Top Things to do in Ripley
Top 10 Things to do in Ripley, England
Discover the best top things to do in Ripley, United Kingdom including West Shed, All Saints Church, The Ripley War Memorial, Ripley Saturday Car Boot Sale, The Thorn Tree Ripley, Crompton Arms, Midland Railway - Butterley, The Tai Chi Club, Attic Batik, Midland Railway – Butterley.
1. West Shed
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 26 reviews
2. All Saints Church
3. The Ripley War Memorial
4. Ripley Saturday Car Boot Sale
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Every Saturday 7am-1pm. Great location 2mins from A38 Ripley Roundabout, just off B6013, Chesterfield Rd. Hundreds of stalls weekly! Public entry just £1 per car. Giant Car Boot Sale, refreshments incl hot food/speciality coffees. Childrens entertainment, incl trampolines, bouncy castles, sweets, quad bikes, small rides. FREE STALLS IN JUNE 2018! All charities stand FREE throughout
Reviewed By valerieb324 - Derby, United Kingdom
Good array of stalls on even hound and easy car parking Particularly liked the coffee stand offering delicious fresh coffee
5. The Thorn Tree Ripley
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 38 reviews
Situated in the heart of the beautiful and historic Derbyshire market town of Ripley, The Thorn Tree is a recently acquired traditional English pub that focuses on quality national and local cask ale, fine wine and community. Ripley is another Derbyshire town whose past is steeped in industry. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Ripelie, and is situated about 9 miles outside the city of Derby. Close by the market place, and the pub, stands the Church of All Saints. There is a railway museum close to the town, the Midland Railway Centre, which has working steam trains and various displays that include model railways. Situated on the market place the pub attracts a wide range of custom from market traders and shopkeepers to shoppers, businessmen and students. The selection of cask ales offers a range of permanent favourites such as Sharps Doom Bar from Cornwall, the award-winning Harvest Pale from Nottingham's own Castle Rock Brewery and a selection of three ales from quirky and local microbrewery Blue Monkey. The new wine list will offer a mix of great value house wines as well as more premium and better quality wines as it is introduced late-summer 2014. A new weekly quiz night is in the pipeline and the pub offers free unlimited broadband WiFi. A food menu is being planned for late-summer 2014
6. Crompton Arms
7. Midland Railway - Butterley
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 395 reviews
The Midland Railway - Butterley is a heritage railway running Steam and Diesel hauled trains that take visitors to our museum complex at Swanwick Junction. Here you can visit our Railway Museum, Country Park, Demonstration Signal Box, Victorian Railwayman's Church, the West Shed Experience - home of the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust, Narrow Gauge Miniature and Model Railways. Trains operate on most weekends and daily during local school holidays. Please check website for details.
Reviewed By GrahamR286 - Honiton, United Kingdom
This short heritage railway majors on the static displays. The West Shed houses Princess Margaret Rose and the frame for the new-build Patriot, The Unknown Warrior. In theory, it is possible to walk from Butterley station to Swanwick Junction, the site of the sheds. However, in practice it is easier and safer to take the train. The footpath is uneven and very muddy. There are also diesel locomotives on site and a selection of DMUs. Brilliant for railway enthusiasts!
8. The Tai Chi Club
The Tai Chi Club promote a friendly atmosphere and welcome visitors with previous T'ai Chi Chuan experience and new people just interestedin having a go.
9. Attic Batik
Try your hand at the ancient art of batik. Using hot wax and an array of colourful dyes to produce textile and paper creations, batik is a fun and unique way to craft. Work with me from my comfortable home studio in Ripley, Derbyshire and take home with you a framed finished piece in just one day!
10. Midland Railway – Butterley
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
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