Peak District and Derbyshire

Hardwick Hall from the outside with spring blossom

Historic houses, arts and crafts cottages and the spectacular Peak District make up this varied part of the Midlands.

Places to visit

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Children playing in Calke Explore! at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire

Easter egg hunts in the Peak District and Derbyshire 

Discover your local family-friendly trail in the Peak District and Derbyshire with fun activities to do along the way. Complete the trail and earn your chocolate reward at the end.

Explore Easter

Walking

Protect wildlife and farm animals by taking the lead

Walks in the Peak District 

Soak up the sights and sounds of spring on a walk in the Peak District.

Deer laying in the spring sunshine

Walks in Derbyshire 

Explore the parklands of the places we care for in Derbyshire this spring.

Children run through the gardens at Hardwick, Derbyshire

Gardens in the Peak District and Derbyshire 

See spring colours blooming in the gardens we care for across Derbyshire and the Peaks.

Gardens to explore

Places we care for

Calke Abbey house with visitors in front

Calke Abbey 

The un-stately home and country estate With peeling paintwork and overgrown courtyards, Calke Abbey tells the story of the dramatic decline of a country house estate.

A flowering magnolia at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire

Hardwick Hall 

A spectacular Elizabethan house filled with rich furnishings and tapestries preserved by successive generations of the Devonshire family.

lambs at the front of Kedleston Hall

Kedleston Hall 

18th-century mansion with spectacular interiors and vast parkland.

The Peak District

Winter views at Ilam Park

Ilam Park, Dovedale and the White Peak 

White Peak Estate, including Ilam Park, Dovedale and Hamps and Manifold Valleys

two girls and woman walking with dog on lead, hills in background

Kinder and the Dark Peak 

The wild Pennine moorlands are of international importance for their populations of breeding birds and mosaic of habitats.

couple pushing pushchair on grassy path, children ahead under trees, view across to hills on left

Longshaw 

Excellent walking country with ancient woods and tumbling streams

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