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Cromford Mill

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

Cromford Mill

© Graham Hogg / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Graham Hogg / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cromford Mill

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Richard Arkwright built the first successful water-powered cotton spinning mill here at Cromford in 1771, the point at which factory production really began. The complex he raised over the next twenty years is now the centrepiece of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, restored by the Arkwright Society with galleries, shops and cafes. The site is free to wander; some tours and exhibitions are ticketed. Cromford station is a short walk off.

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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.

0.6 km NE · 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.

0.6 km NW

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Peak District

National Park near Castleton

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

1.6 km W

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.

2.9 km SW · spans 6 counties

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.

3.9 km N

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.

5.1 km SE