Visit Bonsall, Derbyshire Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bonsall, Derbyshire

  

Bonsall, Derbyshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bonsall, Derbyshire

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Bonsall has a long history of lead mining, along with its neighbouring town of Wirksworth, probably going back to Roman times. The town is about 5 miles (8 km) from Matlock and about 18 miles (29 km) away from Derby.

You can visit Bonsall, Derbyshire places with Walkfo Bonsall, Derbyshire to hear history at Bonsall, Derbyshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bonsall, Derbyshire has 53 places to visit in our interactive Bonsall, Derbyshire 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 Bonsall, Derbyshire, 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 Bonsall, Derbyshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bonsall, Derbyshire & the surrounding areas.

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53 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Bonsall, Derbyshire places to visit

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Bonsall, Derbyshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bonsall, Derbyshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bonsall, Derbyshire’s information audio spots:

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, South Darley St Mary the Virgin’s Church, South Darley is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. At the entrance to the churchyard is a memorial to the men from the parish who died in the two world wars.

Via Gellia Via Gellia is a steep-sided wooded dry valley and road in Derbyshire. It is probably named after Philip Eyre Gell in a mock-Latin style; he was responsible for building the road through the valley. At its lower (eastern) end is the village of Cromford and its Georgian mill, built by inventor Richard Arkwright.

National Stone Centre The National Stone Centre is a museum, industrial heritage discovery centre and Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth, near Matlock Bath in Derbyshire.

Steeple Grange Light Railway Steeple Grange Light Railway is a heritage railway at Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It uses industrial locomotives and rolling stock from disused mines, quarries, and steelworks.

Cromford Mill Cromford Mill is the world’s first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771. The mill structure is classified as a Grade I listed building. It is now the centrepiece of the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Willersley Castle Willersley Castle is a late 18th-century country mansion above the River Derwent at Cromford, Derbyshire. The Classical-style castellated house is three storeys with a seven-bay frontage, the central bay flanked by full-height round towers.

Masson Mill Masson Mill is situated on the west bank of the River Derwent in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. It forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills, a World Heritage Site. Nearby is Willersley Castle, the house Richard Arkwright built for himself.

Ivonbrook Grange Ivonbrook Grange is wholly within the Peak District national park on its southern edge. It shares a border with the parishes of Aldwark, Bonsall, Brassington, Ible as well as Winster. There is one listed structure in the parish.

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