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Magnolia Street, South Normanton, Alfreton, Bolsover, Derbyshire
DE55 3BX
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of DE55 3BX:
Sherwood Forest
Eakring Road, Mansfield, NG183EW
Sherwood Forest - golf course in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Contact the golf course on telephone number 01623 627403 for course availability, course rules, member information, golf academy (if available) and green fees at Sherwood Forest golf course/club.
Alton 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.
Midland 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.
Hardwick 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.
Vina 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.
Peak 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.
Wirksworth 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.
Bolsover Castle
Castle Street, Bolsover, S446PR
Venue for the recent 'I'm Famous and Frightened' on Living TV, Bolsover Castle regularly hosts concerts, Shakespearian plays and other living history events. The award winning property has turrets and battlements rising from a beautiful wooded hilltop.
Middleton 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.
Darwin 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.
Wollaton 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.
White Post Modern Farm Centre
A614 Road, Farnsfield, NG228HL
Awarded Visitor Attraction of the Year (over 100,000 visitors) in the East Midlands Tourism Excellence in England Awards 2005 White Post Farm Centre is a great day out for all of the family! Come along and make friends with over 3000 animals from the instantly recognisable to the more unusual including meerkats, reptiles, llamas and bats. There are always lots of animals to see including Jasper the wallaby and his new friend, a NEW baby calf, a baby llama and 7 baby Bearded Dragons! Plus have a great time on our Brand New Outdoor Play Area and Go-Kart track, and enjoy the NEW tube slide in the Beach Barn.
Revolution House
High Street, Old Whittington, S419LA
The Revolution House, in the Derbyshire village of Old Whittington, three miles north of Chesterfield, takes its name from the Revolution of 1688.The House is open from Saturday 8th April to Saturday 30th September 2006 from 11am to 4pm every day except Tuesdays.
Kedleston 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.
Derby 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.
Half 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.
Derby 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.
Pickfords 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.
Nottingham 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.
Caves 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.
Galleries 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.
Creswell Crags Museum
Crags Road, Welbeck, S803LH
Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge honeycombed with caves and smaller fissures. There are many exciting and interesting things to do at Creswell Crags.
Sherwood Forest Amusement Park Sherwood Forest Fun Park
Church Street, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, NG219QA
Sherwood Forest Amusement Park Sherwood Forest Fun Park - Amusement Park in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Contact venue on telephone number 01623823536 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
Royal 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.
Haddon Hall
Bakewell, DE451LA
If we were to take ourselves back to 1170, we would see very little of the present-day Haddon Hall, other than parts of the Eagle Tower and chapel. A building originally stood on the land it now occupies as far back as 1087, but it was not until 1370 that Richard de Vernon embarked on a project of major construction.
Sherwood Forest Country Park
B6034 Road, Edwinstone, NG219HN
Browse around the Visitor Centre shops or relax after a stroll in the Forest Table Restaurant. Take a walk to the mighty Major Oak, pick up one of our fun family nature trails, or just stand and admire the weird and wonderful shapes of the ancient oak trees, twisted by age and weathered into living sculptures.
Rufford Abbey and Country Park
A614 Road, Ollerton, NG229DF
Located near Ollerton, on the edge of historic Sherwood Forest, this 150 acre park is one of Nottinghamshire's most popular visitor attractions. At the heart of the park are the picturesque remains of a 12th century Cistercian monastery and later country house.
Colwick 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.
Clumber Park
Estate Office, Clumber Park, Worksop, S803AZ
The park comprises over 3800 acres of peaceful woods, open heath and rolling farmland, with a superb serpentine lake at its heart and the longest avenue of lime trees in Europe. Part of Nottinghamshire's famed 'Dukeries', Clumber was formerly home to the Dukes of Newcastle.
