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

© Colin Park / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heage Windmill

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The only working six-sailed stone tower windmill in England stands on a rise above Heage. It was built in 1797, and after years derelict was restored to working order in 2002; it now grinds wheat into stoneground flour, sold at the mill. Costumed guided tours run at weekends from Easter to late October, with wide views over the Derwent Valley. Ambergate station is about 2km off.

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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.

3.4 km SW

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.

4.6 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.

9.2 km NW · Derbyshire

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.

9.2 km NW

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.

9.8 km NW

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.

10.1 km NW · spans 6 counties