Guidebook for Wirksworth
Everything Else
Loads to do! Places to drink and eat, meander, chat, everything on your doorstep but also the gateway to the Peak District without the crowds.
Wirksworth Festival Office
Church StreetLoads to do! Places to drink and eat, meander, chat, everything on your doorstep but also the gateway to the Peak District without the crowds.
Just a couple of miles from The Sidings, a nice place to hire a boat, wander the waterside, enjoy the cafes or have an ice cream. There are also barbecues that are free to use if you want a picnic,
163 locals recommend
Carsington Water
Just a couple of miles from The Sidings, a nice place to hire a boat, wander the waterside, enjoy the cafes or have an ice cream. There are also barbecues that are free to use if you want a picnic,
Where the Industrial Revolution began. Explore the history, sit at the Wharf café next to the canal, wander the canal tow path or the little shops in the village itself or at Cromford Mill.
21 locals recommend
Cromford
Where the Industrial Revolution began. Explore the history, sit at the Wharf café next to the canal, wander the canal tow path or the little shops in the village itself or at Cromford Mill.
The tourists' hotspot but definitely worth a trip. Don't forget to buy an original Bakewell pudding
375 locals recommend
Bakewell
The tourists' hotspot but definitely worth a trip. Don't forget to buy an original Bakewell pudding
You can hire bikes from here to go along the National Bike Trail..some hills but lots of flat and stunning views
11 locals recommend
Middleton Top Cycle Hire, Near Cromford, Derbyshire
You can hire bikes from here to go along the National Bike Trail..some hills but lots of flat and stunning views
Worth at trip up..quite expensive but hey, it's once in a lifetime
110 locals recommend
Gulliver's Kingdom Resort
Temple WalkWorth at trip up..quite expensive but hey, it's once in a lifetime
You can book for badminton and table tennis, join the classes or play tennis on the lovely courts. Also don't forget the Wirksworth swimming pool..it's a training pool but they have open swims/aquafit
17 locals recommend
Wirksworth Heritage Centre
31 St Johns StYou can book for badminton and table tennis, join the classes or play tennis on the lovely courts. Also don't forget the Wirksworth swimming pool..it's a training pool but they have open swims/aquafit
We are so lucky to have this wonderful independent cinema. You have to book but you can do it online. Check them out. You can have a bite to eat there too
42 locals recommend
The Northern Light Cinema
13A North EndWe are so lucky to have this wonderful independent cinema. You have to book but you can do it online. Check them out. You can have a bite to eat there too
Mentally envisage Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett in these sumptuous surroundings. What else do you need to know?
698 locals recommend
Chatsworth House
Mentally envisage Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett in these sumptuous surroundings. What else do you need to know?
Alton Towers
Farley LaneIt's fun, it's exhausting, it has to be done.
Shopping
Ashbourne Engineering Ltd
Via Gellia RoadA lovely little town with lots of nice shops and places to eat.