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Denby Pottery Visitor Centre – open daily all year round. Free entry and parking, located on B6179, off the A38 north of Derby. Craftroom tours daily including paint a plate and make a frog. Free cookery demonstrations daily in the...
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This council cultural centre was established in order to promote and encourage cultural development and diversity in the city. Led by the local authority, a great deal of arts and heritage events are hosted here and the centre has...
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The main library and heritage centre is located at the heart of Matlock and offers a fascinating collection for those interested in books. There is a massive collection of audiovisual material available for loan as well as a heritage...
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East Midlands Library is a large centre that contains a wealth of books and audiovisual material that is available in some cases for loan as well as for reference. The library contains a large local history collection that is...
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Even though the mills date back to the 1780’s Massons was a working textile mill until 1991. This means that it has been able to retain its machinery rather being simply an empty shell. Today the extensive site provide not...
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The Midland Railway Centre is a museum that is dedicated to the history of the railway network in this area and across the country. Of course before the Beaching Axe, there were far more railways than there are today,...
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Situated on the edge of the Peak District, this collection is dedicated to telling the story of stone and the way that it has been used by human kind throughout the ages. There are many different displays and exhibits...
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The Derbyshire lead miner is a forgotten hero of the community, once risking his life and limb to extract the valuable resource from deep beneath these beautiful rolling hills. This museum attempts to bring to life the existence of...
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Strutt’s North Mill was the most technologically advanced building when built to William Strutt’s ‘fire-proof’ design in 1804. The museum displays the evolution of cotton spinning from cottage industry to factory system through original and replica machinery. Drop spindle...
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This heritage centre is designed to give a great day out to the casual visitor as well as the serious researcher. One is invited to understand the workings of a small town throughout history with reference to many original...
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