Attractions local to our luxury Peak District cottage:

 

Cromford is the perfect base from which to explore the Peak District and Derbyshire Dales. Matlock and Matlock Bath are only 2 miles away, where a wider range of amenities can be found.

 

Cromford has:

- 3 pubs: the Bell Inn, the Greyhound & the Boat Inn. All serve real ales, the Boat and the Greyhound also do food.

- A famous quirky bookshop (www.scarthinbooks.com)

- 2 Fish and Chip shops

- A newsagent

- A proper, independent family butcher, Tony Carline

- An antiques and hardware store

- A chemist

- A Post Office

- A florist

For a comprehensive list, click here.

All of the above are within a 500m walk of the cottage. Everything you need for a relaxing week away!

 

Other Attractions locally include :

Derwent Valley Mills World Heritatge site, 1 mile www.derwentvalleymills.org

Chatsworth House, 11 miles www.chatsworth.org

Haddon Hall, 9 miles www.haddonhall.co.uk

Bakewell, 10 miles About Bakewell

Gulliver’s Kingdom, Matlock Bath, 1 mile www.gulliversfun.co.uk

National Tramway Museum, Crich, 5 miles www.tramway.co.uk

Alton Towers, Theme Park, 20 miles www.altontowers.com

Carsington Water, Carsington, 4 miles www.carsingtonwater.com

Black Rocks, for rock climbing, 600 yards! Click here

Heights of Abraham, 2 miles (you can see the cable cars from the cottage!) www.heightsofabraham.com

 

These all provide great family days out within easy driving distance. We are situated just on the edge of the Peak Park and Dovedale is just a 20 minute drive away.

 

If you enjoy walking there are some fantastic walks in Cromford itself, (click here for five examples) and of course throughout the peak district. One of our guests advised us to recommend the Wayfarer travel ticket for keen walkers:  

“You might care to mention on your website that Derbyshire County Council offers an excellent “Wayfarer” ticket which costs £8.90 per day, as you are close to the station, and public transport is generally quite good in the County, relative to the rural nature of the countryside. Some walkers appreciate the freedom afforded by public transport, and the rail routes to Matlock and New Mills are delightful.”

 

Click here for more information about Cromford.