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Aldercar & Langley Mill

Derbyshire, DE5 3BT
Aldercar is an old area of what is now a joint parish with Langley Mill - it is hard to know where one starts and the other finishes. Today, the administrative parish is named Aldercar & Langley Mill.

Alfreton

Derbyshire
Tel: 01773 841485
Alfreton is a small market town about 14 miles north north east of Derby. Legend has it that the town takes its name from Alfred the Great, there is however no proof of this.

All Saints Church

Church Street, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3DA
Tel: 01773 570011
Local parish church.

Alport Heights

Alport Lane, Shottle, Belper, DE56 2DQ
Tel: 01909 486411

Ambergate

Derbyshire, DE56 2ES
Tel: 01773 841485
Ambergate is a small village between Belper and Matlock. The main Derby to Matlock Road (A6) goes through the village and runs parallel with the beautiful River Derwent.

Ashover

Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 0JP
Tel: 01246 345777/8
One of the prettiest villages in Derbyshire with a 15th Century church. Ashover is home to a couple of ghosts, including the Laughing Cavalier who haunts the Black Swan. It's said that arrows for the Battle of Agincourt were made here!

Belper

Derbyshire, DE56 1AY
Tel: 01773 841485
Belper is an historic market town situated within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

Belper River Gardens

Matlock Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1BE
Tel: 01773 841572
The unique Belper River Gardens are situated at a point where the River Derwent is at its widest.

Bolehill

Nr Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4GQ
Tel: 01629 583388
An attractive village rising up the hillside, half a mile north of Wirksworth. Sheltered below Barrel Edge, there are some magnificent panoramic views from Bolehill. The village looks to its larger neighbour Wirksworth for its' facilities.

Bonsall

Derbyshire, DE4 2AY
Tel: 01629 583388
An attractive, historic former lead-mining village set in steep-sided converging limestone dales. Up in the hills 2 miles south-east of Matlock, Bonsall has a harming atmosphere all of its' own.

Brackenfield

Brackenfield, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 6AN
Tel: 01629 534806
Brackenfield was probably originally known as 'Brackenthwaite' meaning a bracken clearing. Today it is a scattered village centred around the very large Village Green. Well dressings are held here at the end of May.

Carnfield Hall

Alfreton Road, South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 3BE
Tel: 01773 520084
Sixty acres of historic parkland and 30 acres of ancient woodland surrounding 16th Century Carnfield Hall. The site is available for private hire and also hosts a varied events programme. Excellent access from the A38 and M1 junction 28.

Carr Wood Local Nature Reserve

Off Bridle Lane, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3SY
Tel: 01773 841566
Local nature reserve on the edge of Ripley.

Clay Cross

High Street, Clay Cross, CHESTERFIELD, Derbyshire, S45 9DX
Tel: 01246 345777/8
A small town developed by the 'Father of the Railways' George Stephenson, who discovered coal whilst building the Clay Cross Tunnel and founded the Clay Cross Company. The tunnel still survives today and is know locally as the Mile Long.

Codnor

Near Ripley, Derbyshire
Tel: 01773 841485
Codnor is a Derbyshire village in the Amber Valley district, and a former mining community, with a population of nearly 5,000. It is approximately 12 miles from the city of Derby and 14 miles from Nottingham.

Codnor Park & Ironville

Derbyshire, NG16 5PU
Tel: 01773 841485
Ironville was an industrial model village built to accommodate workers at the nearby Butterley Forge & Ironworks. Codnor Park, once a deer park is home to the ruins of Codnor Castle and Jessop Monument. An area rich in industrial history.

Crich

Derbyshire, DE4 5DF
Tel: 01773 841485
Crich is a pretty Derbyshire village on the edge of the Derbyshire Dales. It is the home of the Crich Tramway Village and Crich Stand - the memorial to the Worcesteshire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment.

Crich Tramway Village

Crich, Derbyshire, DE4 5DP
Tel: 01773 854321
The National Tramway Museum, situated in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside is a world from a bygone age, where vintage trams transport visitors along cobbled streets, past enchanting buildings, and into breathtaking scenery.

Cromford

Derbyshire, DE4 3QF
Tel: 01629 583388
Richard Arkwright as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Arkwright built the world's first water powered cotton mills here and pioneered the factory system.

Denby

Derbyshire, DE5 8PY
Tel: 01773 841485
Denby is the home of the famous Denby Pottery, which owes its existance to the discovery of a bed of clay in 1806, with production starting 3 years later. The eminent mathematician and astronomer John Flamsteed was born here in 1646.

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Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX
Tel: 01773 740799
Daily pottery tours - paint a plate and make a frog. Attractive courtyard with award winning home, garden, cookery and gift shops, plus extensive Factory Shop. Free daily cookery demonstrations, museum, restaurant and outdoor play area.

Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

PO Box 6297, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3WJ
Tel: 01773 880474
In December 2001, the Derwent Valley Mills became inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This international designation confirms the outstanding importance of the area as the birthplace of the factory system. Location Cromford - Derby.

Dethick

Derbyshire, DE4 5GB
Tel: 01773 841485
Dethick is a small village comprising of a church, a farm and a few other buildings. The village dates back many centuries. The family of Anthony Babington, a keen supporter of Mary Queen of Scots, inherited the estate from the Dethicks.

Duffield

Derbyshire, DE5
Tel: 01773 841488
Small village, mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, which is situated close to the junction of the Rivers Derwent and Ecclesbourne with the A6 Derby to Matlock Road running through the centre of the village.

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

Wirksworth Station, Station Road, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4FB
Tel: 01629 823076
We operate tourist passenger services between Wirksworth and Idridgehay (3½ miles) and Ravenstor (½ mile up a 1 in 27 incline) using Diesel Multiple Units and sone Steam services

Eyam Moor Stone Circles

Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3NN
Tel: 01629 761252
Eyam Moor is the location for one freestanding and two embanked stone circles.

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