A favourite place for a walk is Ripley Castle. There is a really peaceful lakeside walk as well as more formal walled gardens. The place is steeped in history and http://www.ripleycastle.co.uk/visitor_information/history as well as http://www.ingilbyhistory.ripleycastle.co.uk/700years.html are worth looking at for lots of information.
Lakeside at Ripley Castle
