The East Midlands “Grand Tour”
Oct 16th, 2014 | By The Editor
A contemporary Grand Tour has been created but this time it takes in just galleries, museums and a stately home across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
Posts Tagged ‘ Derbyshire ’
Chesterfield’s market heritage
Jul 25th, 2014 | By The Editor
Mention Chesterfield in Derbyshire to people and the famed crooked spire is what will probably come to mind.
Meet Meryl the caver this weekend
Sep 3rd, 2013 | By The EditorUnderneath the picturesque woodland on top of Alderley Edge, lies a huge network of abandoned copper mines. Over 20 miles of tunnels run through the sandstone outcrop. And this weekend you – and your dog – can visit them.
No lanes, no chlorine, just the great outdoors
Jan 18th, 2013 | By The EditorIt’s official, England has gone wild swimming crazy. From TV shows and books to charity competitions, it seems we can’t get enough of outdoor swimming spots
Austen’s England
Dec 28th, 2012 | By The EditorJanuary 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice, the most popular novel from one of England’s best loved authors, Jane Austen
See in 2013 in style
Dec 9th, 2012 | By The EditorFrom fireworks to banquets and from old Norse traditions to power kiting, VisitEngland rounds up some of the top activities for New Year’s Eve
England’s hottest new trend: literatours
Aug 2nd, 2012 | By The EditorVisitEngland looks at the growing trend for literature lovers to travel the nation in search for their favourite authors’ home towns and the places where they drew their inspiration from to create their bestselling novels and plays
Visit the tropical seas of Derbyshire
Apr 7th, 2011 | By Cathrene RowellI kid you not!
A few weeks ago, I took a trip back in time: 330 million years ago, during the Lower Carboniferous – Britain was located just south of the equator and Derbyshire was a series of tropical seas, crisscrossed by deep water gulfs, shallow lagoons with fringing and patch reefs.
