12milesMiddleton Top Engine House
Middleton Top Visitor Centre, Middleton, DE44LS
Middleton Top (at Middleton by Wirksworth) is well sign posted. From the A6 at Cromford take the B5036 and B5035 for Ashbourne.
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12.7milesAshby-de-la-Zouch Castle
South Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE651BR
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century and only achieved castle status in the 15th century, by which time the hall and buttery had been enlarged, with a solar to the east and a large, integral kitchen added to the west.
13.5milesPeak District Mining Museum
The Pavilion, Matlock Bath, DE43NR
The Peak District Mining Museum is situated in The Pavilion at the centre of Matlock Bath alongside the A6, which runs alongside the river Derwent in a picturesque limestone gorge. Visit a museum where you can experience and wonder at the forgotten world of a Derbyshire lead miner.
14milesNottingham Castle
Nottingham, NG16EL
Nottingham Castle is a magnificent 17th century ducal mansion built on the site of the original medieval castle, with spectacular views across the city. It houses a vibrant museum and art gallery with collections of silver, glass, armour and paintings, plus fifteen centuries of Nottingham history.
14.1milesHalf Term at The Tales of Robin Hood
30-38 Maid Marian Way, NG16GF
Weapon Handling DaysCome along and meet our resident weapons expert, swords, helmets, maces and axes are just a few examples of the medieval weaponry you can view, handle and learn about. Feel the weight of the chain mail that knights would have had to wear under their armour whilst handling a horse and weaponry.
14.1milesCaves of Nottingham
Upper Level, Broadmarsh Shopping Centre, Nottingham, NG71FB
Discover a hidden world beneath the streets of Nottingham. Nottingham Caves are a unique 750-year-old cave system situated beneath a modern day shopping centre.
14.4milesGalleries of Justice
High Pavement, The Lace Market, Nottingham, NG11HN
Travel with us through 3 centuries of crime and punishment reliving the lives, trials and executions of the most unfortunate inhabitants of the land. Experience a real trial in the authentic Victorian courtroom before being sentenced and 'sent down' to the original cells and caves deep within this historic site.
14.8milesRushcliffe Country Park
Mere Way, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG116JS
Rushcliffe Country Park - Amusement Park in Nottingham, . Contact venue on telephone number 01159215865 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
15.9milesDonington-le-Heath Manor House
Manor Road, Donington-le-Heath, LE672FW
A 13th century stone house ,renovated in the 17th century with gardens that have been re-created in a 17th century style. Donington-le-Heath Manor House was built in the late 13th century and was renovated early in the 17th century.
16milesVina Cooke Museum of Dolls
The Old Rectory, Cromwell, Newark on Trent, Notts, NG158NA
A large collection of Victorian dolls, prams, cots and toys. There are also hand made character dolls depicting the Royal family and film stars.
16.6milesGreat Central Railway
Great Central Road, Loughborough, LE111RW
Re-creating the experience of famous expresses of the steam age. Great Central Railway is one of the few places in the world where scheduled full size steam trains pass in motion on double track.
16.7milesColwick Marina & Country Park
Mile End Road, Colwick, Nottingham, NG42DW
Colwick Marina & Country Park - Amusement Park in Nottingham, . Contact venue on telephone number 01159870785 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
17.1milesDarwin Forest Country Park
Sydnope Hill, Darley Moor, Matlock, DE45LN
Darwin Forest Country Park - Amusement Park in Matlock, Derbyshire. Contact venue on telephone number 01629732428 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
18.1milesHardwick Hall Country Park
Sedgefield, North Pennines, S445QJ
Based on 18th Century landscaped park (currently under restoration) for Hardwick Hall (now a hotel). Lake, boardwalk nature trail, picnic areas, water birds and bird hide.
19.1milesThe Battlefield Line
Shackerstone Station, Shackerstone, Market Bosworth,Nuneaton, CV136NW
The Battlefield Line is the last remain part of the former Ashby & Nuneaton Joint Railway which was opened in 1873. It runs from Shackerstone via Market Bosworth to Shenton in Leicestershire and is operated by the Shackerstone Railway Society.
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