Eyam
Eyam is an English village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales that lies within the Peak District National Park.
There is evidence of early occupation by Ancient Britons on the surrounding moors and lead was mined in the area by the Romans. A settlement was founded on the present site by Anglo-Saxons, when mining was continued and other industries later developed. However, Eyam's main claim to fame is the story of how the village chose to go into isolation so as to prevent infection spreading after bubonic plague was discovered there in 1665.
Getting to Eyam
The nearest railway station is Chesterfield on the main line between Sheffield, Nottingham and London St Pancras, with trains at least twice an hour. However for onward transport, better to go to Sheffield Interchange, whence Bus 65 runs every two hours to Eyam, taking 70 min and continuing to Tideswell and Buxton. Hulleys Bus 275 from Sheffield runs to Eyam and continues to Bakewell twice Monday to Saturday.
Worth seeing
- 01Eyam Hall Manor House
A manor house managed by the National Trust.
- 02Plague Cottages
Original cottages dating from the 17th century during the plague outbreak.
- 03Eyam Church
Church Street.
- 04Eyam Hall Craft Centre
Things to do
- 01Eyam Museum
Dedicated to the story of Eyam's isolation and sacrifice in the face of the bubonic plague.
Where to eat
- 01The Miners Arms
Water Lane,.
- 02Village Green Tea Room
The Square,.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Liam J. Turner (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.