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The Best Attractions In Quarndon

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St Paul's Church

Old Trafford

Alton Towers

Blists Hill Victorian Town

National Memorial Arboretum

Trentham Gardens

Drayton Manor Park

Quarndon is a linear village in the south of the Amber Valley District of Derbyshire, England. It is spread along four minor upland roads, approximately 1 mile north of the Derby suburb of Allestree, two of which lead towards the city. Many tourists throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries visited Quarndon's chalybeate springs within and next to its wellhouse. Many of these also sampled the waters of a geologically related spring in the grounds of its western neighbour, Kedleston Park and Hall, Kedleston – a village with a smaller population due to its few roads and single land-dominating estate which was once its manor. The lords of that manor e...
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The Best Attractions In Quarndon

1. St Paul's Church Quarndon
2. Alton Towers Alton
Alton Towers Resort, often shortened to Alton Towers, is a theme park resort located in Staffordshire, England. It is near the village of Alton, in the parishes of Denstone and Farley. The resort, which is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group, incorporates a theme park, water park, spa, mini golf and hotel complex. Originally a private estate, Alton Towers grounds opened to the public in 1860 to raise funds for the estate. In the late 20th century it was transformed into a theme park and opened a number of new rides from 1980 onwards. In 2017 it was the second most visited theme park in the UK after Legoland Windsor.The park operates a total of ten roller coasters, among a range of major attractions, such as the Runaway Mine Train, Congo River Rapids, Nemesis, Oblivion, Hex, Galactica, ...
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3. Old Trafford Stretford
Old Trafford is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, two miles southwest of Manchester city centre, roughly delineated by the crossroads of two old toll gates, Brooks's Bar to the east and Trafford Bar to the west. Old Trafford is the site of Old Trafford football stadium, home of Manchester United F.C., and Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket Club, at opposite ends of Warwick Road, renamed Brian Statham Way and Sir Matt Busby Way . The road between them retains the name Warwick Road, and the southern section on the other side of the Metrolink line is Warwick Road South.
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4. Trentham Gardens Trentham
Trentham Estate, in the village of Trentham, is a visitor attraction located on the southern fringe of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
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5. Drayton Manor Park Tamworth
Drayton Manor is a theme park resort and zoo in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK. The park covers 280 acres of which about 113 acres are in use, and hosts about 1.5 million people each year. Rides at the park include The Shockwave, Europe's only stand up coaster, and Apocalypse, a five-sided drop tower. The park's maximum daily capacity is 15,000 guests, which is set with guest experience and traffic congestion in mind. It is the fourth largest amusement park in the UK by land area at 110 hectacres.
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6. National Memorial Arboretum Lichfield
The National Memorial Arboretum is Britain's year-round national site of remembrance at Alrewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It is a spiritually uplifting place which honours the fallen, recognises service and sacrifice, and fosters pride in the British Armed Forces and civilian community.In 2017, after undergoing a large scale regeneration project, the Arboretum's new award-winning Remembrance Centre was officially opened by HRH The Duke of Cambridge on 23 March. Featuring three new exhibition galleries, larger restaurant and shop, separate coffee shop and a beautiful cloistered courtyard with garden, it provides visitors with facilities fitting that of a large scale visitor attraction. In 2018 the National Memorial Arboretum was awarded Gold Large Visitor Attraction of...
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7. Blists Hill Victorian Town Ironbridge

Quarndon Videos

Quarndon, Derbyshire by car. Travel around the streets.

This is the Derbyshire village of Quarndon located to the west of the city of Derby.
The late Brian Clough (well known successful footballer and subsequently football manager) lived in this small village.

Details of journey...
00:00 Heading north on Kedleston Road
00:09 Church Road
00:59 Burley Lane
02:04 Approaching junction with A6.

02:07 Going back up Burley Lane from A6 end
02:56 Burley Drive to top and back again
03:30 Back onto Burley Lane
03:54 Woodlands Lane
04:10 Woodlands Road, Water tower on left side
04:22 Back up Woodlands Lane into village.
04:37 Back onto Burley Lane
04:58 The Common
06:01 left into Inn Lane, all the way to bottom where it meets up with Kedleston Road.
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For more information on this village, visit my Quarndon, Derbyshire page :

This village is in Derbyshire and not to be confused with Quorndon in Leicestershire, whos name was shortened to Quorn to avoid postal difficulties :-)

For a bird's eye view photograph of Saint Paul's Church in Quarndon click the link here :

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