Browsing local attractions within 5 miles of Under Wilshaw Cottage

Derbyshire, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6WX, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01298 25106, Email

For centuries, Buxton has been a spa town, popular with visitors from around the world. At 1,300 ft above see level Buxton is situated at the heart of the Peak District, amid some of England's most beautiful scenery.

Poole's Cavern, Green Lane, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9DH, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 0845 643 9215, Email, www.goape.co.uk/sites/buxton

Set in the heart of the beautiful Peak District National Park and within walking distance of the historic spa town of Buxton, Go Ape and trek through the treetops via rope bridges. Tarzan swings and zip slides up to 35 feet above the forest

Green Lane, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9DH, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01298 26978, Email, www.poolescavern.co.uk

Derbyshire's most spectacular natural showcave, has been described as "The Wonder of the Peak' since the 16th century

Devonshire Dome, 1 Devonshire Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6RY, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01298 330643, Email, www.athedome.co.uk

Buxton Campus offers a varied selection of courses. Students operate the restaurant/cafe facilities & the spa is open to the public at various times offering a selection of treatments. It also offers a high standard of conference facilties.

Palace Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6AG, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01298 22001, www.pumahotels.co.uk/hotels/buxton-palace-hotel-derbyshire/celebrations/weddings/

The Barcelo Buxton Palace is renowned amongst holiday makers and conference organisers for its many excellent facilities and its high standards of service and cuisine.

St John's Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6XN, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01298 23114, Email, www.paviliongardens.co.uk

A wonderful Grade 2 Listed Building with 23 acres of beautiful Victorian landscaped gardens, in the centre of Buxton, on the banks of the River Wye.

Ashwood Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 7PU, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 0845 129 7777

A popular park on the edge of town, along the River Wye. It contains a bowling green and two tennis courts. The children's playground has been refurbished and reloctated near the front of the park.

Derbyshire, SK17 0SE, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 0845 833 0970

Axe Edge Moor is the major moorland, west of Buxton in the Peak District The moor is the source of the River Dove, River Manifold, River Dane, River Wye and River Goyt. Lay by on A53 road. Axe Edge Grid Ref: SK 034 697.

The Park, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6TQ, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01298 23002, Email

Our 38 bedroom family owned and operated country house style hotel sits in its own grounds and is just moments walk from the town centre and Buxton Opera House.

Water Street, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6XN, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 0845 12 72190, Email, www.buxton-opera.co.uk

Buxton Opera House is a beautiful Edwadian theatre and a fine example of Frank Matcham design, fully restored in 2001. It has around 450 performances each year including drama, opera, music, ballet, comedy, pantomime and childrens shows.

Cheddleton, Nr Leek, Staffordshire, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01782 503229

Much of Cheddleton straddles the A520 immediately to the south of the river Churnet and the Caldon Canal, but the true heart of this quaint old village lies away from the main road, around the 12th century parish church of St Edward.

Derbyshire, SK17 9SL, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A classic White Peak limestone village in stunning upland scenery, a very quiet and peaceful village. Chelmorton is one of the highest villages not only in Derbyshire, but all England and this region known locally as Top Country.

Under Whitle Farm, Sheen, Nr Hartington, Derbyshire, SK17 0PR, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01298 83282, Email, www.dovevalleycentre.co.uk

Welcome to our award winning farm and the peace and delight of the Upper Dove Valley in the Peak District. If you enjoy spectacular scenery and care about the environment you will love staying here.

Derbyshire, SK17 0AA, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

A remote hill village surrounded by magnificent hills and dales overlooking the Upper Dove Valley. Just five miles south of Buxton, this is a spot worth finding. Few villages have such spectacular scenery on their doorstep.

Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST9 9EX, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01782 503918, Email

Endon is a pleasant village four miles South West of Leek which hosts an annual Well Dressing ceremony every May. Canalside pubs can be found along the Caldon Canal which runs through the 'old village'.

Derbyshire, SK17 9QG, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

Flagg is a small Peak District village, set in the Derbyshire Dales, halfway between the picturesque town of Bakewell and the spa town of Buxton, in the area officially known as "The White Peak". A thousand feet above sea level.

Quarnford, Nr Buxton, Staffordshire Moorlands, SK17, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01298 25732

A village worth taking the time to explore. Look out for the the old silk mill (now YHA), the packhorse route and Lud's Church; an immense natural cleft in the rock on the hillside above Gradbach in a forest area known as the Back Forest.

Longnor, Nr Buxton, Staffordshire Moorlands, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01298 83515

Hollinsclough is a small farming hamlet which lies on the upper reaches of the River Dove. The situation of the village is a spectacular one, overshadowed as it is by the cocks-comb ridge of Chrome Hill.

Nr Monyash, Bakewell, Derbyshire, SK17 9QN, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01335 343666, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

Hurdlow is a small hamlet consisting of a cluster of buildings around Hurdlow Hall and Hurdlow Grange. A settlement is recorded here as far back as 1244.

Staffordshire Moorlands, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01538 266228, www.nestaffsregen-ipstones.org.uk

Ipstones is a pretty village nestled in the Staffordshire Peak District. An attractive, friendly village with nearby nature reserve and good walks, it is close to the picturesque Churnet Valley and world renowned 'Alton Towers'.

Nr Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0NS, (2 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01538 483741

Longnor is a sizeable village with its bustling cobbled square overlooked by the historic Longnor Craft Centre and quaint streets of stone houses. It nestles between the Dove and Manifold valleys and is a good starting point for many walks.

Nr Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0BD, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 0845 129 7777

Onecote, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01538 300450

Onecote is a small village that lies within The Peak District National Park. It is close to the Manifold Valley, Hartington and Leek.

Derbyshire, SK17 ODG, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01629 813227, Email, www.visitpeakdistrict.com

Once a railway station in the middle of nowhere, now at the junction of the Tissington and High peak Trails. Between Buxton and Ashbourne, high on the Limestone Plateau of the White Peak, Parsley Hay is a popular starting place.

St Johns Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6XN, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01298 23114, Email, www.paviliongardens.co.uk

The Pavilion Arts Centre is housed in what was formerly the Paxton Suite of the Pavilion Gardens complex, behind the Opera House.

Stoop Farm, Hollinsclough, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0RW, (2 miles, 2kms), Tel: 01298 23618, Email

Peak District Short Breaks offers you a two-day tour visiting local food producers. You could be having a go at making champagne truffles, sampling craft beers, tasting scrumptious cheeses and so much more ...........