Shopland Hall Equestrian Centre

Advantages: Covers everything for ages 4-94, lead rein to three day event
Disadvantages: I just wish it was closer to home (but it's still worth the travel!)

...Trent Valley Equestrian Centre is a fantastic riding school and livery/competition yard - very friendly, very professional, very welcoming. Our daughter would live there if she could even though she doesn't have her own pony! From lead rein to three day event, from age 4 to 94 this is the place to learn to ride, to improve your riding and compete at every level. TVEC view riding as a complete activity including horse care and stable management - badges, tests and assessments at every level - individual badges, Pony Club, ABRS, BHS, NVQ - you name it, they do it. Every month it seems there is a new development - something small like a new stable door or something big like the new 1800 sq m International Level Indoor Arena to complement the four floodlit ourdoor arenas. If you don't believe me, try it for yourself at one of their regular... Read review

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Advantages: Taste nice, soothe a throat
Disadvantages: No medicine

...It's that time of year again, winter!! and to start it off I have a cold so this morning at the station I bought my favourite pack of cough sweet, Halls Soothers. Each packet was £0.65 but this was a station and I know you can get them cheaper in places like Boots etc. Halls are quite an impressive company. According to their website they account for more than 50% of international cough drop sales and their Halls Soothers range is the UK's number 1 medicated confectionery product. Halls was actually started by two brothers, The Hall Brothers in 1893 and originally they produced soap and jams. They then moved into confectionery and in the 1930's invented the popular mentho-lyptus which is the basis of most of their cough drops now. Halls Soothers are basically hard fruit sweets (boiled sweets) with a refreshing liquid centre. From... Read review

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Advantages: Historical feast of beauty
Disadvantages: none

...Eyam Hall is situated in the small village of Eyam, (pronounced Eem) in Derbyshire, it can be found nestled behind an 8 foot stone wall, opposite the 'old stocks' on the village green. How to get there?.? You can reach Eyam via theA623 from Stoney Middleton, or the B6521 from Sheffield. There is also a bus which takes you to the village centre. The 66 Chesterfield-Buxton, the X67 bus from Chesterfield. , the 65 bus from Sheffield and the 173 bus from Bakewell. When is it open?? It is open Easter Sunday and Easter Monday 12:00 until 6:00 pm and spring bank holiday Sunday/Monday from 12:00 until 6:00 pm. Also, from the 2nd July until 31st August it is open on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursday, (including Bank Holiday Mondays) from 12:00 until 6:00 pm. The craft shop being open daily. The entrance cost? Gardens... Read review

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