Browsing local attractions within 5 miles of Darwin Forest Country Park

Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1PP, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01246 565300, Email, www.chatsworth.org

Chatsworth is one of Britain’s best loved historic houses and estates, offering something for everyone, from famous works of art and the spectacular fountains in the garden to the finest shopping, food & drink and many miles of free walks.

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, (4 miles, 6kms), 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 3AT, (3 miles, 5kms), 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, (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.

Rowsley South Station, Off Harrison Way, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, DE4 2EQ, (2 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 2LW, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A lovely stone built estate village on a steep hillside with stunning panoramic views over spectacular scenery. The Thornhill family of Stanton Hall built much of the village for its' estate workers and it is a very attractive place.

Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 0JP, (3 miles, 5kms), 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, (3 miles, 4kms), 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, (4 miles, 7kms), 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.

Derbyshire, DE4 2AY, (4 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, DE4 2NF, (4 miles, 6kms), 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 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, (4 miles, 7kms), 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.

Derbyshire, DE45 1PH, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A very pretty estate village set within Chatsworth Park with some beautiful houses and cottages. Visit Edensor (pronounced Ensor) in high summer with blue skies and flowers in full bloom and you could be on a chocolate box cover!

Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3NN, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01629 761252

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

Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1LA, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01629 812855, Email, www.haddonhall.co.uk

Haddon Hall is conveniently situated on the A6 between Bakewell and Matlock, Derbyshire. Open 12 noon – 5pm.

Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AP, (3 miles, 5kms), 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.

Derbyshire, DE4 5GJ, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01773 841485, Email

The village of Lea is situated in picturesque countryside climbing up from the Derwent Valley. Its most famous resident was Florence Nightingale whose family home Lea Hurst is in the village.

Jaggers Lane, Darley Moor, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5LH, (0.7 miles, 1kms), Tel: 01246 590200, www.matlockfarmpark.co.uk

Set in part of a 600 acre working farm, the Park provides a great day out with varied activities for all the family and offers hours of fun and learning. Meet the animals, try out the Adventure Playground or have a go on the Go-Kart Track.

Stanton Moor, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2LW, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01629 761252

A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. They were traditionally believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday. Part of a complex of prehistoric circles and standing stones on Stanton M

Derbyshire, DE4 5JU, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01629 583388, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A tiny medieval hilltop hamlet overshadowed by the imposing shell of Riber Castle. Local entrepreneur John Smedley had the castle built here, and it has been a landmark for miles around since 1862. Smedley never lived in it

East Mill, Bridge Foot, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1XH, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01773 881188, Email, www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk

Visit these meadows in spring and summer to see them at their colourful best. They have never been treated with artifical fertiliser or herbicide, and as a result are now full of wildflowers-buttercups, cowslips, cow parsley, and more.

Derbyshire, DE4 2EB, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

On the river Derwent at the edge of the Peak District National Park, there is plenty to do and see in and around Rowsley. The busy A6 road cuts the village in two where a broad bridge crosses the Derwent near the fine old Peacock Hotel.

Derbyshire, DE4 2LQ, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

Stanton Lees has extensive views of the Chatsworth Estate in the North; to Matlock and beyond in the South. see Stanton in Peak. More Details; see Stanton in Peak. Things to do; see Stanton in Peak. Contact Info; see Stanton in Peak.

Stonedge, Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 0LW, (2 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01246 345777, Email, www.visitchesterfield.info

Stone Edge is located just off the A632 between Chesterfield and Matlock.