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Field Sport UK Activity Centre
Outdoor activity organiser
👍👍 Fantastic experience!!!! I came here on a stag do and it was brilliant! I'm not great at names but the ladie who dealt with us at the start was such a barrell of laughs and made the experience all that much better. Our instructor was also great! We did the zombie apocalypse course which I'd highly r...
4.90 (425 reviews)
(~6.03 km from centre)
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St Chad's Water
Lake
👍👍 Awesome compact nature reserve and pond. Lots of seating to watch the sunrise and sunset 🌅 Beautiful to just take a walk around the lake which is about a mile - comfortable for most. Good free car park and an atmospheric chapel opposite full of old memories. If you are into meditation this is the p...
4.90 (42 reviews)
(~9.09 km from centre)
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Bluebell Arboretum and Nursery
Garden center
Comprehensive nursery selling trees and shrubs, with delivery and guided tours of woodland gardens.
4.80 (158 reviews)
(~7.54 km from centre)
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St Michael with St Mary's Church, Melbourne
Episcopal church
👍👍 By any measure, this is a very impressive parish church. Started in 1120 and still having most of its original Norman stonework, it is one of the finest Norman parish churches in the country. It was partly renovated in the 1630s and again, fairly sensitively, in 1859-1862 by George Gilbert Scott a...
4.80 (93 reviews)
(~0.34 km from centre)
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Hough Windmill
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Lovely historic windmill, open on Sunday afternoons April to September and run by knowledgeable, friendly volunteers. You can have an audio tour or read the signs on each of the levels yourself to learn about the history and mechanics of the mill and it's restoration. Children can have a go at grind...
4.80 (84 reviews)
(~8.43 km from centre)
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Donington Park Circuit
Car racing track
Race track home to various motoring fixtures, including the British Motorcycle Grand Prix.
4.70 (11.1K reviews)
(~3.24 km from centre)
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Grace Dieu Priory
Historical landmark
Historical ruins of a 13th-century Augustinian convent, with guided walks by prior arrangement.
4.70 (322 reviews)
(~8.39 km from centre)
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Calke Explore
Hiking area
👍👍 Lots of choice for walks in the countryside, you can hire bikes for the whole family there too. The walks we tried were all quite flat so easy even for me.
They have a kiosk there that serves some food and drinks (some nice flavours of ice cream too) but for more substantial fare head to the restau...
4.70 (249 reviews)
(~3.79 km from centre)
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Pips paddocks
Dog park
👍👍 Excellent facility to practice off-lead socialisation or just to let your dogs go nuts in a secure environment. Good rates and flexible slots - 30 mins or an hour - means you can make the most of your training time.
4.70 (47 reviews)
(~1.32 km from centre)
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Carvers Rocks
Nature preserve
👍👍 Lovely walks around the reservoir and carvers rocks nature reserve.
Poor online information about the walks, hopefully my photos of information boards will be helpful.
There are many paths to take, some with lovely views of the Res.
Obviously in winter there's not as much to see and it's quieter, we...
4.70 (46 reviews)
(~6.05 km from centre)
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National Trust - Calke Abbey
Park
Unrestored NT property vividly showing an estate in decline, with walled gardens and orangery.
$$ $$
4.60 (8.2K reviews)
(~3.17 km from centre)
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Elvaston Castle Country Park
Country park
Country park with Gothic revival castle, lake, woodlands and formal gardens with topiary.
4.60 (4.3K reviews)
(~8.13 km from centre)
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East Midlands Airport Viewpoint
Tourist attraction
👍👍 If you are an aviation enthusiast living in the area you really can't go wrong here. The best times to watch planes are early in the morning, mid afternoon and in the evening. Evening is best for the cargo aircraft. This particular viewing spot focusses towards the west side of the airport where all...
4.60 (323 reviews)
(~5.85 km from centre)
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The Swan at Milton
Pub
👍👍 Oliver and team - warm welcome, delicious food ... crab cakes, beef Bourguignon and hake. All cooked beautifully served in relaxed and very lovely surroundings. Thank you for a great visit. Jo & Robert
4.60 (255 reviews)
(~6.6 km from centre)
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Calke Lime Pits
Park
👍👍 Nice place to walk and explore
4.60 (128 reviews)
(~2.8 km from centre)
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East Midlands Airport Picnic and Viewpoint Area (EMG)
Tourist attraction
👍 So… I’m a plane spotter and was quite excited at the prospect at getting up close and personal to the planes at East Mids.
The viewing area itself has a small parking area (free) along with a picnic area. Look like the airport actually encourages plane spotting - which is great.
The location itsel...
4.60 (95 reviews)
(~8.62 km from centre)
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Bath Grounds
Park
👍👍 Best pizza in the summer from Biddulph’s with a few drinks from the cricket club to enjoy on the Bath Grounds. *Friday evenings*
4.60 (93 reviews)
(~9.22 km from centre)
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St Wystan's Church, Repton
Anglican church
👍 Beautiful church. Crypt was so atmospheric. I understood there were Viking graves nearby and couldn't find them sadly
4.60 (90 reviews)
(~8.53 km from centre)
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Dimminsdale
Nature preserve
👍 An interesting and peaceful Nature Reserve cared by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
In the 13th century, the area was a limestone quarry for building stones.
In summer some of the paths can be overgrown with nettles, so be careful wearing shorts…
I had a very relaxing walk though, didn’t...
4.60 (70 reviews)
(~3.61 km from centre)