Matlock

Worth seeing in and around Matlock

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.

   3.4 km · 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.

   1.4 km · building in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   3 km · house in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   3.1 km · Grade I listed church in Cromford, Derbyshire Dales, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Mary the Virgin's Church

   St Mary the Virgin's Church, South Darley is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in South Darley, Derbyshire. At the entrance to the churchyard is a memorial to the men from the parish who died in the two world wars.

   3.3 km · grade II listed church in South Darley, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   2.3 km · Children's theme park resort in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of All Saints

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

   600 m · church building in Matlock Town, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Cromford War Memorial

   Cromford War Memorial is a 20th-century grade II listed war memorial in Cromford, Derbyshire.

   3.3 km · Grade II listed war memorial in Cromford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St John the Baptist's Church

   St John the Baptist's Church, Dethick is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Dethick, Derbyshire.

   3.7 km · church in Dethick, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Holy Trinity Church, Tansley

    Holy Trinity Church, Tansley is a parish church in the Church of England in Tansley, Derbyshire.

    2.5 km · church in Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Matlock

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 37 km · Manchester (MAN), 54 km · Birmingham (BHX), 77 km

Stations

Cromford railway station, 2.9 km · Matlock Bath railway station, 1.8 km · Matlock railway station, 200 m · Darley Dale railway station, 3.5 km · Matlock Riverside railway station, 800 m

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Matlock

  59 km · quickest by road, 2h 1m · £7–9
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Matlock

  77 km · quickest by road, 1h 57m · £9–13
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Matlock

  73 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £9–12
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