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Beautiful scenery:
- The limestone valley of Dovedale.
- Gritstone crags of Longshaw Estate.
- Country Park at Teggs Nose.
- Traffic free walks and cycle hire at the High Peak, Tissington and
Monsal Dale Trials.
- Carsington Water & Visitors' Centre.
Interesting villages and towns:
- Matlock, with its mining museum, stream train rides, theme park,
cable car rides, caverns, and Redhouse working carriage meseum, also
location for filming of 'Peak Practice'.
- Eyam, the historic plague village, with nearby craft centre at Calver
Bridge.
- Bakewell, home of Bakewell Pies and Puddings, and busy agricultural
market town.
- Wirksworth, with its heritage centre for exhibitions and computer
games, church brass rubbings and National Stone Centre for geography
lovers.
- Chesterfield, the market town, famous for its crooked church spire,
and Thursday flea market.
- Holmfirth, 'Last of the Summer Wine' country.
- Manchester, for Castlefield Industrial Museum, Air & Space museum,
Science Museum, and cultural centre for music and theatre.
Museums:
- Arkwright's Cromford Mill - industrial village, canal, and first
successfull water-powered spinning mill.
- Uppermill Folk Museum
- Abbeydale 18th Century working water-powered site.
- Styal Mill, a working Georgian cotton mill.
- Macclesfield Silk Museum
- Cauldwell's Working Flour Mill.
- Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope & Visitors' Centre.
Halls & Stately Homes:
- Chatsworth house, famous home of the Dukes of Devonshire, with gardens,
wood walks, farm and adventure playground.
- Haddon Hall, medieval manorial home.
- Gawsworth Hall, Tudor House, with open-air concerts.
- Tatton Park and Hall - landscape history trail, farm, and childrens'
playground.
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