If you are looking for a budget day out and a unique new attraction then its got to be worth trying Cresswell Crags in Derbyshire. Britain’s first national centre for the Ice Age. I got a sneek preview when it was unveiled on Saturday (27 June) when Sir David Attenborough opened the visitor centre.
The legendary TV presenter called it a historic day and told the crowd how a group of archaeologists had found the site following their search for cave drawings in Britain.
The new complex is a striking building overlooking a stunning limestone gorge and will make the site appealing to everybody as well as international archaeologists.
Cresswell Crags is already recognised in the international archaeology circles as home to Britain’s only known cave art and now the new visitor centre will capture the spirit of the place with displays and exhibitions that will provide a glimpse of life during the last Ice Age. And the ‘star’ attraction includes unique cave art and an animal rib engraved with a horse’s head and not forgetting the exceptional cave tours for which Cresswell is renowned.
The visitor centre and the dramatic landscape of the limestone are open every day throughout the year for free. There is a charge for the cave tours. There is a cafe but if you prefer to take a picnic there is plenty of outdoor space and a host of paths for walking as well as a lakeside trail.
So if you are staying for your holiday in Britain this year what better way to enjoy a budget day out discovering a new experience that you can't find elsewhere.
For more details about Creswell Crags and its new visitor centre, visit www.creswell-crags.org.uk
