DERWENT VALLEY

Sir Richard Arkwright brought much prosperity to this area with Masson Mills and Cromford Mills offering visitors a working Textile Museum and first successful water powered Cotton Mill respectively.

The Heights of Abraham offers both a cable car and a deep cave! Tel 01629 582365

National Tramway Museum Crich (South of Matlock)  

Wirksworth is an old mining & quarrying centre with nearby the National Stone Centre

T0 THE NORTH

The Plague village of Eyam is often visited with Eyam Hall an added bonus.

Castleton is dominated by Peveril Castle (EH) and is famous for its Blue John Stone and Caverns - Blue John, Speedwell, Peak and Treak Cliff.

Buxton - Spa, Tuesday Market, Pavilion Gardens and Opera House.


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