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Alter Rock Indoor Climbing Gym & Activity Centre

Location: St. James Church, Malcolm Street, Derby, DE23 8LU

Website: www.alter-rock.co.uk

Bounce Revolution - Trampoline Park

Location: Bounce Revolution, Siddals Road, Derby, DE1 2PY 

Website: bounce-revolution.com

Clip 'n Climb Derby

Location: Unit 12 Kingsway Park Close, Mackworth Derby DE22 3FP

Suitable for: Climbing sessions: 4 years + Soft Play sessions: 0-5 years

Website: clipnclimbderby.co.uk

Online Booking: clipnclimbderby.co.uk/booking

Contact: 01332 943999 Email: info@clipnclimb.co.uk

Description: Clip n Climb Derby is a fun way to keep fit and interact with others, the centre is made up of 17 bright and colourful climbing walls with 3 levels of difficulty and a fully operational café. 

Conkers

Location: Rawdon Road (B586), Moira, Nr Ashby-de-la-Zouch, DE12 6GA

Website: www.visitconkers.com

Crich Tramway Village

Location: The National Tramway Museum, Crich Tramway Village, nr Matlock, DE4 5DP

Website: www.tramway.co.uk

Derby Ram Trail

Due to Covid-19 social distancing measures, the delivery of the DerbyRamTrail has been delayed.

Location: Derby City

Description: Free Discovery trail. From 19 June to 28 August 2020 a flock of fabulously colourful and unique rams will take you on a trail around the beautiful city of Derby. Our ram sculpture is based on the mythical Derby Ram from the 18th Century song, which according to legend was ten yards high with enormous horns and a huge flowing fleece. The story tells how people from all over came to see the huge Derby Ram, and we are excited that people will once again flock to Derby.

Price: FREE

Suitable for: Families

Website: https://derbyramtrail.org

Elvaston Castle

Borrowash Rd, Derby, Derbyshire DE72 3EP

Go Ape Buxton

Location: Go Ape Buxton Country Park, Pooles Cavern, Green Lane, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9DH

Website: www.goape.co.uk

Lea Gardens

Location: Lea Gardens, Long Lane, Lea, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 5NXDescription:

Website: www.leagarden.co.uk

Lea Green Development Centre

Location: Lea Green Development Centre Main Road, Lea, Near Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 5GJ

Website: leagreen.derbyshire-outdoors.org

Locko Park

Location: Locko Park Derby DE21 7BW

Description: Locko Park is a privately owned 18th-century country house in between the villages of Stanley and Ockbrook in the borough of Erewash, near Spondon, Derbyshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. A bridleway through the estate is open to the public for leisurely walks with fantastic views of the house and parkland. 

Suitable for: Walks 

Megazone Derby

Location: Willow Sports Centre, 1 Willow Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3NZ

Website: www.megazone-derby.co.uk

National Forest Adventure Farm

Location: Postern Road, Tatenhill, Burton upon Trent, DE13 9SJ

Website: www.adventurefarm.co.uk

Peak Llamas

Location: Stanley Moor Farm, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, SK17 8RL

Website: www.peakllamas.co.uk

Rapid Horizons

Location: The Square and Compass, Station Road, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 2EQ

Website: www.rapidhorizons.com

Swadlincote Ski and Snowboard Centre

Location: Sir Herbert Wragg Way, Swadlincote, DE11 8LP

Website: jnlswadlincote.co.uk

Tenpin Derby

Location: Forester Leisure Park, Osmaston Park Road, Sinfin, DE23 8AG

Website and online booking: www.tenpin.co.uk

The Genesis Family Entertainment Centre

Location: 32 - 46 King Street, Alfreton, DE55 7DQ

Website: www.genesis-centre.co.uk

The Heights of Abraham

Location: The Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire DE4 3NT

Website: www.heightsofabraham.com

Take a sky ride to Derbyshire’s award-winning visitor attraction

Towering above pretty village Matlock Bath, in the Derwent Valley, is The Heights of Abraham, one of Britain’s top visitor attractions. 

The Estate has been welcoming tourists for over two centuries, but it wasn’t until 1984 when an ambitious plan to install a cable car transport system was realised, that visitors could literally take off to The Heights.

Prior to the introduction of the cable cars, guests had to walk up the winding hillside paths from river level at Matlock Bath to the summit. In Victorian times, when Matlock Bath was a fashionable spa, horses and donkeys were used to transport wealthy visitors who were curious to discover the underground world in the famous show caverns which also form part of the estate.

Today, whilst the views and caverns are just as inspiring, it’s the award-winning 60-acre estate and the facilities at the summit that makes a trip to the Heights a “must-see” for anyone touring Derbyshire. Awarded “Gold” for its visitor experience and customer care by Visit England earlier this year, the Heights offers a wonderful vantage point, inspirational scenery, underground tours through illuminated show caverns, galleries, exhibitions and, high above the valley in the Visitor Centre, a unique dining experience at the Vista Restaurant and Bar.

A short distance away and nestled into the hillside is the Woodland Adventure play area. Further along, the zig-zag path is the Victoria Prospect Tower and below, by following the paths through the forest garden, is the entrance to the Rutland Cavern. Picnic spots are dotted around the grounds providing more scope to explore the estate or simply to relax in natural surroundings.

Dogs are welcome and travel free on the cable cars. Whilst they can’t be allowed in the caverns, they do have their very own activities on two “Waggy Tail Trails” lasting from 25 minutes to over an hour. Dogs are also welcome on the café’s outside terraces, and water bowls can be found throughout the site.

This year the Heights is celebrating the cable car's 35 years with a series of live events, heritage dedications and mini-festivals. Events include a myth and magical weekend and a walking festival in May, puppetry and puzzle trails during the summer holidays, and a food and drink extravaganza in September. There are also regular creative craft sessions for young children in the Art Tent and storytelling in the Masson Pavilion. (Headline details for the published programme can be found here > https://www.heightsofabraham.com/see-and-do/whats-...

Admission to all the attractions is free once you’ve purchased your cable car tickets from the Base Station. The ticket office is located a short riverside walk from the Matlock Bath railway station car and coach park on the northern end of the village.

Cable car tickets can be purchased online in advance of a visit, or on the day at the ticket office. For savings, buy your tickets online at www.heightsofabraham.com

Trent Adventure

Location: Poplars Farm, Twyford, Derbyshire DE73 7HJ

Website: trentadventure.com

Wild Park Derbyshire

Location: Wild Park Derbyshire, Middle Wild Park Farm, Brailsford, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 3BN

Website: www.wildparkderbyshire.com

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