Car Hire Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county nestled in the area of the East Midlands in England and is a phenomenal place to hire car rentals from Thrifty. You will find a large portion of the popular Peak District National Park as well as the National Forest. This particular county borders with Nottingham, Cheshire, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, and Leicestershire. The county of Derbyshire has 75% of the population living on only 25% of the area.

Some places you will want to visit with your car hire from Thrifty include the Riber Castle. This beautiful castle was built in 1862 by John Smedley but has never inhabited the castle due to problems of not having water inside the castle. It was the home to a wildlife park from the 1960’s until the year 2000 and was used as a food store in the Second World War.

Another nice castle to see is the Bolsover Castle is another great place to visit with your holiday car hire from Thrifty. This castle was also built during the 12th century. The tower section of the castle was built in 1621 and is widely known as “Little Castle”.

A beautiful place to engage in is the Creswell Crags which has grappling cliffs and ravines. There are several caves in the area from over 43,000 years ago. You are sure to have a great time exploring these beautiful pieces of earth.

One other place to visit is the Alfreton Hall and was built way back in 1724 and later on added an additional wing in 1855. It was demolished in 1968 but was resurrected into an adult education centre and now has a beautiful park nearby. This is the perfect place for you to take your holiday car hire from Thrifty and enjoy the sights and sounds of Derbyshire.