Places to visit in North East Derbyshire
Linacre Reservoir & Nature Trails
Three small reservoirs set in an attractive wooded valley, with lakeside walks and trails. Picnic area with car park and toilets nearby.
Open all year round.
Telephone: Tapton Lock Visitor Centre on 01246 551035.
Matlock Farm Park
Matlock Farm Park is part of a 600 acre working farm and has many animals to see, such as donkeys, deer, rabbits, goats and ducks to name but a few. There are adventure playgrounds, go-karts and plenty more for the kids. The farm tea room serves refreshments in this tranquil setting. Pony Trekking is available by appointment. A great day for all the family. The kids in particular should find the visit educational.
Open mid March - mid December 10.00am - 4.30pm 7 days a week.
Middle - end of December open 10.00am - 4.00pm Weekends only.
Address: Jaggers Lane, Nr Two Dales, Matlock DE4 5LH
Telephone: 01246 590200
Website: Visit the website
Sutton Scarsdale Hall (Ruin)
Built in 1724 and abandoned in 1919. This is the dramatic shell of the two storey building. Now under the care of English Heritage.
Open all year round.
Telephone: 01246 822844.
Troway Hall / Troway Honey Trail
Derbyshire's official Honey Trail with bees enjoying a magnificent countryside of medieval meadows and hedgerows.
Shop with all Bee Products, including Pollen Capsules (hayfever), Bioactive Honey and Propolis Skin Cream to help all allergies/rashes.
Their ancient wild flower meadows are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI's) and monitored by English Nature - in beautful North East Derbyshire!
Open most days and weekend but it is often good to phone them first (01246) 292425 to confirm.
Medibee Ltd. is the trading name of Troway Hall's Famous Honey - please visit their website or email sales@medibee.co.uk
Beekeeper: Gloria Havenhand
Troway Hall's Honey Trail
Troway, North East Derbyshire S21 5RU
(Between Eckington and Coal Aston)
Rother Valley Country Park
This 750 acre country park offers an enormous range of leisure and recreational activities both on land and water.
Car parking and toilet facilities available.
Open all year round.
Telephone:
Water sports - 0114 247 1453
Golf Course - 0114 247 3000
Cable Water Skiing - 0114 251 1717
Golf Course - 0114 247 3000
Cable Water Skiing - 0114 251 1717
Jet Ski - 0114 247 7141
Ogston Reservoir
Sited at Woolley Moor, the reservoir covers 200 acres. Leisure facilities include club sailing, wind surfing, trout fishing and two observation hides for Ornithologists.
Picnic tables, car park and toilets are provided.
Open all year round.
Telephone: 01629 540696.
Disabled Sailing in Derbyshire - The Challenger Disabled Sailing Group
The Challenger Disabled Sailing Group exists to promote sailing for people with disabilities.
The Challenger Disabled Sailing Group exists to promote sailing for people with disabilities.
The group’s objectives include organising training and providing special equipment to enable people with disabilities to learn to sail and take part on equal terms with the able-bodied. It aims to help people with disabilities to participate in local, national and international sailing events. Membership of the group is open to people of all ages with varying abilities and to people without disabilities without whose help the group could not operate.
Regular sailing between events and business meetings are at Ogston Sailing Club,
Woolley Moor, Derbyshire, DE55 6FN.
If you would like to know more about The Challenger Disabled Sailing Group, please contact Wendy and Robert Needham, Grenfell, Seanor Lane, Lower Pilsley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 8DH
e-mail info@cdsg.org.uk.
Ridgeway Craft Centre
Further information is available on the Ridgeway Craft Centre webpages, including opening times and available facilities.
Barlow Trout & Course Fishery
Barlow Fishery is one of the largest complexes in the north of England offering anglers a choice of either fly or coarse fishing in separate lakes. The complex, comprising of holiday cottages, a camping club site, four trout lakes, four coarse lakes and a fresh water brook, is set in a beautiful secluded valley only four miles from Chesterfield and ten miles from Sheffield city Centre.
Day Tickets
Trout: Full Day £14 (Four fish taken), £12 (three fish taken), £10 (Two fish taken)
Course: Full Day £5 (two rods £8). Afternoon (After 1pm) £4 Concessions, Juniors (under 15), O.A.P. & Invalidity £4.
For opening times and other information telephone 0114 289 0543, email: angling@barlowlakes.co.uk or visit the website.
Mill Farm, Barlow, Dronfield, Derbyshire S18 7TJ
Moss Valley (West of Eckington)
Stroll along the banks of the River Moss and see the remains of its industrial past. 'A Walk on the Wildside' is now a sanctuary for wildlife, with good starting points at Ridgeway Craft Centre and the Bridge Inn car park at Ford.
Open all year round.
Telephone: Tapton Lock Visitor Centre on 01246 551035.
