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Spot things and do stuff WHATSTANDWELL CRICH TRAMWAY VILLAGE ANY IDEA Whatstandwell is the nearest station for a visit to Crich WHAT Tramway Village. It’s an uphill walk (just over a mile) or you THIS IS? could get a bus from Ambergate or Matlock Bath or a taxi. There’s loads to see and do, so give yourselves There’s one at the plenty of time. end of this walk. See if you can find where it is hidden. Here’s a clue: It’s really big! Keep an eye out for insects along the canal, you can see Pond Skaters and Hawker dragonflies Dragonfly by: Vicky Nall/ Skater: Shutterstock TAKE A WALK Cross the railway footbridge, halfway up the stone steps, join the canal towpath and turn left towards Cromford. It’s about 2 miles to High Peak Junction. Return by the same route or continue for a further mile to Cromford HEROINES OF WHATSTANDWELL Station to get the train. Whatstandwell can boast of 2 famous and heroic women: TUNNEL TALK Florence Nightingale had a huge impact on the modern nursing profession. She spent her early childhood and many summers at Lea Hurst (a house Your voice carries much up on the hill) and returned here in1856 after nursing soldiers during the further in a tunnel. Why do you think that is? Crimean War. CRICH STAND Ellen MacArthur is a world famous solo, long distance yachtswoman, who When you get to The Gregory START On the first part of the walk you might spot at 28 years of age became the fastest person to sail around the world. Tunnel, see if you can hold a what looks like a lighthouse on the hills to your Ellen MacArthur and her pet dog “Norman” conversation with someone right. This is “Crich Stand” and is a memorial Photo by: Joss Bleriot/Ellen MacArthur Foundation© standing at the other end - to the 11,409 soldiers from the Sherwood Florence Nightingale Photo from Derbyshire Record Office You won’t need to shout. Forest Regiment killed in WW1. DUFFIELD BELPER AMBERGATE WHATSTANDWELL CROMFORD MATLOCK BATH MATLOCK 11.

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