Chesterfield is an historic market town, with the world famous and unique `Crooked Spire` of St Mary & All Saints Church.
There are many historic houses close by including Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall, Hardwick Hall and Bolsover Castle, plus the Peak District towns and villages of Matlock, Buxton, Eyam and Ashbourne.
For the fun seekers attractions include, Gullivers Theme Park, The National Tramway Museum, and the Magna Science Adventure Centre.
Only a very short distance from Ringwood Hall Hotel is Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre, well worth a visit. Or take the family to the fantastic new centre at Creswell Crags, only 20 minutes drive away and visit the caves where our distant ancestors lived amongst the beasts of the Ice Age.
Shoppers will love the `Meadowhall` Mall in Sheffield, the East Midland Designer Outlet at Jnct 28 of the M1 ( towards Mansfield ), and there are large shopping centres in Derby & Nottingham.