What's On

We have some fantastic National Properties throughout Derbyshire with many open throughout the Year. Hardwick Hall and Ilam are popular properties nearby.

Go Active provides a range of fun activities that all the family will enjoy. To reserve your space please contact Evolution Health and Fitness Centre by telephoning 01629 736222. Timetables can be found on our website. 

Immerse yourself in a world of make-believe this Christmas at Chatsworth, with enchanting fairy tale scenes woven throughout the house.

Santa Claus will be cruising the Chesterfield Canal on the John Varley narrowboat, welcoming children and adults alike. There is a present for every child and a mince pie and a drink for every adult.

Board the John Varley at Tapton Lock, on the Tesco roundabout in Chesterfield and meet Santa on-board.

Advance booking essential

Let your little ones meet Santa aboard the Peak Rail Steam train.Santa with his many helpers are waiting to welcome you aboard his festive steam train. As you chuff merrily along Santa will visit you in your seat bearing quality gifts, sweets and drinks for every boy and girl, whilst other family members can sit back and relax with a glass of hot mulled wine and a mince pie. In garland filled coaches piped with festive music, clowns and magicians will entertain you whilst you travel. Operates on selected dates

Santa will be returning to his favourite Grotto at Poole's cavern each weekend in December, and Christmas eve too.
Bring your Christmas wishes and all the family to visit the wonderfully illuminated grotto, meet the man himself and explore the spectacular cavern.

Join in the festive fun with the man himself at Bolsover Castle this Christmas. Meet Father Christmas as he tells tales of Christmas past amidst the yuletide decorations. Additional charge of £5 applies to see Father Christmas for all children, price includes a small present. Pre-booking essential. Please note max 2 adults per child in each session.

Weekends only

We love getting into the Christmas spirit here at Sudbury Hall. Traditions are a huge part of a modern Christmas from food to songs and games. This year we're celebrating a Regency Christmas with a little bit of inspiration from Giorgiana Vernon's diary, an insight into what a family Christmas here at Sudbury may have been like.

Pantomime returns to Chesterfield with everybody’s favourite Christmas tale, the timeless, Cinderella. This classic ‘rags to riches’ tale, will enchant both young and old with magical effects and lavish sets and costumes.

So get your invitation to the ball right away!  Be ready to hiss and boo the Ugly Sisters, cheer Cinderella and her best friend Buttons and find out if the slipper fits in this sparkling show which promises to be a hit with all the family!

A sparkly welcome awaits in the Hall where you can discover some of the rooms decorated for the season.

Inside and out, magical delights await.

There will also be an advent trail through the park and gardens and in the restaurant warm up with a festive treat. The shop has all sorts of lovely things to gift to family and friends too.

If you visit during our Christmas period this year, music will fill your ears, with different carols in each room Haddon Hall explores the meaning behind some of our favourite Christmas Carols. Come and see the Hall decorated for the festive season, with roaring fires, golden decorations and music filling the air, an enjoyable time for all the family.

Enjoy the magical experience of carol singing in the ancient Treak Cavern, home to Blue John. All Carol events are at 2.00pm and last for approx 1 hour with free mulled wine and mince pie afterwards. A guided tour and a present for younger ones from Santa are also included in the ticket price. Tickets are available from 01433 621487. Adults £10 Children £5 under 5s free.

Join us in bringing the nativity to life with our farmyard animals and your children as the stars of the show in a heart-warming Christmas performance.

A weekend full of Christmas activities and a full 100+ stall market.

► Reindeer ► Santa's Grotto ► Traditional Christmas Cuisine ► Huge Fairground ► Donkeys ► Radio Show ► Live Music & Entertainers ► Brass Bands ► Craft Stalls ► Balloon modelling ► Face Painting ► Hot Mulled Wine & Cider ► Superheroes ► Birds of Prey ► Hot Roast Chestnuts ► Pony Sleigh Rides ► Fire Breather's ► Stilt Walkers ► Circus Workshop 
► Christingle Service (Sunday) around the Band Stand from 4pm with live band and carol singing!

Join in the Christmas celebrations at Bolsover Castle with carols sung by Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir in the stunning surroundings of the Riding School.

Come and enjoy some mulled wine and mince pies and a traditional carol service .
Starts at 5pm, though if you require a seat please come earlier as we are unable to reserve tables .

The Raft Race from Matlock to Cromford will be bigger than ever. Derbyshire Association of Sub-Aqua Clubs organise the Matlock Raft Race in aid of the RNLI (lifeboats). In over 47 years they have raised more than £200,000. The race usually starts at 10am in Matlock with the finish line at Cromford Meadows around 1pm (ish).