Browsing local attractions within 5 miles of Coach House

Temple Walk, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, DE4 3PG, (4 miles, 7kms), 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, (5 miles, 8kms), 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.

Derbyshire, DE4 3NR, (4 miles, 7kms), 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, (3 miles, 6kms), 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, (2 miles, 3kms), 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, (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.

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

A picturesque hamlet set in the glorious countryside of the White Peak. Just off the A515 north of Ashbourne, a narrow lane winds down to this peaceful little backwater. There is a cluster of houses and a lovely old church.

Derbyshire, DE6 1QX, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 01629 343666, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A tiny White Peak hamlet in an isolated location, somewhat overshadowed by its' limestone quarry. There are just a few farms and scattered cottages in the hamlet, which is all that remains of a larger medieval settlement.

Derbyshire, DE6 3FN, (5 miles, 8kms), 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.

Derbyshire, DE4 2BL, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01629 583388, Email, www.birchovervillage.com

Magnificent rocky scenery surrounds this gritstone village that has some intriguing features waiting to be discovered. The winding lanes that climb up the hillsides to Birchover reveal some fascinating secrets.

Nr Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4GQ, (4 miles, 6kms), 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, DE6 1PB, (2 miles, 2kms), 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, (1 miles, 2kms), 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, (2 miles, 2kms), 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 3QF, (4 miles, 7kms), 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.

Wirksworth Station, Station Road, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4FB, (3 miles, 6kms), 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 2BW, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01629 583388, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

High up on the limestone plateau, there are some stunning views from this small village. Elton developed around lead mining and agriculture and both are still in evidence. Mining may have gone, but the surrounding area is rich in remnants.

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

A charming village on the Bentley Brook bisected by the Ashbourne to Buxton road. Many people pass through Fenny Bentley, 2 miles north of Ashbourne, going elsewhere, but it is a rewarding little place to stop for a while.

Derbyshire, DE4 4HU, (2 miles, 4kms), 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.

Nr. Youlgreave, Derbyshire, DE45 1LN, (5 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A tiny, remote hamlet set in glorious dales scenery. Gratton is really a group of scattered farms and isolated cottages set in narrow lanes the between Elton and Youlgreave. Some of the buildings are surprisingly grand.

Derbyshire, DE6 1PW, (3 miles, 5kms), 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, (1 miles, 2kms), 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.

Derbyshire, DE6 3EF, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01335 343666, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

Hulland Ward forms the centre of a number of small hamlets such as Hulland Village, Hulland Moss and Biggin by Hulland. It grew as a residential village from smaller agricultural settlements in the 2nd part of the 20th century

Derbyshire, DE4 4HS, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 01629 583388, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A tiny, peaceful hamlet set in the remote limestone hills of the White Peak. In the hills above the Griffe Grange Valley, there is just a scattering of isolated cottages and farms in this remote spot well off the beaten track.

Derbyshire, DE56 2DW, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01773 841485

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

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

A small limestone village of much charm hidden away in the hills south of Wirksworth. There is an old world feel about this charming little hillside village. Away from main roads it is a peaceful place.