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ST13 7RJ Staffordshire Moorlands District
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of ST13 7RJ:
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.
Churnet Valley Wildlife Park & Nature Reserve
Sprink Lane, Kingsley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST102BX
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Churnet Valley Railway
The Station, Cheddleton, ST137EE
'The Railway in the Valley'. Cheddleton Station is located towards the northern end of the current Churnet Valley line and is the headquarters of the railway.
Cheddleton Flint Mill
Caldon Canal, Leek Road, Cheddleton, ST137HL
Cheddleton Flint Mill is a fine example of a water mill that ground flint for the pottery industry. The site features two water mills, a small museum, a period cottage, traditional narrow-boat and many other exhibits.
Foxfield Light Railway
Caverswall Road Station, Caverswall Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST119BG
The Foxfield Light Railway is one of the UK?s earliest heritage railways. The line was built in the 1890?s and unlike many lines which follow valleys, the Foxfield Railway maintains a 5 mile round journey which boldly crosses open moorland, hills and woodland.
Pooles Cavern
Green Lane, Buxton, SK179DH
Poole's Cavern is a natural limestone cave situated in the beautiful woodland of Buxton Country Park, Derbyshire and has been visited for 5,000 years since Neolithic tribes sheltered here. The gravelled area at the cave mouth was levelled by Poole's Cavern's first custodian, Mr Frank Redfern.
Biddulph Grange Garden
Grange Road, Biddulph, ST87SD
Designed in the mid-19th century by James Bateman to display specimens from his extensive and wide-ranging plant collection, the garden is set out in a series of connected 'compartments'. Visitors are taken on a journey of discovery through tunnels and pathways to individual gardens inspired by countries around the world from the tranquility of a Chinese garden or an Egyptian Court to a formal Italian garden.
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.
Gladstone Working Pottery Museum
Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke on Trent, ST31PQ
A restored Victorian pottery factory from the days of coal-fired bottle ovens. Gladstone is an excellent day out for the whole family with lots of opportunities to get your hands on the potteries.
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.
The Staffordshire Hoard
Bethesda Street, Hanley, ST13DW
Thanks to the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Staffordshire Hoard - the most important collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found - will remain in the West Midlands at The Potteries Museum in Stoke, close to where it was discovered in July 2009.Discover gold and silver artefacts including , cut garnets and warrior geadgear, a horse's head, snakes, eyebrow adornments and detailed helmet fragments replete with illustrations of warriors and animals.
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.
Etruria Industrial Museum
Lower Bedford Street, Etruria, Stoke-On-Trent, ST47AF
Free Guided ToursDiscover more about Etruria Industrial Museum which includes Jesse Shirley Bone & Flint Mill, a historic guaging lock, authentic ticket office and much more!Every Sunday at 1.00 (not available during Events), .
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.
Gawsworth Hall
Gawsworth, SK119RN
Today Gawsworth Hall not only makes a delightful day out for all the family,but, between June and August, we proudly present a wide range of open air theatre events in our all seated, covered auditorium. The original Norman house was rebuilt in 1480 and, following extensive remodelling in 1701, was the subject of the most famous duel in English history in 1712 Lord Mohun and the Duke of Hamilton fought over the estates and both duellists were killed.
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.
Paradise Mill
Park Lane, Macclesfield, SK116TJ
Paradise Mill, situated a short distance from the Silk Museum, was a working silk mill until 1981. Today, Paradise Mill is a living museum.
Sudbury 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.
Macclesfield Silk Museum
Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield, SK116UT
The Heritage Centre, Roe Street, is situated in the centre of Macclesfield and provides a focus for community and cultural events in the town. The Heritage Centre houses the Silk Museum , the Silk Shop , the Victorian Schoolroom and the Mulberry Tree Coffee Shop.
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.
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.
Peveril Castle
Market Place, Castleton, S338WQ
Peveril Castle, perched high above the pretty village of Castleton, offers breathtaking views of the Peak District. After extensive conservation work on the keep, English Heritage has erected a walkway at first-floor level, enabling visitors to enter two chambers previously inaccessible: a medieval garderobe and a small room with beautiful views of the surrounding countryside.
Hare Hill
Hare Hill, Macclesfield, SK104QB
Woodland grounds with a delightful walled garden at their heart. Spectacular rhododendron and azalea displays.
Capesthorne Hall
Capesthorne, SK119JY
Capesthorne has been touched by nearly 1,000 years of English History. Roman Legions passed across it.
Nether Alderley Mill
Congleton Road, Nether Alderley, SK104TW
With its heavy oak framework, low beams and floors connected by wooden ladders, set beneath an enormous sloping stone roof, this charmingly rustic mill is one of only four virtually complete corn mills in Cheshire. The mill has overshot tandem wheels and is powered by water from the adjacent lake.
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.
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.
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.
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.
