Cromford

Worth seeing in and around Cromford

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.

1. 01
   Derwent Valley Mills

   Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001. It is administered by the Derwent Valley Mills Partnership.

   300 m · World Heritage Site, where water-powered cotton-spinning mills were first built in the UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Riber Castle

   Riber Castle is a 19th-century Grade II listed country house in the hamlet of Riber on a hill overlooking Matlock, Derbyshire. It is built of gritstone from a local quarry which was pulled up the 200-metre hill by a series of pulleys.

   2.5 km · building in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Gulliver's Kingdom Resort

   Gulliver's Kingdom is a theme park aimed at children aged 3-13 in the Derbyshire village of Matlock Bath, England. The park was founded in 1978 by Ray and Hilary Phillips as a model village, before later expanding to include a small train and some second hand rides.

   1.2 km · Children's theme park resort in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Willersley Castle

   Willersley Castle is a late 18th-century country mansion above the River Derwent at Cromford, Derbyshire, outside Peak District National Park. The castle has been a Grade II* listed building since April 2000.

   400 m · house in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Mary's Church, Cromford

   St Mary's Church, Cromford, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Cromford, Derbyshire.

   600 m · Grade I listed church in Cromford, Derbyshire Dales, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Christ Church, Holloway

   Christ Church, Holloway is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Holloway, Derbyshire.

   2.8 km · church in Holloway, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

   The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a 9-mile long heritage railway based at Wirksworth station in Derbyshire, England. It operates passenger services between Duffield and Wirksworth, with occasional services to Ravenstor.

   2.8 km · heritage railway in Derbyshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Mary's Church, Wirksworth

   St Mary the Virgin is a parish church in the Church of England in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building.

   3 km · church in Derbyshire Dales, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of All Saints

   All Saints’ Church, Matlock Bank is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Matlock, Derbyshire.

   4 km · church building in Matlock Town, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Steeple Grange Light Railway

    The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway visitor attraction near Wirksworth in Derbyshire, England. Opened in 1985 on the trackbed of a disused branch line, it uses industrial locomotives and rolling stock from disused mines, quarries, and steelworks around the country.

    1.5 km · heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Cromford Mill

   The first water-powered cotton spinning mill developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771.

2. 02
   Masson Mill

   Sir Richard Arkwright's water-powered cotton spinning mill built in 1783.

3. 03
   Cromford Wharf

   Canal warehouse buildings and the northern terminus of the Cromford Canal, built in 1794.

From Wikivoyage: Cromford, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   High Peak Trail

   Walk or cycle the path of the old The Cromford and High Peak Railway which was opened in 1831.

From Wikivoyage: Cromford, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   The Market Place Restaurant

   16/18 The Market Place,.

2. 02
   Biddy's Tea Rooms

From Wikivoyage: Cromford, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Cromford

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 35 km · Manchester (MAN), 55 km · Birmingham (BHX), 74 km

Stations

Cromford railway station, 1 km · Matlock Bath railway station, 1.6 km · Matlock railway station, 3.3 km · Matlock Riverside railway station, 3.7 km · Ravenstor railway station, 2.1 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Cromford

  61 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · £7–9
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Cromford

  73 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · £9–12
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Cromford

  77 km · quickest by road, 2h 1m · £10–13
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