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Scarsdale St, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
S44 6JW Bolsover District
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of S44 6JW:
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.
Old Rectory
1 Rectory Street, Epworth, DN91HX
In this house John and Charles Wesley grew up as boys. Samuel Wesley built this house in 1709 after fire had destroyed the earlier building from which John was rescued as 'a brand plucked from the burning.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tropical Butterfly House and Falconry
Hungerhill Farm, Woodsetts Rd, N Anston, S254EQ
Venture deep into the Tropical Rainforest; watch out for the caiman basking by his pool. Try and spot all the different types of free flying exotic butterflies and birds as they search for food.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kelham Island Museum
Alma Street, S38RY
Kelham Island Museum was opened in 1982 to house the objects, pictures and archive material representing Sheffield's industrial story. The displays at the Museum tell that story from the 'Little Mester' to mass production, skilled workers, revolutionary processes, quality products, invention and innovation.
Roche Abbey
1½ miles S of Maltby off A634 (OS Map 111; ref SK 544898), S668NW
Founded in 1147, the fine early Gothic transepts of this Cistercian monastery in South Yorkshire still survive to their original height. In the 18th century, Lancelot 'Capability' Brown transformed an already beautiful valley into a truly enchanting landscape, incorporating the ruins.
Magna Science Adventure Centre
Sheffield Road, Templeborough, Rotherham, S601DX
Magna Science Adventure Centre is the first UK Sceince Centre, which aims to explore the earth through air, water, fire and power, and gives visitors the chance to get hands on with a variety of interactive challenges. There are 5 Adventure Pavilions, Water, Fire, Sci-Tek, Earth and Air, giving visitors and unforgettable day out.
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.
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.
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.
Eyam Hall
Eyam, S325QW
Eyam Hall has been the home of the Wright family for over 300 years. We opened it to the public in 1992, but it retains the intimate atmosphere of a much loved private home.
Wetlands Waterfowl Reserve
Off Loundlow Road, Sutton-Cum-Lound, DN228SB
Wetlands Waterfowl reserve and Exotic Bird Park - 32 acres of tranquil lakes and woodland. Wetlands primary objective is to enable people of all ages to view and get close to animals they wouldn't normally have the chance to see.
The Workhouse
Upton Road, Southwell, NG250PT
'From a building that nobody wanted to enter, we want to create a heritage facility that anyone would want to visit and where everyone is welcome. ' The often overlooked lives of the poor and destitute in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is explored at The Workhouse, Southwell in Nottinghamshire.
Conisbrough Castle
Conisbrough (NE of Town Centre), DN123BU
Conisbrough Castle boasts the finest Circular Norman Keep Tower in the UK. This testament to the Stone Masons of medieval England was built during the 1180s by the fifth Earl of Surrey, Hamelin Plantagenet half brother of the most powerful of the Angevin Kings of England, Henry II.
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.
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.
