Visit Glapwell Places

Welcome to Visit Glapwell Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Glapwell

  

Glapwell Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Glapwell

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Glapwell history

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This village is listed in the Domesday Book. In 1086, the book notes that Serb holds this from William Peverel. Glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and is owned by a private company.

You can visit Glapwell places with Walkfo Glapwell to hear history at Glapwell’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Glapwell has 17 places to visit in our interactive Glapwell 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 Glapwell, 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 Glapwell places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Glapwell & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 17 audio facts unique to Glapwell places in an interactive Glapwell map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Glapwell Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Glapwell tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Glapwell

  

Best Glapwell places to visit

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

St Leonard’s Church, Scarcliffe St Leonard’s Church, Scarcliffe is a Grade II* listed parish church in Scarcliffe, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in the area of Scarcliffe.

Stainsby Mill Stainsby Mill is a 19th-century flour watermill in Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The mill is a Grade II listed building and is under the ownership of the National Trust.

Hardwick Hall Built between 1590 and 1597 for Bess of Hardwick, it was designed by Robert Smythson. It is one of the earliest examples of the English interpretation of the Renaissance style. Ownership of the house was transferred to the Treasury in 1956 and then to the National Trust in 1959.

Pleasley Colliery Pleasley Colliery is located to the NW of Pleasley village which sits above the north bank of the River Meden on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. The colliery is situated at about 500 ft (152m) above sea level and is aligned on a NE-SW axis following the trend of the river valley at this point.

St John the Baptist’s Church, Ault Hucknall St John the Baptist’s Church, Ault Hucknall is a Grade I listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.

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