Browsing local attractions within 5 miles of The Old Manor House

Crich, Derbyshire, DE4 5DP, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01773 854321, Email, www.tramway.co.uk

The National Tramway Museum, situated in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside is a world from a bygone age, where vintage trams transport visitors along cobbled streets, past enchanting buildings, and into breathtaking scenery.

Temple Walk, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, DE4 3PG, (3 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01629 580540, Email, www.gulliversfun.co.uk

With more than 40 rides & attractions aimed at children aged 2-13 years, Gulliver's provides the complete family entertainment experience. Fun & adventure with Gully Mouse, Dora the explorer, Diego and The Lost World.

Derby Road, Matlock Bath, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3PD, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01629 582365, Email, www.heightsofabraham.com

A unique hilltop Park set on top of a dramatic limestone gorge, amid great natural beauty. Journey in a state of the art cable car. Follow a guide underground to our spectacular showcaves. Explore over 60 acres of Wooded hillside.

Cromford to Dowlow, DE4 4LS, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 08 456 058 058, Email, www.derbyshire.gov.uk

The High Peak Trail is a 17.5 mile trail from High Peak Junction to Dowlow near Buxton. It lies a mile to the south east of Cromford village in the beautiful Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

Cycle Route: High Peak Junction, Cromford to Dowlow

Derbyshire, DE4 3AT, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01629 761103, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

On the busy A6 road mid-way between Buxton and Derby, once famed for its hydros and spa treatments, Matlock is a bustling commercial centre for the Derbyshire Dales. Matlock is a good base for touring the many local attractions.

Derbyshire, DE4 3NR, (3 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01629 760645, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

Developed as one of the country's first tourist destinations, it retains much of the character and interest that impressed early visitors. 1.5 miles south of the town of Matlock, on the busy A6, Matlock Bath is set in the beautiful gorge.

Derbyshire, DE4 4EU, (0.1 miles, 0.2kms), Tel: 01629 583388, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

An historic town of exceptional character, once the centre of Derbyshire's lead mining industry, its narrow lanes and alleys are a delight to explore. Lead has been mined around Wirksworth since Roman times.

Nr Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 4HW, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01629 583388

A tiny agricultural hamlet set in the remote White Peak uplands. Traces of a Roman road and the former route of the Cromford and High Peak Railway, now the High Peak Trail, run close to Aldwark.

Alport Lane, Ashley Hay, Belper, DE56 2DQ, (2 miles, 3kms), 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, 7kms), 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.

Derbyshire, DE6 3FN, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01335 343666, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

Summary; A small hamlet south of Carsington Water - Hulland village is on the A517 midway between the Ashbourne and Duffield with extensive views over south Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Nr Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4GQ, (0.6 miles, 1kms), Tel: 01629 583388, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

An attractive village rising up the hillside, half a mile north of Wirksworth. Sheltered below Barrel Edge, there are some magnificent panoramic views from Bolehill. The village looks to its larger neighbour Wirksworth for its' facilities.

Derbyshire, DE4 2AY, (3 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01629 583388, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

An attractive, historic former lead-mining village set in steep-sided converging limestone dales. Up in the hills 2 miles south-east of Matlock, Bonsall has a harming atmosphere all of its' own.

Derbyshire, DE6 1PB, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01335 343666, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A remote hill village in quiet limestone countryside, overlooking Havenhill Dale with Haven Hill to the south. The tiny cluster of limestone buildings here are grouped by the Elizabethan Bradbourne Hall and the noble church of All Saints.

Derbyshire, DE4 4DE, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 0121 722 4968, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A peaceful little limestone village 2.5 miles from Wirksworth which has given its name to the nearby reservoir at Carsington Water. Adjoining nearby Hopton, Carsington was once a centre for lead mining.

Carsington, Ashbourne, DE6 1ST, (3 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01629 540696, www.moretoexperience.co.uk

Carsington Water has everything you need for a great day out - and best of all most facilities are free! On site shops cater for everybody, these include our new outdoor clothes shop 'Water Rail'. The Gallery Cafe & Main Sail Restaurant.

Derbyshire, DE4 5DF, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01773 841485, Email

Crich is a pretty Derbyshire village on the edge of the Derbyshire Dales. It is the home of the Crich Tramway Village and Crich Stand - the memorial to the Worcesteshire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment.

Derbyshire, DE4 3QF, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 01629 583388, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

Richard Arkwright as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Arkwright built the world's first water powered cotton mills here and pioneered the factory system.

Derbyshire, DE4 5GB, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01773 841485, Email, www.visitambervalley.com

Dethick is a small village comprising of a church, a farm and a few other buildings. The village dates back many centuries. The family of Anthony Babington, a keen supporter of Mary Queen of Scots, inherited the estate from the Dethicks.

Wirksworth Station, Station Road, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4FB, (0.3 miles, 0.4kms), Tel: 01629 823076, Email, www.e-v-r.com/

We operate tourist passenger services between Wirksworth and Idridgehay (3½ miles) and Ravenstor (½ mile up a 1 in 27 incline) using Diesel Multiple Units and sone Steam services

Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3NN, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01629 761252

Eyam Moor is the location for one freestanding and two embanked stone circles.

Derbyshire, DE4 4HU, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01629 583388, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A small hamlet at a junction of roads set in the limestone country of the White Peak. 3 miles west of Cromford, most peoples pass through Grangemill on the way elsewhere on one of the five roads that all meet here.

Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AP, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01629 761377, Email, www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/leisure-a-culture/parks-a-open-spaces/hall-leys-park-matlock

Hall Leys Park is officially one of the best in the UK after being awarded its fourth consecutive Green Flag Award in July 2011.

Cromford, Matlock, DE4 5HN, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 08 456 058 058, Email, www.derbyshire.gov.uk

Nestled in the Derwent Valley it was the hub of transport activity, now a true haven of heritage and wildlife. The junction is literally the junction of the Cromford Canal and the High Peak Trail.

Derbyshire, DE6 1PW, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01335 343666, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

Close by the dam wall of Carsington Reservoir, Hognaston is a peaceful little village with some pretty cottages. Hognaston is an ancient settlement, with a pleasant south facing location off the Ashbourne to Wirksworth road.

Hopton, Wirksworth, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 4DF, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01629 540923, Email, www.hoptonhall.co.uk

The Hall can trace its roots back to being a 12th century manor House when it boasted an estate of 3,700 acres, some of which now stands under the Carsington Reservoir.