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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Matlock Bath

  

Matlock Bath Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Matlock Bath

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Matlock Bath history

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Matlock Bath is a designated conservation area with an Article 4 Direction in relation to properties. In 1698 warm springs were discovered and a bath house was built. Erasmus Darwin recommended the area to Josiah Wedgwood I for its beauty and soothing waters.

You can visit Matlock Bath places with Walkfo Matlock Bath to hear history at Matlock Bath’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Matlock Bath has 56 places to visit in our interactive Matlock Bath 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 Matlock Bath, 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 Matlock Bath places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Matlock Bath & the surrounding areas.

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56 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Matlock Bath places to visit

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

St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick St John the Baptist’s Church, Dethick is a Grade II* listed parish church in Derbyshire. The church was built in the 1930s.

Christ Church, Holloway Christ Church, Holloway is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Holloway, Derbyshire. The church is situated in the town of Holloway in the area.

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.

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