options for day trips out
#Local Attractions and Tourism
nocturne osprey
A little under 20 minutes (mostly off-road) walk away, is the Idridgehay stop of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. This is a "heritage" railway which runs mostly steam trains for tourists.
https://www.e-v-r.com/
There's also a pub and a local shop inthe village
Carsington Water is one of England's largest inland water bodies (artificial).
It's an hour and a half or so's walk (or much longer to the visitor centre) or 15 minutes drie away. There you can hire a variety of watersports options, or a bike to circumnavigate the resevoir. It's possible to wak right around too, but ti takes a while. Lots of birbs to be found here. https://www.stwater.co.uk/our-visitor-sites/carsington-water/
Those in to transport and not satifisied by the train might enjoy the National Tramway museum at Crich (20 minutes drive)
https://www.tramway.co.uk/
If you prefer industrial history then there is Cromford Mills, one of the earlier water powered waving mills https://www.cromfordmills.org.uk/
(15 minutes drive)
Alternativley if you like rocks (and fossils) there is the National Stone Centre, which is about 5 minutes from the previously mentioned Mills (12 minutes from Manifold)
https://www.nationalstonecentre.org.uk/
For a hike (or bike, available to hire) there's the nearby Middleton Trail and Black Rocks.
https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/countryside-sites/wildlife-amenity/black-rocks.aspx
https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/countryside-sites/country-parks-and-visitor-centres/middleton-top-countryside-centre.aspx
(12 minute drive)
There's also suggestions on the house's website:
https://www.peakvenues.co.uk/venues/49/manifold-barns/#information
Around 20 minutes away, there is the strange tourist town of Matlock Bath. Full of seaside amusements (despite being nowhere near the sea) and tourist attractions like https://www.heightsofabraham.com/ and https://www.gulliverskingdomresort.co.uk/
Going fruther 30 minutes + drive you have the famous walking scenery of Dovedale, and cute town and source of famous tarts, Bakewell
stiff garden
Anyone fancy walking to the big reservoir and going for a swim if it's super hot (super hot)? There may be closer swimming spots too.
https://www.stwater.co.uk/our-visitor-sites/carsington-water/
Looks like we are very close to Gibbet Wood. 
nocturne osprey
Carsington's probably not the best place to go for a swim. ST will not like you swimming in it and it's a busy place so you'd probably be noticed. (I believe there are groups that swim in it, but they go for super early mornings to avoid getting chased off)
stiff garden
That's annoying, did wonder but assumed that the watersports and fishing etc. meant it would be fine.
proud girder
That's annoying, did wonder but assumed that the watersports and fishing etc. me...
licences prob "requested"
cm will know more I imagine
nocturne osprey
no, basically none of the water companies want people swimming in their reservoirs. Reality is nobody stops you at the more out of the way ones, but Carsington is super popular and they're probably activley on the look out for it
stiff garden
Rowing, canoeing, windsurfing, kayaking, fishing in a boat fine. Swim, no. 
nocturne osprey
Yep, pretty standard policy. I think ST do still allow some organised events with swims - UU, the one up around Manchester, flat out ban all swimming (other than swimming back to your boat/board).
They have their reasons - resevoirs do have hidden dangers, people definitley die on unsupervised swims
but it's not really clear that resevoirs are any more dangerous than rivers and natural water on a statistical level
stiff garden
Yeah I imagine a lot is just legal liability. Thanks for the warning anyway!
River ecclesbourne might have a good swimming spot, it's very close and looks large enough. Will need to research it.
nocturne osprey
the Derwent is definitley big enough, but don't see any easy get-ins close to town. Problem with rivers is the sewerage problem, but ecclesbourne might not be too bad, it's small at least
stiff garden
Might be way too small actually, lame.
And yeah, would prefer the sewage free experience!
nocturne osprey
Here's an OS map of the area, centred on Manifold farm