and a regular location for large community events. events. community large for location regular a and Tel: 01629 823076 www.e-v-r.com 823076 01629 Tel:

Tel: 01629 824003 www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk 824003 01629 Tel:

the Puzzle Gardens. Puzzle the for walking and picnics, picnics, and walking for

weekend and an annual model railway exhibition. exhibition. railway model annual an and weekend

7-23rd September 2018. 2018. September 7-23rd

affectionately by locals as as locals by affectionately Die in France. An ideal spot spot ideal An France. in Die

Transport weekend, Classic Bus Rally, Teddy Bears Bears Teddy Rally, Bus Classic weekend, Transport

talent. homegrown best very the

the cottages is known known is cottages the Wirksworth’s twin town of of town twin Wirksworth’s

events run throughout the year, including a Classic Classic a including year, the throughout run events

to performers world-class from shows family and

tiny courtyards between between courtyards tiny Giono woodland near near woodland Giono

branch between Wirksworth and Ravenstor. Special Special Ravenstor. and Wirksworth between branch

dance, drama, film film drama, dance,

of jitties and clusters of of clusters and jitties of Foret the by inspired

hauled services on the short short the on services hauled

performance, music, music, performance,

fishing village. The maze maze The village. fishing by local people has been been has people local by

on selected days steam steam days selected on

a heady mixture of of mixture heady a

of a traditional coastal coastal traditional a of

by Tarmac Ltd. Planting Planting Ltd. Tarmac by

2018 heritage diesel railcars, and and railcars, diesel heritage

of the fortnight there’s there’s fortnight the of

up the hillside like those those like hillside the up September Quarry on land donated donated land on Quarry

and Duffield mainly using using mainly Duffield and

7th-23RD 7th-23RD

venues. For the rest rest the For venues.

and narrow alleys of Greenhill and the Dale wind wind Dale the and Greenhill of alleys narrow and recovered from Stonecroft Stonecroft from recovered

services between Wirksworth Wirksworth between services

in more than 70 70 than more in

From the town’s central market place, the cottages cottages the place, market central town’s the From planted in the area area the in planted

railway operates passenger passenger operates railway

exhibiting and selling selling and exhibiting

Stoney Wood is Wirksworth’s Millennium woodland, woodland, Millennium Wirksworth’s is Wood Stoney

of Derby at Duffield. The The Duffield. at Derby of GREENHILL AND THE DALE THE AND GREENHILL

and designer makers makers designer and

to the northern outskirts outskirts northern the to STONEY WOOD STONEY

with over 130 artists artists 130 over with

stretching from Wirksworth Wirksworth from stretching

becomes a gallery gallery a becomes

www.wirksworthswimmingpool.co.uk lovely and unspoilt valleys, valleys, unspoilt and lovely

Architecture Trail (8-9th Sept) when the entire town town entire the when Sept) (8-9th Trail Architecture

Tel: 01629 824833 www.nationalstonecentre.org.uk 824833 01629 Tel:

one of Derbyshire’s most most Derbyshire’s of one

swims and pool hire. hire. pool and swims art in rural England, including the trailblazing Art & & Art trailblazing the including England, rural in art

The Ecclesbourne Valley is is Valley Ecclesbourne The school visits. school

adult lessons, aqua fit, open open fit, aqua lessons, adult

one of the most vibrant showcases for contemporary contemporary for showcases vibrant most the of one

walling and stone carving courses and activities for for activities and courses carving stone and walling

babies through to 1-2-1 1-2-1 to through babies

ECCLESBOURNE VALLEY RAILWAY VALLEY ECCLESBOURNE For over 20 years, Wirksworth Festival has become become has Festival Wirksworth years, 20 over For

also offers dry stone stone dry offers also swimming lessons for for lessons swimming

WIRKSWORTH FESTIVAL WIRKSWORTH

cafe and shop. The NSC NSC The shop. and cafe offer They degrees.

www.wirksworthteamministry.co.uk exhibition, an walks, temperature around 32 32 around temperature

offering fossil trails, geo geo trails, fossil offering just 1.1m depth with a a with depth 1.1m just every day. every

www.stardisc.org Special Scientific Interest, Interest, Scientific Special A small 10m by 5m pool pool 5m by 10m small A carving of a Derbyshire lead miner. St Mary’s is open open is Mary’s St miner. lead Derbyshire a of carving

NSC is a 40 acre Site of of Site acre 40 a is NSC

own star the Sun. Sun. the star own medieval early man’ ‘towd famous the and lid, coffin

SWIMMING POOL SWIMMING

edge of Wirksworth, the the Wirksworth, of edge

lighting, powered by our our by powered lighting, Saxon carved a notably fragments, stone earlier

limestone quarries on the the on quarries limestone POOL, WIRKSWORTH WIRKSWORTH POOL, illuminated by low level level low by illuminated are walls inside the into Built history. important

Set within former former within Set which spans 12m, is is 12m, spans which Wirksworth’s reflects size Its C20th. early and C19th

THE SHEILA KIRKLAND KIRKLAND SHEILA THE

After dark, the star chart, chart, star the dark, After in extensively restored NATIONAL STONE CENTRE STONE NATIONAL

the months of the year. year. the of months the was and C13th from

granite seats representing representing seats granite dates building imposing

www.wirksworthcarnival.org

Tel: 01629 55123 www.steeplegrange.co.uk 55123 01629 Tel:

is surrounded by 12 silver silver 12 by surrounded is present the but C9th

carnival entertainment in support of the event. event. the of support in entertainment carnival

British Rail’s smallest diesel, is over 60 years old. years 60 over is diesel, smallest Rail’s British

black granite and inscribed with the constellations, constellations, the with inscribed and granite black since here church a been

