Winster
Winster is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales about 5 miles (8 km) from Matlock and 6 miles (10 km) from Bakewell at an altitude of approximately 820 feet (250 m).
Winster is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales about 5 miles (8 km) from Matlock and 6 miles (10 km) from Bakewell at an altitude of approximately 820 feet (250 m). It was formerly a centre for the lead mining industry. The village lies within the Peak District National Park and The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village.
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Worth seeing in and around Winster
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.
- 01St Michael's Church, Birchover
St Michael's Church, Birchover, also known as Rowtor Chapel, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birchover, Derbyshire. Located in the Peak District National Park, St Michael was built as a privately endowed chapel for the nearby Rowtor Hall.
1.6 km · Grade II listed church in Birchover, Derbyshire Dales, UK · Wikipedia - 02St 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.
2.7 km · grade II listed church in South Darley, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak
Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire.
3.7 km · grade II listed building in Stanton, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04St John the Baptist's Church, Winster
St John the Baptist's Church, Winster is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Winster, Derbyshire.
200 m · grade II listed church in Winster, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05All Saints' Church, Elton
All Saints’ Church, Elton is a Grade II listed Church of England church in Elton, Derbyshire.
2 km · church building in Elton, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Winster Hall
Winster Hall is a Grade II* listed building in Winster, Derbyshire.
100 m · house in Winster, Derbyshire Dales, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Old Millclose engine house and associated features, 570m south west of Cowley Hall
Old Millclose Mine was a lead mine near Wensley, in Derbyshire, England. The engine house of the mine survives as a ruin; it is a scheduled monument.
2 km · historic site in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Snitterton Hall
Snitterton Hall is a late medieval manor house in Snitterton in South Darley parish, near Matlock, Derbyshire, England, and within the Peak District National Park. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.7 km · Grade I listed English country house in Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09Winster Market House
The Market House is a historic building in the Main Street in Winster, a town in Derbyshire, England. The building, which is currently in use a visitor exhibition centre, is a Grade II* listed building.
100 m · market hall in Winster, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Parish Church of St Helen
St Helen's Church, Darley Dale is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Darley Dale, Derbyshire.
3.4 km · church in Darley Dale, Derbyshire Dales, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Winster
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 40 km · Manchester (MAN), 48 km · Birmingham (BHX), 77 km
- Stations
- Darley Dale railway station, 3.7 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Winster39 km · quickest by road, 1h 13m · £4.5–6
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Winster55 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · £6–8
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Winster75 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · £9–12
- 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 Winster
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 Winster. 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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If you know how people move in Winster – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Winster
Winster is 29 km from Sheffield, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Darley Daletown and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England4 km
- Birchovervillage and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England1.1 km
- Aldwarkvillage and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England3.5 km
- Eltonvillage and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England2 km
- Iblehamlet and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England3.5 km
- Grattoncivil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England3.7 km