Browsing local attractions within 5 miles of The Garden Apartment

Derbyshire, DE56 1AY, (1 miles, 2kms), Tel: 01773 841485, Email, www.visitambervalley.com

Belper is an historic market town situated within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01773 740799, Email, www.denbyvisitorcentre.co.uk

Daily pottery tours - paint a plate and make a frog. Attractive courtyard with award winning home, garden, cookery and gift shops, plus extensive Factory Shop. Free daily cookery demonstrations, museum, restaurant and outdoor play area.

Derbyshire, DE5 3BT, (4 miles, 7kms), www.visitambervalley.com

Aldercar is an old area of what is now a joint parish with Langley Mill - it is hard to know where one starts and the other finishes. Today, the administrative parish is named Aldercar & Langley Mill.

Duffield Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 2EU, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01332 367800, Email, www.derby.gov.uk

Allestree Park is exceptionally scenic and comprises a mixture of woodland and open parkland. There is a pets corner with rabbits, sheep, ducks, hens and peacocks. Theres a fishing lake, scenic walks and golf course.

Alport Lane, Ashley Hay, Belper, DE56 2DQ, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01909 486411

Alport Heights is a hill near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It is a popular picnic site, since it has extensive views to the South, and is the first hill over 1,000 ft within easy reach of Derby, it is in the care of the National Trust.

Derbyshire, DE56 2ES, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01773 841485

Ambergate is a small village between Belper and Matlock. The main Derby to Matlock Road (A6) goes through the village and runs parallel with the beautiful River Derwent.

Matlock Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1BE, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 01773 570222, Email, www.ambervalley.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/parks-and-gardens.aspx#

The unique Belper River Gardens are situated at a point where the River Derwent is at its widest.

Duffield Road, Derby, DE22 1DR, (5 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01332 641518, Email, www.derby.gov.uk

A popular unspoilt spot ideal for picnicking and relaxation just a short walk from the city centre. Darley Park houses the stunning National Collection of Hydrangea as well as a delightful butterfly garden.

Derbyshire, DE5 8PY, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01773 841485

Denby is the home of the famous Denby Pottery, which owes its existance to the discovery of a bed of clay in 1806, with production starting 3 years later. The eminent mathematician and astronomer John Flamsteed was born here in 1646.

PO Box 6297, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3WJ, (1 miles, 2kms), Tel: 01773 880474, Email, www.derwentvalleymills.org

In December 2001, the Derwent Valley Mills became inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This international designation confirms the outstanding importance of the area as the birthplace of the factory system. Location Cromford - Derby.

1 Main Street, Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, DE7 6AU, (3 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01332 781539, Email, www.drystonewalks.co.uk

Drystone Walks offers self-guided walking breaks in the Peak District, routes feature less used upland and valley paths. Walk pack includes full directions, maps and useful information. Welcoming accommodation and luggage transport arranged

Derbyshire, DE5, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01773 841488, Email, www.visitambervalley.com

Set in the fertile Derwent Valley at the confluence of the Derwent and Ecclesbourne Rivers, with the A6 Derby to Matlock Road running through the centre of the village.

Milford Road, Duffield, DE56 4DX, (0.9 miles, 1kms), Tel: 01332 844052, Email, www.nationaltrust.org.uk

The remains of one of England's largest 13th-century castles. The foundations, the story and views are all that remain today. Note: unmanned site.

Derbyshire, DE56 2HU, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01773 841485

Heage is a scattered village lying between the larger towns of Ripley and Belper. The village ls in two main parts, Heage itself, and Nether Heage (or formerly High Heage and Low Heage).

Chesterfield Road, Heage, Derbyshire, DE56 2BH, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01773 853579, Email, www.heagewindmill.org.uk

Built in 1797 and restored in 2002, Heage Windmill is a Grade II listed building and is the only working, stone-towered, multi-sailed windmill in England. See www.heagewindmill.co.uk

Derbyshire, DE75 7AD, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01773 841485, Email, www.visitambervalley.com

The town of Heanor would have been well-known by D. H. Lawrence. He used the nearby Shipley Hall as the setting for his novel, Lady Chatterley's Lover. The Hall has been demolished but it's gates stand at the entrance to the memorial park

Derbyshire, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01773 841485

Holbrook is a small village situated 2 miles south of Belper, it stands on a hill commanding attractive views of the surrounding countryside. The Saxon name for it was Hale Broc meaning Badger Hill.

PO Box 18, Town Hall, Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3BT, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01629 580406, Email

Holloway is one of a trio of attractive villages situated south east of Matlock, the other two being Dethick and Lea. 'Upper Holloway' Leashaw is the location of Lea Hurst, famous for being built by the Florence Nightingale family.

Derbyshire, DE5 3BT, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01773 841485

The small Derbyshire village of Horsley Woodhouse is close to the town of Ilkeston. The famous preacher Charles Wesley preached in the village in 1744 whilst journeying from London to Newcastle.

Derbyshire, DE56 2DW, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01773 841485

Idridgehay is a small Derbyshire village located near the historic town of Belper.

Derbyshire, DE21 5EQ, (2 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01332 256201

Little Eaton is surrounded by moors and woodland which offer attractive views over the Derwent Vale, inspiring at least one local artist, James Preston to recapture it in oils and water colour.

Derbyshire, DE56 4GS, (1 miles, 2kms), Tel: 01773 841485, Email, www.visitambervalley.com

Milford a small village with a rich industrial history it is now part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

Derbyshire, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01773 841485, Email

The rather strange name comes from the Old English and is thought to mean 'the farm of Mugga or Mogga', an unknown Saxon who farmed here before the Normans came. Farming is still predominant in the area. The village has a Norman church.

Derbyshire, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01773 841485, Email, www.visitambervalley.com

Nether Heage (formerly Low Heage) is from the Angle Saxon 'Heegge' meaning high, lofty or sublime. The listed six sailed stone built Heage Windmill is in the village. The oldest building in the village is probably Heage Hall, now a farm.

Derbyshire, DE5 3RR, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01773 841485

The small village of Pentrich near Ripley is famous for the Pentrich Revolution which took place on 9 June 1817. It is thought Pentrich was already settled during the Roman occupation and that the name Pentrich has Celtic origins.

High Street, Loscoe, Heanor, DE75 7LE, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01773 570222, Email

Red River Local Nature Reserve is a good example of an old industrial site that has become an important local haven for wildlife. It consists of what remains of ponds that were adjacent to the 'owd' Loscoe colliery.