we went for a day out at Lyme Park in March last year.. it was a sunny (but not so warm) day and hardly surprising that the park was full of visitors.
Lyme Park is near Stockport, Cheshire; nestled at the edge of Peak District. distance from Nottingham is about 60 miles, 1.5 hours drive.
Lyme Park, House and Garden was once home to the Legh family and was, in its heyday, a great sporting estate. Lyme is now managed by the National Trust.
For a more tranquil walk explore the Edwardian rose garden, ravine garden or luxurious herbaceous borders next to the reflecting lake where a certain Mr Darcy met Miss Bennett in the BBC production of 'Pride and Prejudice' starring Colin Firth.
Children can let off steam in Crow Wood Playscape with its giant slide, tree house and rope walks.
