Recently renovated after two years, The Bluebell Inn features a new state of the art kitchen and cellar bringing a fantastic casual dining and socialising experience. The menu features casual pub favourites and all ingredients are sourced from the highest quality and as organically as possible.
This charming rosy-bricked 16th century tavern sits snugly on the Derby to Ashbourne Road in the picturesque village of Mackworth surrounded by the fertile fields of Derbyshire. With the untamed beauty of the Peak District only just 30 minutes away, The Mundy Arms location is ideal. Stop by and take the weight off your shoulders in front of their real log fires, while sipping a chilled glass of wine or pint of hand-pulled ale.
Melbourne Junior School is located in the market town of Melbourne, South Derbyshire. Melbourne Junior school received a rating of Good from its latest Ofsted report and offers great extra curricular actives including Gymnastics, Dodgeball, Football, Choir and Karate.
St Hardulph's C of E is a small local Primary School located within the catchment area for children aged between 4 and 11. The primary school received a Good Ofsted report and offers a varied curriculum.
It is a truly iconic building and is dramatically sited on a limestone hill being cut-away by the quarry below. It can be seen for miles around in every direction, making it the perfect setting for one of the National Beacons. The church has been a Grade I listed building since 1962 and is open daily from 09:30 hrs to the public.
One of the most internationally renowned circuits in the world, Donington Park continues to host major national and international events. The circuit’s premier event is the annual visit of the FIM Superbike World Championship which is considered one of the best weekends on the bike racing calendar. Firm fan favourites also include the Bennetts British Superbike and Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championships, and the visits from the British GT and GB3 series.
The Grace Dieu Priory was an independent Augustinian priory near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England. It was founded around 1235-1241 by Roesia de Verdun and dissolved in October 1538. It was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and St Mary, today the site is managed by the Friends of Grace Dieu Priory, a charitable group of volunteers who fundraise to care for the site and keep it open to the public for free.
With its broad sweeps of lawn, avenues and unexpected vistas, it is one of the best known historic gardens in the country and the best surviving early 18th century English garden in the manner of Le Notre. That said, you don’t have to be a historian or horticulturalist to enjoy the beauty of Melbourne Hall Gardens.
With peeling paintwork and overgrown courtyards, Calke Abbey tells the story of the dramatic decline of a country house estate. The house and stables are little restored, with many abandoned areas vividly portraying a period in the 20th century when numerous country houses did not survive to tell their story. Visit the beautiful, yet faded walled gardens and explore the orangery, auricula theatre and the kitchen gardens. Escape into the ancient and fragile habitats of Calke Park and its National Nature Reserve
