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Places to explore near Whatstandwell StationWhatstandwell

47 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Crich Tramway Village, a visitor attraction near Cromford, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Crich Tramway Village

Attraction near Cromford

National Tramway Museum near Crich, where vintage trams run through a recreated period street on a hillside above the Derwent.

1.4 km NE

Photo of Cromford Mill, a landmark in Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Cromford Mill

Landmark near Cromford

Richard Arkwright's 1771 mill, the world's first successful water-powered cotton spinning works and heart of the Derwent Valley WHS.

4.5 km NW

Photo of Cromford, a village in Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Cromford

Village

The cradle of the factory system, where Richard Arkwright built the world's first water-powered cotton mill in 1771.

4.5 km NW · Derbyshire

Photo of Masson Mills, a landmark near Cromford, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Masson Mills

Landmark near Cromford

Arkwright's showpiece red-brick mill of 1783 on the Derwent at Matlock Bath, now a working textile museum.

5 km NW

Photo of Matlock Bath, a village in Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Matlock Bath

Village

Inland Victorian spa resort in the Derwent gorge, all amusement arcades, cable cars and autumn illuminations below wooded cliffs.

5.6 km NW · Derbyshire

Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

5.9 km W · spans 6 counties

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

National Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

6 km NW

Photo of Belper North Mill, a landmark near Wirksworth, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Belper North Mill

Landmark near Wirksworth

Strutt's pioneering fireproof mill of 1804, housing the Derwent Valley visitor centre beside a great Georgian horseshoe weir.

6.2 km S

Photo of Lumsdale Falls, a waterfall near Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Lumsdale Falls

Waterfall near Matlock Bath

Bentley Brook stepping down through the ruined water mills of the Lumsdale valley above Matlock — industrial archaeology dissolving into a fern gorge.

6.7 km N

Photo of The Old Poets' Corner, a pub near Ashover, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

The Old Poets' Corner

Pub · With rooms near Ashover

A rambling Peak-edge village free house brewing its own Ashover ales, with a big cask and cider range and folk nights.

9 km N

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Photo along the Derwent Valley Heritage Way, a 55-mile long-distance path running from Ladybower Reservoir to Shardlow, central England.

Derwent Valley Heritage Way

Long-distance path

Ladybower to the Trent down the Derbyshire Derwent, through the mill valley where the factory system began.

0 km E · Derbyshire

White Peak Distillery

Distillery near Ambergate

The Peak District's first full-scale craft distillery, at the Wire Works by the Derwent, home of Wire Works whisky and Shining Cliff gin.

1.8 km S

Photo of Lea Gardens, a garden in Derbyshire, central England.

Lea Gardens

Garden near Lea

Acclaimed hillside collection of rhododendrons, azaleas and kalmias near Matlock, gathered from the far corners of the world.

2.9 km N

Photo of Alport Height, a country estate near Wirksworth, Derbyshire, central England.

Alport Height

Country estate near Wirksworth

A National Trust place in Derbyshire.

3.8 km SW

Photo of St Mary's Church, Wirksworth, a church in Derbyshire, central England.

St Mary's Church, Wirksworth

Church near Wirksworth

Cathedral-like town church holding the carved Anglo-Saxon Wirksworth Stone, one of the finest early Christian sculptures in Britain.

4.6 km W

Photo of Wirksworth, a village in Derbyshire, central England.

Wirksworth

Village

Old lead-mining market town of steep alleys and grand stone houses, revived as an arts destination on the edge of the dales.

4.7 km W · Derbyshire

Photo of Heage Windmill, a windmill in Derbyshire, central England.

Heage Windmill

Windmill near Heage

The only working six-sailed stone tower windmill in England, restored to grind flour with sweeping views over the Derwent Valley.

4.7 km SE

Amber Valley Vineyards

Vineyard near Wessington

A little family vineyard at Wessington overlooking the Amber Valley, with Saturday tours, a cellar-door bar and orchard picnics.

4.8 km E

Photo of Matlock Parks Country Park, a country park near Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, central England.

Matlock Parks Country Park

Country park near Matlock Bath

A country park in Derbyshire.

5.1 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (28) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.