Welcome to Visit Baslow Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Baslow
Visit Baslow places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Baslow places to visit. A unique way to experience Baslow’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Baslow as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Baslow is a village in Derbyshire, situated between Sheffield and Bakewell. It is sited by the River Derwent, which is spanned by a 17th-century bridge. The village’s civil parish is called Baslow and Bubnell, which in the 2011 census had a population of 1,178. When you visit Baslow, Walkfo brings Baslow places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Baslow Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Baslow
Visit Baslow – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 25 audio plaques & Baslow places for you to explore in the Baslow area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Baslow places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Baslow history
St Anne’s Church has a Saxon coffin lid in the porch entrance, but the oldest part of the current building dates from about 1200. The tower was constructed in the 13th century but the rest of the church is newer and was the subject of an extensive restoration in the 19th century. A sundial lies in the church grounds, atop the shaft, base and steps of a cross.
Baslow geography / climate
Baslow village is composed of several distinct areas: Bubnell (west of the river), Bridge End (by the river crossings), Over End (north of the main road) and Nether End (adjacent to Chatsworth Park) Bubnell is the original settlement, clustered around the church and the ancient bridge and ford across the River Derwent. Nether End, at the eastern end of the village, has several hotels, pubs, restaurants and tea rooms.
Why visit Baslow with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Baslow places with Walkfo Baslow to hear history at Baslow’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Baslow has 25 places to visit in our interactive Baslow map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Baslow, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Baslow places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Baslow & the surrounding areas.
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25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Baslow places to visit
Baslow has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Baslow’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Baslow’s information audio spots:
St Martin’s Church, Stoney Middleton
St Martin’s Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s.
St Anne’s Church, Baslow
St. Anne’s Church, Baslow, is a Grade II* listed parish church. It was built in the 1930s.
Gardom’s Edge
The shelf between Gardom’s Edge and Birchen Edge is now moorland used for grazing sheep, but was inhabited and arably farmed during the Bronze Age.
Church of All Saints, Hassop
The Church of All Saints, Hassop, Derbyshire is a Roman Catholic parish church. Built in 1816–17, it is a Grade I listed building.
St Peter’s Church, Edensor
St Peter’s Church, Edensor, Derbyshire, is a Grade I listed church. It was built in the 12th century, modified in the 15th century and built in 1867. It is the closest parish church in the Church of England to Chatsworth House, home of the Dukes of Devonshire.
Birchen Edge
Birchen Edge is a gritstone rock face in the Peak District, England. It is popular with walkers and novice climbers as most of the climbing routes are in the lower grade.
Stoke Hall, Derbyshire
Stoke Hall is a Grade II* listed 30-room Georgian Palladian mansion near Grindleford, Derbyshire, England. Restoration featured on BBC series Restoration Home and follow-up Restoration Home – One Year On.
Visit Baslow plaques
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plaques
here Baslow has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Baslow plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Baslow using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Baslow plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.