Places to go near Chesterfield

Chesterfield Canal - Wheeldon Mill Lock. © Richard Newall. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

The wooded valleys and rugged hills of Derbyshire make the county an attraction in its own right. Canal and history buffs will find much to interest them at Whaley Bridge and Bugsworth Basin continues to draw an appreciative crowd after its grand re-opening in 2005.

Local attractions

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  1. Image for Sheffield Canal Basin (Victoria Quays)

    Principal attraction marker image Sheffield Canal Basin (Victoria Quays) »

    Sheffield is the terminus of the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation, which extends some 43 miles from the River …

  2. Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. © Alan Fleming - licensed http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet »

    Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet is a steel working site with a very long history, with evidence dating back to pre-13th …

  3. Barrow Hill Roundhouse »

    There were once about 2000 roundhouses in the country, which were locomotive engine sheds and big enough to turn …

  4. Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery »

    Opened in 1994, Chesterfield Museum is a testament to the town's long and important social and industrial history, …

  5. Kelham Island Museum »

    Kelham Island Museum is set on an island in the River Don near the centre of Sheffield. It tells the story of …

  6. Kiveton Waters

    Kiveton Waters »

    Kiveton Waters extends to 10 acres encompassing three lakes with 79 pegs, including disabled platforms. There is …

  7. Revolution House, formerly Cock & Pynot Inn, Old Whittington. © Paul Makepeace - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Revolution House »

    This former alehouse now houses an exhibition of 17th Century furniture, local itinerant exhibitions and shows a …

  8. St Mary and All Saints Church »

    It may be the largest church in Derbyshire, but St. Mary's and All Saints Church is actually famed for its crooked …

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