Bonsall Leys

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Save this place

OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Bonsall Leys is one of 95 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire. The surrounding countryside is part of the Peak District National Park. Masson Hill and Wyns Tor are among the SSSIs within 3.7 km. Matlock Bath Station is about 3.3 km away to the east.

More places to visit near Bonsall Leys

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

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

2.6 km SE · spans 6 counties

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

2.9 km E

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

3.4 km E

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

3.4 km E · Derbyshire

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

3.8 km E · Derbyshire