Browsing local attractions within 5 miles of 5 Pond Cottages

Crich, Derbyshire, DE4 5DP, (4 miles, 7kms), 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, (2 miles, 3kms), 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, (2 miles, 3kms), 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, (3 miles, 5kms), 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, (1 miles, 2kms), 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, (2 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.

Rowsley South Station, Off Harrison Way, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, DE4 2EQ, (3 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01629 580381, Email, www.peakrail.co.uk

Journey back in time and enjoy a nostalgic train ride on our preserved railway operating between Matlock and Rowsley South Stations.

Derbyshire, DE4 4EU, (5 miles, 8kms), 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.

Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 0JP, (3 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01246 345777/8, Email, www.hidden-gems.org.uk/hidden-gems/ashover-trail

One of the prettiest villages in Derbyshire with a 15th Century church. Ashover is home to a couple of ghosts, including the Laughing Cavalier who haunts the Black Swan. It's said that arrows for the Battle of Agincourt were made here!

Derbyshire, DE4 2NR, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A pretty village on the Chatsworth estate with some fine stone built houses and leafy lanes. 6 miles north of Matlock, at the southern end of Chatsworth Park, Beeley was originally a village for workers.

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, DE4 2AY, (1 miles, 2kms), 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.

Brackenfield, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 6AN, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01629 534806, Email, www.visitchesterfield.info

Brackenfield was probably originally known as 'Brackenthwaite' meaning a bracken clearing. Today it is a scattered village centred around the very large Village Green. Well dressings are held here at the end of May.

Derbyshire, DE4 2NF, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A tiny hamlet 2 miles south of Bakewell near to Haddon Hall. After crossing the River Wye the narrow lane passes by the farms at Congreave and leads up to Stanton Moor, and that's it!

Derbyshire, DE4 5DF, (5 miles, 8kms), 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, (3 miles, 4kms), 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 2SD, (2 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01629 583388, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

Situated alongside the A6 between Bakewell and Rowsley, many pass through the village and miss out on some little gems. The original part of the village is centred off the A6, around the church of St Helen's and close to the river Derwent.

Derbyshire, DE4 5GB, (2 miles, 3kms), 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, (4 miles, 7kms), 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, (0.9 miles, 2kms), Tel: 01629 761252

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

Derbyshire, DE4 4HU, (5 miles, 8kms), 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, (1 miles, 2kms), 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.

Handley Lane, Handley, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9AT, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01246 345777/8, Email, www.visitchesterfield.info

Handley is a small village close to Ogston Reservoir. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, yet only a few minutes from the busy town of Clay Cross. Ogston Reservoir was built by damming the River Amber and is now a haven for birdwatchers.

Cromford, Matlock, DE4 5HN, (3 miles, 5kms), 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, DE4 4HS, (5 miles, 8kms), 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.