11/08/2023
Summer fun 😊
List of places mainly in the East Midlands area.
Outdoor walks and picnics - 🆓
* Shining Cliffs Wood, Ambergate
* Dukes Quarry, Whatstandwell
* StarDisc & Stoney Wood, Wirksworth
* Black Rocks, Cromford
* High Peak Trail
* Dovedale / Thorpe Cloud
* Lumsdale Falls, Matlock
* Cromford Canal
* Alport Heights
* Padley Gorge, Nr Chesterfield
* Allestree park / wood
* Nine Ladies, Stanton Moor
* Holbrook fairy house
* Solomon's Temple, Buxton
* Booth's Wood, Holbrook to graffiti dinosaur on Kilburn underpass
Places with play parks - 🆓 (may have to pay to park)
* Shipley Park
* Elvaston Castle
* Belper River Gardens
* Carsington Water
* Staunton Harold Reservoir, Melbourne
* Foremark Reservoir nr Repton
* Markeaton Park
* Darley Park
* Wollaton Hall and park
* Denby Beach
* Rosliston Forestry Centre
* Whitworth park, Darley Dale
* Sherwood Pines
Splash parks and paddling pools - 🆓 (may have to pay to park)
* Crossley Splash Park, Ripley
* Matlock Splash Park
* Bakewell Splash park
* Ashbourne Park splashpad
* Markeaton Park paddling pool
* Heanor Memorial Park splash pad
* Long Eaton West Park splash pad
Farms, Zoos and animal parks 🆓 and 💷
* Matlock Ice Cream Farm 🆓
* Chatsworth Farm Park 💷
* Betty's Farm, Willington 🆓
* Matlock Farm Park 💷
* Bluebells ice cream farm, Spondon (also has a maize maze) 💷
* Peak Wildlife Park 💷
* Highfield Happy Hens 💷
* Twycross Zoo 💷
* Yorkshire Wildlife Park 💷
* Butterfly and Falconry Centre, Anston 💷
* Trentham Gdns Monkey Forest 💷
* Whitepost Farm 💷
* Farm Park and Ponies, Beaver Hall, Leek 💷
* Willow Tree Farm, Mansfield 💷
* National Forest adventure farm park - has a Maize Maze over summer too 💷
* Lanes Open Farm, Risley 🆓
National Trust
* Kedleston Hall
* Calke Abbey
* Hardwick Hall and mill
* Sudbury Hall
* Biddulph Grange Gardens
* Belton House
* Clumber Park
* Southwell Workhouse
* Shugborough Hall
Places to visit - outdoors
* Crich Tramway Museum 💷 (has indoor play area and outdoor play park, woodland walk and museum)
* Chatsworth House 💷
* Conkers 💷
* Gullivers Kingdom 💷
* Bolsover Castle 💷
* Tamworth Castle 💷
* Tutbury Castle 💷
* Heage Windmill (W/Es only 💷)
* National Stone Centre, Wirksworth 💷
* Heights of Abraham / cable cars 💷
* Alton Towers / waterpark 💷
* Wheelgate Theme Park 💷
* Twin Lakes Theme park 💷
* Swadlincote Ski Centre 💷
* Hathersage open air pool 💷
* Cresswell Crags 💷
* Yorkshire Sculpture Park (🆓 entry but parking is not cheap!)
* Bosworth Water Park 💷
* Scaddows Farm fruit picking, Ticknall 💷
£ Places to visit - indoors
* Space Centre, Leicester 💷
* Magna, Sheffield (had a splash park too) 💷
* Speedwell Cavern / Blue John Mine, Castleton 💷
* Poole's Cavern, Buxton 💷
* Oxygen Trampoline park, Derby 💷
* Clip and Climb, Derby 💷
* Rollerworld, Derby 💷
* Scarthin's bookshop and cafe, Cromford
* Water World, Stoke on Trent 💷
* Planet Ice, Uttoxeter 💷
* Bowling alleys - Alfreton, Ilkeston and Derby 💷
* All the softplay venues
* Midland Railway, Butterley - heritage train ride (💷 - although there are free attractions also, some outdoors)
* Ecclesbourne Valley Railway steam train rides, Wirksworth 💷
Activities and Events
* Babbling Vagabonds 'Here be Dragons' Heage Windmill July 30th/ Aug 1st 💷
* Markeaton Park Aug 5th - 10th (outdoors theatre 💷)
* Matlock Bath pirate mutiny Aug 2nd -4th 🆓
* Robin Hood Festival, Sherwood Forest (5th - 11th Aug 🆓
* Wildside Festival, Ilkeston 10th Aug 💷
* Gloworm Festival, Clumber Park (17th-18th Aug 💷
* Tutbury Castle Fairyland Weekend (25-26th Aug 💷
* Derby Museum - various activities through hols inc Lego exhibition 🆓
* Erewash Museum has a great programme which changes weekly. There is also a 'beach' there 🆓
* Kids Club films at Odeon Cinema, Derby 💷
* Derby Quad - kids film club and workshops 💷
* Belper Leisure Centre kids' activity club (💷 9-1pm)
* train trips from Belper
Not everyone can afford to go on holiday so I thought this would help those who want to take their kids out.
FREE THINGS TO DO OVER THE NEXT 6 WEEKS
You can visit the below places for free there is only parking charges no entry fees YORKSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE
Weston Park Museum Sheffield - S10 2TP
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet Sheffield - S7 2QW
Kelham Island Museum Sheffield - S3 8SA
Rivelin Valley Nature Trail Sheffield - S6 5FG
Heeley City Farm Sheffield - S2 3DT
Graves Park & Animal Farm Sheffield- S8 8LJ
Rother Valley Country Park Sheffield - S26 5PQ
Endcliffe Park Sheffield - S11 7AB
Bishop's House Museum Sheffield - S8 9BE
Clifton Park & Museum Rotherham - S65 2AA
Thrybergh Country Park Rotherham - S65 4NU
Markham Grange Steam Museum Doncaster - DN5 7XB
Danum Gallery & Museum Doncaster - DN1 3BZ
Royal Armouries Leeds - LS10 1LT
City Museum Leeds - LS2 8BH
Kirkstall Abbey Leeds - LS5 3EH
Roundhay Park Leeds - LS8 2E
