Places to go in Derbyshire
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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Bugsworth Basin began in 1796 as a key transhipment point between the Peak Forest Canal and its tramways for the …
- Historic structure
- Leisure attraction
There were once about 2000 roundhouses in the country, which were locomotive engine sheds and big enough to turn …
- Historic building
Opened in 1994, Chesterfield Museum is a testament to the town's long and important social and industrial history, …
- Museum
After much to-ing and fro-ing, the Leawood Pumphouse became operational in late 1849, pumping water from the River …
- Historic structure
This former alehouse now houses an exhibition of 17th Century furniture, local itinerant exhibitions and shows a …
- Museum
It may be the largest church in Derbyshire, but St. Mary's and All Saints Church is actually famed for its crooked …
- Historic building
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