Ambergate
Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent.

Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Matlock.
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Worth seeing in and around Ambergate
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Tramway Museum
The National Tramway Museum is a transport museum located in the village and civil parish of Crich, in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The museum's collection of trams is officially designated as being of national importance and encompasses the 1860s to the present day.
3.4 km · United Kingdom national museum of tramways · Wikipedia - 02Cromford Canal
The Cromford Canal ran 14+1⁄2 miles from Cromford to the Erewash Canal in Derbyshire, England with a branch to Pinxton. Built by William Jessop with the assistance of Benjamin Outram, its alignment included four tunnels and 14 locks.
600 m · canal in Derbyshire Dales, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church of St Mary
St Mary's Church, Crich is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Crich, Derbyshire.
3.2 km · church in Crich, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Parish Church of St Peter
St Peter's Church, Belper is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Belper, Derbyshire.
3.7 km · church building in Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05All Saints' Church, Alderwasley
All Saints’ Church, Alderwasley, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Alderwasley, Derbyshire.
2.9 km · church building in Alderwasley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Congregational Church
Belper Congregational Church is a Grade-II listed former congregational chapel located on Green Lane in Belper, Derbyshire.
3.7 km · church building in Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Christ Church
Christ Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Belper, Derbyshire.
3.5 km · church building in Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Crich Stand
Crich Stand is a memorial tower, originally erected in 1923 to the memory of the 11,409 members of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment who died in the First World War. Further dedications extend this to members of the regiment who perished during the Second World War and up until 1970, and to those who died serving in the successor regiments; the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment from 1970 to 2007 and the Mercian Regiment since 2007.
4 km · Memorial tower in Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Great British Car Journey
The Great British Car Journey is a car museum in Ambergate, Derbyshire, England. It opened on 22 May 2021.
1.1 km · automotive museum in Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia - 10Belper River Gardens
The River Gardens is a public park in Belper, in Derbyshire, England. Its history dates back to 1905, and it is listed Grade II* in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens.
3.2 km · park in Belper, Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ambergate
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 27 km · Manchester (MAN), 62 km · Birmingham (BHX), 70 km
- Stations
- Belper railway station, 3.8 km · Ambergate railway station, 300 m · Whatstandwell railway station, 3.1 km
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Ambergate48 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · £6–8
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Ambergate70 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · £8–11
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Ambergate82 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · £10–13
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ambergate
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ambergate. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inRailway stations at for the town or (1.5 miles S) for the scenic Derwent gorge area, the Heights of Abraham attraction, caves and cable car service.
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Next door to Ambergate
Ambergate is 25 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Belpertown and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England3.4 km
- Crichvillage and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK2.8 km
- Alderwasleyvillage and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England3.4 km
- Whatstandwellvillage in Derbyshire, United Kingdom2.6 km
- Heagevillage in Derbyshire, England, UK2.5 km
- Fritchleyvillage in Derbyshire, England, UK1.7 km