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It’s a great ride along country lanes and very little traffic.

The Manor of Radbourne has been held by the Chandos family since the Norman Conquest. Radbourne Hall was built between 1739 and 1745 and is located within the park. Radbourne Park is a 600-acre parkland surrounding Radbourne Hall, an 18th-century country house, and was originally landscaped in 1790 by William Emes. The park was designed by William Emes, a distinguished Derbyshire landscaper, in 1790. A ten-year restoration plan began in 2003 to restore the park to its original 1790 design.

Swimming swim

Ferry Bridge is a pretty Victorian foot bridge over the River Trent. Built to replace a small ferry service that had operated at the same site since the 13th century. and gifted to the town by brewing magnate Michael Arthur Bass, later Lord Burton. The bridge is a "semi-suspension" bridge, of which this is the first and only one of its kind in Europe to be built to this design.

This former water mill was built in 1837. It's now a grade 2 listed private residence. It still has the original water wheel which you can see but it no longer works.

The Ferry Bridge is a pedestrian bridge over the River Trent. It was opened in 1889 and replaced a small ferry service that had run since the 13th century. It's a semi-suspension bridge and was the only one of this design to be built in Europe.

reasonabe incline gravel climbs on each side but a lovely place to view the lake and the old timber mill water wheel

Opportunity now for anyone wanting to live in this picturesque location. The Mill is on the market (March 2021) for £1.85m - too steep for me!