Derbyshire
Derbyshire is famed for being a hugely diverse county with town and city nestling in beautiful countryside.
 | Sandybrook Country Park Situated just outside Ashbourne (1 mile) the southern gateway to Derbyshire Peak District this park is set in the former grounds of Sandybrook Hall an elegant 19th Century manor house. With open … | From £320 per Week
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 | Lime Tree Park Lime Tree Park is a superbly presented holiday park set in its own private valley among the beautiful environment and exciting countryside of the Peak District National Park. This is your ideal … | From £216 per Week
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 | Ashbourne Heights Ashbourne Heights is a beautiful holiday park designed for all the family and the stunning location in the Peak District National Park is the perfect backdrop to any relaxing family break. The … | From £360 per Week
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 | Charlesworth Lodges There are some parts of England that really should be among the most popular family holiday locations but, for some reason, fail to ignite such passion. This is a shame when it comes to the likes of … | From £335 per Week
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 | Beechwood Park Many people overlook the county of Derbyshire as a holiday location, but that is only to pass by one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. With beautiful towns and villages to explore and the … | From £254 per Week
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 | Longnor Wood Lognor Wood is the perfect setting for you to enjoy a peaceful and relaxing holiday in the heart of the Peak district. For adults only the park has a beautiful range of lodge and caravan … | From £240 per Week
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 | Swainswood Park One of the advantages of Derbyshire as a holiday destination is its central location; easily reachable from the south of the country as it is from the north, this delightful inland county has much to … | From £320 per Week
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 | Darwin Forest Country Park An often forgotten county when it comes to holiday destinations, Derbyshire has a lot to offer and Darwin Forest Country Park is a great place to begin your exploration of one of the unsung beauties … | From £299 per Week
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In terms of varied scenery there can be few counties with as much to offer as Derbyshire; the Peak District National Park which encompasses a great swathe of the Pennines within the confines of the county is split into two distinct areas, each of which has a distinctly different flavour to the other. From the darker, more brooding moorland of the north to the softer and less abrasive landscape of the south there is much to offer in this stunning and much overlooked county in the middle of England, not least the wealth of country houses that are the pride of the UK.
Prime amongst these is the mighty Chatsworth House, the simply unmatchable home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, resplendent in rolling landscaped parkland not far from the city of Chesterfield, itself famous for the corked church spire. Chatsworth represents the country house at its most splendorous, a simply majestic building – open to the public – which sits in grounds that are equally as amazing.
Also worth a visit is the nearby Haddon Hall, and Elizabethan pile close to the town of Bakewell, and many other spectacular houses that are in the same vicinity.
Derbyshire offers many towns of interest but two of prime importance must be Buxton and Matlock. Not far apart from each other, these are both worth visiting, the former for its absolutely stunning architecture including a beautiful Georgian crescent, the amazing winter gardens and a collection of eclectic shops and other attractions – not least the famous natural spa – and the latter for its wonderful shops and quality atmosphere, plus a brilliant adventure park that will have the children roaring for more, and a superb cable car ride that takes you to the top of the Heights of Abraham.
Into the heartland of the Peaks and Castleton is worth a visit, for here in this very beautiful town are mines for extracting the legendary Blue John, a form of Fluorspar so rare it is found only in this tiny Derbyshire town. The mines are open to the public for guided tours and you will see spectacular stalagmite and stalactite formations, plus there is the ruined Peveril Castle high above the town and some of the best cafes in the area.
A sombre tale is told at the village of Eyam, a small village in the very heart of the county, where a plague outbreak in 1665 threatened to spread the epidemic north. Rather than helping his parishioners flee the local vicar, in an act of great heroism, convinced them to quarantine themselves into the village. They agreed, and many died, but the decision undoubtedly prevented many more deaths as the north remained largely unaffected by the plague. There is a wonderful trail around this very beautiful village that is a worthy reminder of the sacrifices made.
Derbyshire is an inland county of great beauty and variety, and one with a wide range of attractions and sights to see, and with many excellent holiday camps and some brilliant hotels in the area, makes great sense for an exciting family holiday.
