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Towns near Darley Dale
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Great Rowsley
(1 Mile)*
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Stanton in Peak
(2 Miles)*
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Beeley
(2 Miles)*
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Winster
(3 Miles)*
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Matlock Bank
(3 Miles)*
Matlock Bank is the name given to the steep hillside to the east of the River Derwent, where Bank Road rises steeply from Crown Square in the centre of Matlock. This was once the site of the steepest tramway in the world. |
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Bonsall
(3 Miles)*
Bonsall is a beautiful, quiet, rural village set within the idyllic countryside of the Peak District. Traditional limestone cottages adorn windy streets, Bonsall is a village with a history that goes back many centuries. |
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Bakewell
(3 Miles)*
Bakewell is a pleasant old town and has numerous tea-shops offering cream teas with the famous Bakewell Pudding. The town was largely re-built in a surge of prosperity in the early 19th century caused by the expansion of industry. |
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Matlock
(3 Miles)*
Matlock is on the River Derwent, at the eastern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District and at the southern end of the Peak National Park. The coming of the railways transformed Matlock from a small hamlet whose main occupations were farming |
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Elton
(3 Miles)*
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Edensor
(4 Miles)*
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Youlgreave
(4 Miles)*
The village of Youlgreave (pronounced Youlgrave) is a popular starting point for walks in the White Peak. It lies on a narrow limestone shelf, with houses spilling down the steep slope to the river Bradford. |
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Tansley
(4 Miles)*
Tansley is in Derbyshire, 1.5 miles east of Matlock, in the south-east of the Peak District, just outside the Peak District National Park in the centre of England. The village has one shop (for sale), a primary school, an Anglican church,a |
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Matlock Bath
(4 Miles)*
Matlock Bath enjoys a dramatic location in the deep gorge of the River Derwent. It has been a tourist resort since 1689 when warm springs, at a constant temperature of 68 degrees F, were discovered. Few people take the waterers today |
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Baslow
(4 Miles)*
We have just received a description of Baslow from one of our readers. This description of Baslow is currently being prepared for publication and will appear on this page within the next few days. |
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Cromford
(5 Miles)*
Cromford is Richard Arkwright's town. He was the great pioneer of the modern factory system, using water power to drive production machinery for the first time and revolutionising the textile industry. |
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