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 The pretty market town of Wirksworth
is on the edge of the Peak District, in Derbyshire. |
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Wirksworth
- Travel by coach - If you'd like to speak
to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline on 0871
200 22 33. |
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Wirksworth
- Travel by road - Wirksworth is on the
B 5023.
A nearby large town is Matlock. Wirksworth is about 60 miles
from BIRMINGHAM. |
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Wirksworth
- Travel by train - Cromford Station (photo right),
Lea Road, Cromford, Matlock, DE4 5JJ. Matlock is an end of line
station, linking to Derby through Cromford. Cromford is about
3 miles from Wirksworth.
Central Trains. Serves 232 stations in
the Midlands, North West and East Anglia.. Tel: 0121 634 2040.
www.centraltrains.co.uk |
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Wirksworth
- Sport - Apart from the engine house,
there is a visitor centre at Middleton Top,- providing information,
maps, walk leaflets, books, gifts and refreshments. You will
find a car park, toilets & cycle hire centre. Being next
to the trail you can hire a suitable bike to explore the beautiful
countryside of Derbyshire and the Peak District. The trail is
about 20 miles long. |
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Wirksworth
- Shopping - Wirksworth's narrow streets
and alleyways offer a few small shops, takeaways, restaurants
and pubs. |
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Matlock
- Entertainment - Crich Tramway Village
(photo), nr Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5DP. Tel: 01773 854321.
About 4 miles east of Wirksworth. The Arkwright Society, Cromford Mill, Mill Lane, Cromford,
Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3RQ. Tel: 01629 823256. About 3 miles
north of Wirksworth. ECCLESBOURNE VALLEY
RAILWAY, Wirksworth Railway Station. Tel. 01629 823076. Masson Mills Working Textile Museum,
Derby Road, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, DE4 3PY Tel: 01629 581001.
Licensed restaurant, shopping village and car park on site. Disabled
access. (photo left). |
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Wirksworth
- Other information - The Heritage Centre,
housed in a converted former silk and velvet mill, in Crown Yard
is an ideal place to begin to explore Wirksworth and wander round
the Town Hall. Narrow alleys climb the hillside away from the
market place to groups of cottages clustered around tiny yards.
Wirksworth Heritage Centre. Tel: 01629 825225. St. Mary's church
Wirksworth (photo). |
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Airport indicated is Manchester Airport. Wirksworth is on the B5023, off the A6 between Matlock
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Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
is no station in Wirksworth. |
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- CHATSWORTH HOUSE, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1PP. Tel: 01246
582204. chatsworth.org
- SPEEDWELL CAVERN, Winnat's
Pass, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WA. Tel: 01433 620512. speedwellcavern.co.uk.
- The Chestnut Centre, Castleton Road (A625) Chapel-en-le-Frith,
High Peak Derbyshire SK23 0QS. Tel: 01298 814099
- Crich Tramway Village,
nr Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5DP. Tel: 01773 854321. tramway.co.uk
- Alton Towers, Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DB. Tel: 08705 20
40 60. alton-towers.co.uk