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Members' Networking Trips
Among the many benefits of membership with Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire are our networking opportunities and members’ events. Click 'read more' for our latest members' trips.
Signing up for our members' trips could help you boost your knowledge of the area and provide a better service for your customers, as well as giving you the chance to meet industry colleagues.
The trips offer the chance to explore a wide range of attractions first-hand, profiting from the expertise of the people who run them throughout the tourist season. You can then pass on this knowledge to your guests, to give them a much better experience while they are staying in the Peak District and Derbyshire.
There is no charge to attend the events, all we ask is that you make your own way to the venue.
To enquire about hosting future members' events, please contact Caroline Cordasco on 01246 212924 or at caroline.cordasco@marketingpdd.com
Upcoming members' trips
Wednesday 21 September 2022
Renishaw Hall & Gardens
10.30am
A visit to Renishaw Hall and Gardens is a fantastic day out, so let’s take you on a Tour of the Hall, Museum Gardens and Vineyard and see why we are referred to as Derbyshire’s hidden gem.
The current owner of Renishaw Hall is Alexandra Sitwell, daughter of the late Sir Reresby and Lady Sitwell. This extraordinary family have lived at Renishaw for over 400 years.
Tour the house to see some of the spectacular collection of art and historical artefacts that have been put together by generations of Sitwells. It is quite literally a treasure trove, of inestimable value to students and art lovers alike.
Treasures include portraits by Sargent Salvatore Rosa and Copley. There are examples of furniture from Chippendale and magnificent tapesteries, murals by Piper and Blue John pottery.
We are 2021 Winners of National GB Wine Awards (for all 4 Renishaw Hall wines), 2021 Trip Advisors Travelers Choice award and our Winner of Garden of the year award from HHA and Christie's 2015
Renishaw is rightly celebrated for the fabulous Italianate gardens. The formal garden was laid out in 1895 by Sir George Sitwell (1860-1943) in the classical Italianate style.
Lady Sitwell and the late Sir Reresby restored much of the garden and enhanced the geometric design, retaining yew hedges, pyramids and antique statues, whilst adding ebullient (and ever widening) mixed borders, rose and clematis gardens and a host of exotic plants, many rarely hardy in this part of the country.
Find more information at www.renishaw-hall.co.uk
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Breedon Cement Works
10am-1pm (lunch included)
Breedon Cement Works in the Hope Valley is pleased to have the opportunity to open its gates to visitors once again with one of the first larger group invitations since the first national lockdown back in Spring 2020.
An iconic landmark in the Hope Valley, Hope Works is a place of many things to many people: a place of employment and opportunities for many generations, a trail blazer in industrial change, achieving Plant Mastery (a performance level rarely achieved), a focal point in the landscape, a benchmark for quarry restoration, an opportunity for biodiversity, a place to come and enjoy hobbies from golf, fishing, sailing, bowls, gymnasium and even a Forest School!
An intrinsic part of the local community and landscape of the Hope Valley, the site and it’s people are faced with ongoing challenges and working hard to reduce its impact on the environment.
On Tuesday 11th October we would like to host a visit for MPDD members from 10:00 until approx. 13:00 (lunch included).
The morning will include a couple of presentations on how cement is made, our role in managing nature’s recovery, a Q & A forum, followed by a visit to the Cement Works Laboratory and Quarry and Works viewing platforms, before returning to our conference room for lunch.
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Peak Village
10.30am-1pm
We're sure you will have heard about the new changes at Peak Village in Rowsley which is just a stone’s throw from Chatsworth House & Gardens.
The atmosphere is relaxed and a Derbyshire friendly welcome awaits from staff and fellow shoppers.In this relaxed and accessible environment, you can enjoy browsing a range of national and independent stores offering great choice in fashion, accessories, homeware, gifts, outdoor clothing and equipment. So come and see for yourself!
10.30 – Arrival and presentation on developments at Peak Village/new openings etc
11.00 – Walk around the site with Kat the Manager, followed by Tea/Coffee/Cake in Chatsworth Kitchen
Members will then be free to walk around after this themselves and browse.
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Denby Pottery Village
11am
Discover why Denby Pottery is so versatile, beautiful and durable, get to know why It takes approximately 2 weeks to create a single piece and learn some quirky pottery making terms, such as sponging, jollying and fettling along the way in this unforgettable experience.
We will arrival at 11am and enjoy refreshments and a factory/site tour.
Please check our website for more information.
https://www.visitpeakdistrict.com/industry/events/member-networking
Please call 01246 212924 or email caroline.cordasco@marketingpdd.com for
more information and to book your free place, we just ask that you make your own way there.
Please note - dates may change or be cancelled so please watch for email updates.
Book your free place
These trips are free of charge for members of Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire. For more information or to book your place, please call 01246 212924 or email caroline.cordasco@marketingpdd.com.
