Top Things to do in Derbyshire
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Things to do in Derbyshire, England: The Best Scenic Walking Areas
Discover the best top things to do in Derbyshire, United Kingdom including Wolfscote Dale, Three Shires Heads, Crich Walk, StarDisc, Cascades Gardens, The Hermitage, Dovedale Stepping Stones, Lovers' Walk, Matlock Bath, Over Haddon Walk.
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1. Wolfscote Dale
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By rayrest - London, United Kingdom
A little more remote than Dovedale main track but nevertheless it is still a beautiful area of natural outstanding beauty.
2. Three Shires Heads
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By weedy3883
Fabulous 4 mile circular walk. Park at clough house car park SK11 0BD Plenty of car parking spaces But no facilities. Offering a really good mix of farm tracks, rocky paths, along the Brooks and rivers and also fields and woods. The 3 shires head is about half way so a perfect stopping point for packed lunch. This is one of favourite walks
3. Crich Walk
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4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By 96dickh - Derby, United Kingdom
Having known about this walk for ages, we finally decided to do it. We set off from the "make do" spill-over car park for a local well known national museum. and walked up the short, but steepish path towards the memorial. The path for the walk veers off to the right before the memorial, and continues for quite some way, with beautiful views off to the right. You can't see much to the left, as it's barricaded to stop people falling into the huge quarry there. Eventually we approached the end of the line of the local well known national museum. Here, we had the choice of taking the path down to Wakebridge, or waiting for a tram and getting off at the next stop. This is what we chose, we then took the "Woodland Walk", again giving some lovely views over the hills to the west. Eventually the walk ran out and we had to enter the museum before we could exit back to the main road - a good hour and a half gentle stroll
4. StarDisc
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 80 reviews
Reviewed By Rutland_Jim
This is a free attraction, basically a sculpture at the top of a hill overlooking Wirksworth and surrounding areas that shows the constellations within the circle. Set above a woodland park which is great for dog walking complete with fire pit (children loved lighting a fire here) and several sculptures to explore in the old quarry. After dark, the benches around the edge of the stardisc illuminate with small red LEDs which are charged by solar PV during the day. Great spot for a picnic.
5. Cascades Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 81 reviews
Cascades Gardens is a beautiful and interesting garden to visit in Derbyshire, in the historic village of Bonsall near Matlock. Ideal for garden enthusiasts, plantsmen and for those who just want to relax in the beautiful natural surroundings and visit a garden in Derbyshire and the Peak District. Come and explore this fascinating garden which originates from the 18th century and surrounds the ruins of a corn mill, with pond and mill race, canal and an old lead mine. Cascades gardens is set on many levels with a new "garden room" around every corner-perennial flower beds, roses, waterside planting and alpine and conifer rockeries. There is a great view from the cliff top path. Every season brings new surprises with hosts of snowdrops, hellebores, hosta, daffodils, unusual perennial flowers, shrubs, trees and conifers. A wide range of plants in the garden are available for sale in the nursery. The informal gardens have been designed to blend in with the spectacular natural landscape of rocks, cliffs and woodland. The Bonsall brook runs through the garden and flows over the ruined corn mill and many waterfalls which gives the house it's name. In the winter the water can be a torrent and in the summer a gentle trickle. Group visits are most welcome and refreshments for groups can be made available by prior arrangement. Talks are given by Alan Clements, the owner, to clubs and societies. Please contact us for details The historic village of Bonsall has many old buildings, and is a great place to walk in the hills. It has two attractive old pubs that offer a warm welcome and serve good food.
Reviewed By Bestybanana
What a surprise, well worth visit. Lots of seating areas to take in the beauty Many unusual trees water features and cascades and even a Lead Mine to explore. Refreshments available
6. The Hermitage
7. Dovedale Stepping Stones
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 243 reviews
Reviewed By MaxJenna - Norwich, United Kingdom
We have been to the Dovedale Stepping stones three times now, they are beautiful and a novel way across the river. Set at the mouth of the stunning Dovedale valley, the Stepping stones and the grassy area next to it make this a perfect place to sit and reflect on natures unparalleled majesty. The Stepping stones are set reasonably close together, but are uneven and can get slippery so a modicum of ability is required to cross. The only thing, not even a downside really, is that the stepping stones and the valley can get very very busy..... so my two tips are go early and if your dog doesn't like the stones they can just wade/swim across depending on size.
8. Lovers' Walk, Matlock Bath
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4.0 based on 301 reviews
Reviewed By Tywysoghugo
We visited Lovers Walk with our golden labrador Hugo. The path was well defined but was a little steep in places for my partner who suffers with a bad knee. The views from the top were lovely but in places there were sheer drops and we were worried our dog might venture off the path and fall down. Luckily this didn't happen. The circular walk gave views to Gulliver's Kingdom and the cable cars as well. At the end if the walk there were several fish and chip shops and several ice cream, chocolate and fudge shops. Of course we could resist. A pleasant hour spent here
9. Over Haddon Walk
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
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