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Ticknall Quarries

Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public

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Ticknall Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire, covering 0.29 km². It is one of 95 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. Willington Station is about 7.6 km away to the north-west. Breedon Hill and Lount Meadows are among the SSSIs within 5.2 km.

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Calke Abbey

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The National Trust's un-restored country house, kept in the peeling, cluttered state it was found in, with an old deer park around it

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