The New Mills Art Theatre is a histric local theatre located in New Mills,High Peak,Derbyshire. It…read morehad it's grand opening on June 24th 1911 and amazingly still provides lots of small productions and regular entertainment today! The theatre seats around 500 and has a wide range of productions, from 'Big band' nights to christmas pantomimes. It also stages regular entertainment from the New Mills Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society. The community have all worked together to keep this local theatre alive,the theatre also provides great opportunities and activities for children of the new mills and district community.

Fantastic kids play centre in New Mills, small but has everything you need for a great time and all…read moreages and you can relax as the children are safe. Caters for children up to age 10. Offers snacks and coffee for the adults to chat while the children are playing. Also cateres for fully supervised childrens parties.

Fabulous place to spend an afternoon for a walk or cycle…read more Lots of flowers and plants and a national trust house.

Lyme Hall is placed within the huge Lyme Park, just outside Disley and just falls within the…read moreboundaries of Greater Manchester and in fact has a direct train line to Piccadilly Station. I'm reviewing the hall separately from the gardens as their simply too much to see on one visit. Once you've parked up in the gardens you'll soon find a fairly steep incline towards the house itself (up some rather large steps set in the grass). The house is perched up atop a hill and the views are incredible. A short distance away from the house lies the 'cage' and old hunting tower recently restored - it's said on a good day not only can you see the city of Manchester but also Liverpool Cathedral. Although a gorgeous day on our last visit we couldn't quite see that far. However, Manchester was clear to see - the 47 storey Beetham tower helping in that respect. I was quite odd looking at the city from this highpoint: it was almost as if the entire population had left the city so quiet and eery was the experience (you can barely hear a thing on top of the hill near said cage). Back to the houseyou enter via a lovely courtyard - this is predominantly Elizabethan although a few hundred years after it's conception is was redesigned by an Italian architect to resemble a so called 'Palazzo' (Palace). Over the years the rooms of the house were redesigned. For me this is one of the most complete houses I've seen at a National Trust property. I have a particular aversion to Victorian interiors (I really don't like the look of those ghastly Victorian dolls!) so thankfully many of the rooms hark back to an earlier age. I was quite taken with the leisure room, it's wooden carvings are surreal. There is also a kind of living room which contains greek marble sculptures (saved from destruction as walk on gravestones in Greece) which adorn the wall, with ceilings go intricate they almost bring a tear to the old 'mince pie'. I sometimes find the NT ladies and gentlemen who 'guard' the rooms a little cold and despotic, but in Lyme Hall they are the most welcoming and informative folk you could ever wish to meet despite their upper class mouth movements. I spent at least thirty minutes chatting to one lady about the meaning of such ornate bedrooms! It was simply too much to see in one day so it's a case of going back time and time again, but with the park below and some creative picnicking you've got yourself a fine Sunday out.