Essential derbyshire

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Plan a trip around this dramatic county with our insider guide to its villa

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The English Home Magazine

08 October, 2025

National Geographic Traveller (UK)

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THIS HISTORIC SPA AND MARKET TOWN IS A PERFECT GATEWAY FOR EXPLORING THE STATELY HOMES OF DERBYSHIRE AND SOUL-STIRRING LANDSCAPES OF THE PEAK DISTRICT

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