location
With its beautifully landscaped surroundings and open, green spaces, Highfields Park offers a peaceful and relaxing retreat. Adjacent to the sought-after suburb of Darley Abbey, where the tree-lined streets retain much of the character of their agricultural past, the development is just a mile north of Derby city centre and is an excellent commuter base.
Leisure
Highfields Park lies between three of Derby’s most attractive open spaces. To the west, Markeaton Park offers golf, crazy golf and pitch-and-putt courses, a boating lake, miniature railway, play centre and craft village. It also hosts an annual firework display. Darley Park, flanking the River Derwent, is home to a number of sports clubs. The venue for a popular annual outdoor concert, it also attracts skiers in winter. And to the north, Allestree Park comprises 300 acres of attractive woods and parkland with a nature trail, pets’ corner, golf-course and a fishing lake. After a day in the open air, you can enjoy a traditional welcome in the historic Abbey or Red Cow pubs. Derby town centre offers a wide variety of cultural and leisure facilities, including the renowned Derby Playhouse, the Assembly Rooms, the Metro Cinema, Derby Dance Centre, six sports centres and a selection of excellent museums and galleries.
Shopping
There is a wide selection of retailers, including a supermarket, a newsagent, a pharmacist, a greengrocer, a butcher, a health food shop and two banks at the Park Farm Centre, around half a mile from the development. The Eagle Centre in the city centre offers a choice of high-street chain stores, and there is an adjacent indoor market.
Transport
Highfields Park is within commuting range of Nottingham and, via the M1, of Leicester. Derby train station is on the Intercity network, and Nottingham East Midlands International Airport is around half an hour’s drive away. |
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