Best places: Historical place museums in Mansfield Woodhouse, United Kingdom

Intricately decorated romantic castle with discovery centre and extensive scenic grounds and a cafe.

Archaeological museum in a limestone gorge, caves and fissures, with prehistoric tools and art.

Europe's largest privately owned house, combining baroque and Palladian architecture, with tours.

The prototypical workhouse, this Victorian building now tells the story of the workhouse program.

👍👍 Really interesting museum with tons of activities for the kids as well as lots of interesting exhibits for adults. We especially loved the model railway that is still being added to - it features reconstructions of many Derbyshire station buildings and the accuracy is astonishing. There's a lovely...

Educational museum in a half-timbered house with rooms depicting Elizabethan and Jacobean styles.

Ruined bishop's palace, with undercrofted hall and 1430s additions, plus recreated heritage garden.

👍👍 A former colliery site transformed into a nature park. It hasn't been over-managed and there are plenty of wild areas of flowers and long grass. There are several lakes and pools which are good for wildfowl. Some of them are fenced off to prevent disturbance. The site is excellent for butterflies....

👍👍 This is well worth a visit. Very informative about our mining history. The staff great and its all dog friendly and all they ask for is a small donation because its run by volunteers.