This museum and discovery centre is primarily designed for children and is a great day out for a family. It allows visitors to have the experience of actually making things through a series of interesting interactive exhibits. The...

Creswell Crags is a gorge in the Midlands that has revealed a number of caves. Archaeologists investigating these caves found a number of stone tools and animal remains indicating that the caves were once home to Ice Age man. There...

Like a huge glass lantern, Hardwick Hall dominates the surrounding area - a magnificent statement of the wealth and authority of its builder, Bess of Hardwick. The house is remarkable for being almost unchanged since Bess lived here, giving a...

The Harley Gallery was built in 1994 on the site of the 19th Century gasworks for Welbeck Estate. It has 3 exhibition spaces, dedicated to the display of contemporary arts and crafts. A craft shop selling work by leading British...

Newstead Abbey is a beautiful historic house converted from a monastery, set in extensive formal gardens and parkland. It is the former home of the poet Lord Byron, and many of his possessions can still be seen. We are...

This small regimental collection traces the long and extensive history of this regiment of the British Army. Highlights of the collection include a journey through the day of an average soldier in several different time periods, an extensive photograph...

Papplewick Hall dates from the early 1780s and is thought to be the work of William Lindley of Doncaster. The beautiful building stands in some of the most fantastic countryside just outside of Nottingham. The estate is recognised...

Papplewick Pumping Station was built between 1882 and 1884 and is a Victorian water pumping station with a range of buildings, a cooling pond, a covered reservoir and landscaped grounds. There is also an ornate Engine House and Boiler. Visit...

On the edge of Sherwood Forest, this huge one hundred and fifty acre park is one of the most popular areas of natural beauty in the region. In the very centre of the park, visitors are treated to the...

Rufford Craft Centre has attracted the attention of art and craft lovers from across the world, as it houses a fantastic collection at all times, and has a brilliant reputation. Opened in 1998, quickly the gallery found that embracing...

Stainsby Mill offers visitors the chance to see a 19th Century watermill in full working order, set in some of the most attractive Derbyshire countryside you could imagine. The enormous 17-foot waterwheel turns and powers the grinding millstones, producing...