Visit Ticknall Places

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

  

Ticknall Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ticknall

---

Ticknall history

---

The old village of Tichenhalle is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and probably existed from Anglo-Saxon times. Ticknall was an estate village to Calke Abbey until late in the 20th century. It reached its heyday in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when the limeyards and brickmaking, tile and pottery industries were operating at maximum capacity.

You can visit Ticknall places with Walkfo Ticknall to hear history at Ticknall’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ticknall has 21 places to visit in our interactive Ticknall 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 Ticknall, 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 Ticknall places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ticknall & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Ticknall places in an interactive Ticknall map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Ticknall Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

---

–

Ticknall historic spots	Ticknall tourist destinations	Ticknall plaques	Ticknall geographic features
Walkfo Ticknall tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Ticknall

  

Best Ticknall places to visit

---

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

St Michael with St Mary’s Church, Melbourne St Michael and St Mary’s Church, Melbourne is a Grade I listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.

Melbourne Hall Melbourne Hall is a Georgian country house in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England. It was the seat of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. The hall is the origin of the name of Melbourne, Australia. The house is a Grade II* listed building.

Foremark Reservoir Foremark Reservoir (OS grid reference SK3324) is a reservoir in South Derbyshire owned by Severn Trent. It is also a 230-acre nature reserve open to the public for walking, fishing, bird watching and horse riding. Admission is free, but there is a charge for the use of the car park.

St George’s Church, Ticknall St George’s Church, Ticknall is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade I listed Grade II parish church.

Ticknall Tramway The Ticknall Tramway was a 12.8 mi (20.6 km) long 4 ft 2 in (1,270 mm) gauge horse-drawn plateway. It operated from 1802 to 1913.

Calke Abbey Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, in the care of the National Trust. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII. The present building was never actually an abbey, but is a Baroque mansion built between 1701 and 1704.

St Saviour’s Church, Foremark St Saviour’s Church, Foremark is a Grade I listed parish church in Foremark, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.

Heath Wood barrow cemetery Heath Wood barrow cemetery is a Viking burial site near Ingleby, Derbyshire. It is located in Heath Wood Barrow, Heath Wood, a barrow in the area.

Foremarke Hall Foremarke Hall is a Georgian-Palladian country house and manor house. Completed in 1762, the Hall is located at the manor (hamlet) of Foremark, near the hamlets of Ingleby, Ticknall, Milton, and the village of Repton in South Derbyshire. It is the current home of the Repton Preparatory School.

Visit Ticknall plaques