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Calke Abbey
Calke Abbey is set in extensive parklands
landscaped to reflect the grandeur of the property and any visit will be
rewarded by a visit to the church and extensive gardens.
The House is open from 1.00pm to 5.30 pm (last
entry 5.00pm) from 31st March to 4th November 2001. It is closed Thursday and
Friday.Gardens open 11.00am to 5.30pm. Grounds open all day until 9.00pm or
dusk if earlier.
The Park is open throughout the year and during the Winter the shop and
restaurant are open every Saturday and Sunday.
Heights of
Abraham
Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.
Tel: 01629 582365
From Matlock Bath take the cable car ride high
above the deep limestone gorge and over the trees towards the summit of the
Heights of Abraham and the 60 acre country park. Set in mature woodland,
surrounded by fantastic views and with two famous show caverns, there's so
much for the whole family to do. There's a great deal at the top and
everything is included in your cable car ticket
Situated on the A6, 18 miles north of
Derby, signposted from M1 junction 28
Middleton Top
Gulliver's Kingdom
A theme park for young families, overlooking
Matlock Bath. Attractions include a chair-lift, log flume, mine train, lazy
river ride, dodgems, animated Gullivers Travels ride and several family
chows. Restaurant and shop facilities.
Open Easter to end of October, 10.30am to
5.00pm. Weekends only in April, May and October, except for school holidays.
Castleton Caverns
The Castleton Caverns comprise
The Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, Speedwell Cavern (all clustered
around the Winnats pass) and the great Peak Cavern, just outside Castleton
itself.
Peveril Castle
Peveril Castle stands on a cliff
top above Castleton, flanked by the steep side of Cavedale. It is an
evocative place, with an impressive view in all directions and sufficient
ruined remains to construct a good idea of how the castle looked in its
heyday. You enter the castle up a very steep climb
from Castleton which leads in through the remains
of a gatehouse which was built in the 12th century and into the main
courtyard of the castle.
The castle is now in the care of
English Heritage and is open all year - from 1st April to 30th
September the hours are 10am - 6pm and the rest of the year they
are 10am - 4pm. Closed Mondays & Tuesdays.
Poole's Cavern
A
beautiful, yet natural cave in the immediate
vicinity of Buxton formed over thousands of years, through the action of
water percolating down between the natural fissures deep in the limestone
rock. The Cavern forms a part of the Grinlow Wood
Country Park. A visitor centre has a fine display
of archaeological treasures and the visitor can
discover the natural history of the cavern, the surrounding woodland and
meadows.
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