MAKE A DAY OF IT

 

as well as Mount Tabor Models there is plenty for the family

to do and see within only a few miles of Cromford.

 

 

Cromford Mill

Sir Richard Arkwright built in 1771 the world’s first successful water powered cotton spinning mill.

 

Lea Gardens

Unique and beautiful Rhododendron and Azalea gardens.

www.leagarden.co.uk

 

Peak Rail, Matlock

Tourist passenger services between Matlock and Rowsley South

www.peakrail.co.uk

 

Crich Tramway Village

home of the National Tramway Museum

www.tramway.co.uk

 

The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

Tourist passenger services from Wirksworth to Duffield

www.e-v-r.com

 

Masson Mills

Shopping outlet

 

Midland Railway Centre

Tourist passenger services from Butterley to Riddings

www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk

 

Heights of Abraham

Britain"s first alpine style cable car system

www.heightsofabraham.com

 

High Peak Junction Workshop

Among the world's oldest surviving railway workshops, built around 1830.

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/countryside_sites/visitor_centres/high_peak_junction/default.asp

 

 Steeple Grange Light Railway

An 18 inch narrow gauge railway near Wirksworth

www.steeplegrange.co.uk