Location: Chesterfield
Top Things to do in Chesterfield
Top 10 Things to do Good for Kids in Chesterfield, England
Chesterfield is a market town and borough in Derbyshire, England. It lies 24 miles (39 km) north of Derby and 11 miles (18 km) south of Sheffield at the confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Including Whittington, Brimington and Staveley it had a population of about 103,800 in 2011, making it the second largest town in the ceremonial county after Derby. Archaeologists trace it back to a Roman fort built in the 1st century AD, but soon abandoned. Later an Anglo-Saxon village developed. The name derives from the Old English ceaster (a Roman fort) and feld (grazing land). It has a street market of some 250 stalls three days a week. The town sits on a coalfield, which was economically important until the 1980s. Little visual evidence of mining remains. The best-known landmark is the Church of St Mary and All Saints with its crooked spire, originally built in the 14th century.
Restaurants in Chesterfield
1. Peaks and Paddles - Private Outdoor Adventures
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5.0 based on 32 reviews
Peaks and Paddles offer outdoor adventure activities for small adult groups or the whole family. offering Canoe River Trips, Underground Caving adventures to Abseiling of Rocks or an 80ft bridge!
2. Jilbee
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5.0 based on 9 reviews
Multi sensory messy play sessions from 6 months old running through the week, weekends and school holidays. Directed slime workshops from 5 years old. Our staff teach children to make two different slimes every week! Birthday Parties and Private hire can also be accommodated.
3. The Parish Church of St Mary and All Saints
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4.5 based on 686 reviews
Reviewed By D768TCjohnb
From J Boy of Derby The largest church in Derbyshire and also one of the most impressive. It's more like a cathedral than an ordinary parish church. Magnificent stained glass windows each with there own story, many tombs and memorial plaques are on display. This time of the year is the annual Christmas tree festival, a most impressive display with over a hundred trees from various organisations across the town and surrounding area. It's an impressive display trees lit up against the background of this beautiful church, with a pianist to add to the atmosphere. At certain times of the year in the afternoon it's possible to climb with a guide to the top if the tower and see for first hand the famous spire that makes the town so famous. Well worth the climb, an interesting commentary is given by the guide.
4. Hardwick Old Hall
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4.5 based on 411 reviews
This place is temporarily closed.
Reviewed By vickeyanne55 - Chesterfield, United Kingdom
We live close by, and as National Trust members, our entry is free. We have visited with our grandchildren for picnics and woodland walks, and also spent time relaxing, just the two of us, on deckchairs, close to the house.
5. Stainsby Mill at Hardwick Estate
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4.5 based on 267 reviews
Reviewed By kty910 - Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
a NT propery working mill, in fact you can purchase flour that has been ground that day plus get given recipe cards - visitors are guided round by helpful NT volunteers who are very informative and chlldren are allowed to play at grinding some flour
6. Chesterfield Museum
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4.5 based on 117 reviews
The Museum tells the Story of Chesterfield, from its beginnings as a Roman fort on Ryknield Street to the building of the ‘Crooked Spire’ Church and its growth as a market town. The Museum also reflects the town’s important industrial heritage, tracing the development of coal mining and local industries. Chesterfield’s most famous Victorian resident, George Stephenson, the ‘Father of the Railways’ is also featured. Children can follow the trail around the Museum and make discoveries of their own, then add pictures to the Your Gallery display. The Art Gallery often features the work of Joseph Syddall from Old Whittington, once described as 'the best draughtsman in England'. Syddall was asked to illustrate Thomas Hardy's novel 'Tess of the D'Urbevilles' when it appeared in the Graphic Magazine. The Museum has a changing programme of exhibitions and events.
Reviewed By burtandjoyce
A very friendly and helpful welcome to this small museum of the social history of Chesterfield. What an important town it was in the past. The current exhibition about lives of some remarkable women of Chesterfield celebrates the importance of some previously unsung female heroes.
7. Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre
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4.5 based on 168 reviews
Reviewed By GrahamR286 - Honiton, United Kingdom
This unique venue is ridiculously cheap. For £5 you gain access to a roundhouse with an impressive array of steam and diesel locomotives. There are also other locomotives on site which are visible from a viewing platform. The cafe is also good value.
8. Chesterfield Canal
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4.5 based on 310 reviews
Reviewed By 146lezetted
It's a beautiful place for a walk or bike ride, went along there a lot last year on my bike and saw there were people cleaning up the water, getting all the rubbish out.
9. Chesterfield Canal
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4.5 based on 87 reviews
Reviewed By christopherthoel - Chesterfield, United Kingdom
Had many a lovely walk along the can lately it’s by far the best place for a walk in chesterfield with so much wildlife to see and lovely kept paths
10. Holmebrook Valley Park
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4.5 based on 109 reviews
Reviewed By kensmoon - Lincoln, United Kingdom
After a walk around the lake we took the gently ascending path by the little stream surrounded by the changing colours of all the different trees. Plenty of spaces in the car park, the toilets were well maintained and takeaway food and drinks were available at the cafe.
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