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MATLOCK - MATLOCK BATH GENERAL INFORMATION Cromford WALK 12 These walks in the beautiful Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Explore DISTANCE 2 MILES Site have been designed to link together the stations along the scenic Derwent Valley Line. Choose one or more walks to create a 3 circular route or use the train to get back to the start. THE to Matlock An easy walk alongside the Derwent The train service through the Derwent Valley provides a great River with a moderate climb to High Tor opportunity to leave the car at home, relax and enjoy the great DERWENT grounds with its spectacular views. views along the way. Trains on the Derwent Valley line operate a frequent service between Nottingham, Beeston, Attenborough, From Matlock follow the finger posts towards the town Long Eaton, Derby and the local Derwent Valley Line Stations. VALLEY centre. Immediately after crossing the river bridge, take the wide path into Hall Leys Park. Continue through to the However, if you do travel to the Derwent Valley by car, there are car parks at each of the stations, from where you can start your end of the park and into Knowlestone Place. MATLOCK circular or linear walk and travel back by train or on various bus STATION services. Turn right over the footbridgeand right again to follow the path alongside the Derwent. At the end of the path, For train times call National Rail Enquiries 08457 48 49 50 or visit turn left under the railway bridge and go uphill until the www.nationalrail.co.uk sharp right turn into the entrance of High Tor grounds. Alternatively for local bus times call Traveline 0871 200 22 33 or A6 visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/buses River Derwent The path now leads gradually uphill towards the summit of High Tor. There are sheer drops close by so please keep All walks have been carefully waymarked by green discs children and dogs under close supervision especially at the bearing a coloured arrow, yellow indicates footpath status to be used by walkers. Blue arrows indicate MATLOCK BATH top where the drops are huge! STATION bridleway status and can be enjoyed by walkers, cyclists and horseriders. All the discs bear the legend Derwent For those not wishing to take the highest path, fork off Valley Walks. left down the track well before the summit. Follow this as far as an exit gate and then take the waymarked The four walks in this leaflet are part of a collection of 12 walks footpath on the right down through the trees to the exploring the Derwent Valley. The other eight walks are detailed in main exit by the terminus of the cable cars. (This route two more leaflets’ CROMFORD is shown on the map by a dotted red line). STATION

The more intrepid walker must follow the path uphill to the HAPPY WALKING! summit and then downhill to the exit near the cable cars. Either descent passes the “Roman Cave” the result of FOR MORE INFORMATION centuries of lead mining. Middleton Top Visitor Centre, Tel: (01629) 823204 Leave the grounds next to the cable car station and This leaflet was produced by Derbyshire County Council for the follow the path alongside the rail line to the station. Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

4 scenic station to station walks Cromford - Matlock Bath & Matlock Bath - Matlock: Walks 9 to 12

1. Matlock 7. High Tor Matlock is overlooked by two dominant buildings, High Tor grounds were originally laid out in Georgian both built by the same person John Smedley. To the Matlock 1 times as pleasure gardens including romantic woodland north of the town, up Bank Road which once carried a Station walks with cavern grottoes and spectacular viewpoints. spectacular tramway, lies Smedley's Hydro on which Hall Leys construction began in 1853. Here the Matlock waters Park 6. Matlock Bath Station were bathed in for health reasons. The building is now The former station buildings at Matlock Bath were built the headquarters of Derbyshire County Council. to a Swiss chalet type design, maybe by Joseph Paxton, to reflect the Victorian name of the area “Little The impressive form of Riber Castle is silhouetted Switzerland”. A term coined by Lord Byron. against the town's south east skyline. This folly was John Smedley's house until he died in 1874, it had a number of uses until after the closure of the zoo became a ruin. 2

Matlock - Matlock Bath Walk 12 2. St John's Chapel 2 Miles This unusual building was designed by the architect Sir Guy Dawber, Cable Cars commissioned as a private chapel by the residents of the house known as Rock House standing below. Matlock Bath 7 - Matlock White Lion Public House Walk 11 3 3 Miles 6 Matlock Bath Station

3. Heights of Abraham Matlock Bath Alpine style cable cars from - Cromford the Heights of Abraham to Cromford - Walk 10 Matlock Bath were installed Matlock Bath 3 Miles in the early 1980s giving a Walk 9 spectacular ride across the 2.25 Miles Derwent Gorge. Entry to the show caves beneath the hill is included in the admission price for visitors reaching the top by cable car. Cromford Station Masso Mill

4 Cromford Mill 5. Cromford Bridge A view of the bridge from either side reveals different architecture. 4. Scarthin Impressive even today, the Scarthin was once a continuous Built in 1796 and mentioned by Sir Izaak Walton in “The cliff-face separating Cromford from Matlock Bath. A small gap, Complete Angler”. to accommodate a road was blasted through in the late 18th century and was made progressively bigger to now accept the A6.