Whatstandwell
Whatstandwell is a village on the River Derwent in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England.
Whatstandwell is a village on the River Derwent in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England.
It is about five miles south of Matlock and about four miles north of Belper. Whatstandwell railway station is on the Derby–Matlock Derwent Valley line, and the A6 trunk road crosses the River Derwent in the village. Most of the population is included in the civil parish of Crich, and indeed the area to the north of the B5035 has been known as Crich Carr. That name has largely fallen into disuse, with the village of Whatstandwell generally thought to include this area and the area across the Derwent on the road towards Wirksworth and into the parish of Alderwasley.
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Worth seeing in and around Whatstandwell
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.
1.2 km · United Kingdom national museum of tramways · Wikipedia - 02Wingfield Manor
Wingfield Manor is a Grade I listed ruined manor house left deserted since the 1770s, near the village of South Wingfield and some four miles west of the town of Alfreton in the English county of Derbyshire. There is a working farm that forms part of the old manor.
4 km · ruined manor house in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Cromford 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.
2.6 km · canal in Derbyshire Dales, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Christ Church, Holloway
Christ Church, Holloway is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Holloway, Derbyshire.
3 km · church in Holloway, 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.
1.3 km · church building in Alderwasley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Mary
St Mary's Church, Crich is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Crich, Derbyshire.
1.4 km · church in Crich, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Great British Car Journey
The Great British Car Journey is a car museum in Ambergate, Derbyshire, England. It opened on 22 May 2021.
2 km · automotive museum in Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia - 08Oakhurst House
Oakhurst House was a country house in Shining Cliff Woods above the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire. The house was rebuilt in 1848 by Francis Hurt behind his iron forge in Ambergate.
2.1 km · a derelict building in the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire, England · Wikipedia - 09Alport Height
Alport Height is a hill near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It is a popular picnic site, since it has extensive views to the South, and is the first hill over 1,000 ft within easy reach of the Derby area.
4 km · hill in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10High Peak Junction
High Peak Junction, near Cromford, Derbyshire, England, is the name now used to describe the site where the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, whose workshops were located here, meets the Cromford Canal. It lies within Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, designated in 2001, and today marks the southern end of the High Peak Trail, a 17 miles trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
2.8 km · junction between railway and canal in Cromford, Derbyshire Dales, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Whatstandwell
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 30 km · Manchester (MAN), 60 km · Birmingham (BHX), 72 km
- Stations
- Ambergate railway station, 2.9 km · Whatstandwell railway station, 200 m
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Whatstandwell66 km · quickest by road, 2h 14m · £7–10
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Whatstandwell72 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · £9–12
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Whatstandwell79 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · £10–13
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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 Whatstandwell
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 Whatstandwell. 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 Whatstandwell
Whatstandwell is 28 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Crichvillage and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK1.5 km
- Alderwasleyvillage and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England2.4 km
- Dethick, Lea and Hollowaycivil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, UK3 km
- Ambergatevillage in Derbyshire, England, UK3.1 km
- Fritchleyvillage in Derbyshire, England, UK2.6 km
- Hollowayvillage in Derbyshire, England, UK2.4 km