Every year Wirksworth comes alive for a weekend of of weekend a for alive comes Wirksworth year Every

locomotives. Their most famous engine, ZM32, ZM32, engine, famous most Their locomotives.

the Ecclesbourne Valley. A star chart, carved into into carved chart, star A Valley. Ecclesbourne the has There churchyard.

create intricate designs. designs. intricate create

Coal Board manrider powered by small ex-industrial ex-industrial small by powered manrider Board Coal

commands stunning views over Wirksworth and and Wirksworth over views stunning commands quiet a in Wirksworth of

with natural materials to to materials natural with

weekend

scenery in an old National National old an in scenery

Shingler. From its setting high above the town, it it town, the above high setting its From Shingler. centre the in standing

where wells are decorated decorated are wells where bank holiday holiday bank

through dramatic limestone limestone dramatic through

circle created by renowned visual artist Aidan Aidan artist visual renowned by created circle finest, Derbyshire’s of

MAY LATE

Peak District custom custom District Peak

twenty minute train ride ride train minute twenty

The StarDisc is a spectacular 21st century stone stone century 21st spectacular a is StarDisc The one is Church Mary’s St

well dressing - a unique unique a - dressing well

Peak Trail. Enjoy a unique unique a Enjoy Trail. Peak

ancient traditions including including traditions ancient THE STARDISC THE CHURCH MARY’S ST

Peak Railway, now the High High the now Railway, Peak

and celebrate a number of of number a celebrate and

the old Cromford and High High and Cromford old the

proud of their heritage, heritage, their of proud

trackbed of a branch of of branch a of trackbed

Wirksworth inhabitants are are inhabitants Wirksworth

Wirksworth, built on the the on built Wirksworth,

An 18-inch gauge line near near line gauge 18-inch An WELL DRESSING WELL

AND CARNIVAL WIRKSWORTH RAILWAY LIGHT GRANGE STEEPLE

A515 to A6 to Buxton Buxton & Manchester A short history A615 Matlock Cromford 28 A6 Alfreton Quirky. Different. Special. Words often Ripley B5023 Belper A610 used to describe this fascinating Ashbourne Duffield A38 Derbyshire town on the southern edge of MINI GUIDE A50 to A52 26 Stoke the Peak District, where the geology and & M6 A52 D.H. Lawrence lived with his wife Frieda on the 2018-19 Derby landscape have shaped its character and A38 to outskirts of Wirksworth, and whilst staying here in 25 Birmingham its people for generations. the bitter winter of 1918–19 wrote the short story ‘A M1 South Lead was being mined Wintry Peacock’. Wirksworth is within easy reach of Matlock (4 miles), here in Roman times, Bakewell (12 miles) and Ashbourne (10 miles). Derby is its and by the 12th century A TOWN TRANSFORMED closest city, just 12 miles away. The town is nestled at the it was one of the most Over the centuries, quarrying changed the landscape head of the Ecclesbourne Valley surrounded by beautiful important centres for of the town dramatically, open countryside with delightful walks and stunning views. the ore in England. and mechanisation Many of the town’s brought dust, dirt, and impressive houses noise. People moved away T’OWD MAN were built during the and took their trade with The name ‘T’owd Man’ or ‘The Old Man’ prosperous times the them, leaving buildings refers to a mysterious imp-like figure, industry brought, and a stone carving in Wirksworth’s empty and falling down. possibly dating from the 13th Century, imposing 13th century church depicts ‘t’owd man’, a But the 1970s Wirksworth who brought luck to the lead miners of miner with his pick and “kibble” or basket, who has Project - a remarkable and the area. Although his carved image can become Wirksorth’s unofficial symbol. By the 19th European award winning now be seen in Wirksworth’s St Mary’s Church and century the lead was all but exhausted and limestone regeneration programme he has been ‘adopted’ by the town, his true origins quarrying provided new work for the town’s - changed all that, transforming the crumbling are to be found in nearby Bonsall. In the course of inhabitants. The railway came too, and so did the buildings and recreating a thriving community once restoring St James’ Church in 1863, the carving was dust - dry throats led to the creation of over 60 pubs again. Today, the railway is still running, ancient one of several bits of interesting medieval stonework in the town, most now gone but still remembered as customs of well dressings and ‘clypping the church’ discovered in the masonry which found their way Wirksworth’s famous ‘lost pubs’. are alive and well, and the quarries have a new lease into the garden of Mr Coates, the Churchwarden. of life as natural woodland spaces. Wirksworth is Although pleas for him to return them to ‘within AN INDUSTRIOUS PEOPLE now known for its independent shops and cafes, consecrated ground where they were first deposited’ Arkwright built Haarlem Mill, the first cotton mill in the annual arts festival, bustling music scene and for the eventually shamed him into relinquishing it, it was world to use a steam engine, and Wirksworth became dozens of artists and creative people who live and somehow ‘kidnapped’ and taken to Wirksworth the biggest producer of red tape for Whitehall, its work in the town. where it was later inserted into a wall in St Mary’s weekly output equalling the circumference of the Church for safekeeping. earth. George Elliot, in WELCOME her novel Adam Bede, Whether you are here for IN ASSOCIATION WITH based her fictional town a few hours or perhaps a Produced by Jim Oribine and Wirksworth Heritage Centre with support from NOW and Wirksworth Town Council. Town Council. Snowfield on Wirksworth, little longer, we welcome Design by Mill Design & Advertising www.themilldesign.co.uk and the character Dinah you to enjoy Wirksworth. Cover image courtesy of Iain Mackay Town map courtesy of Paul Carr Morris on her aunt who But beware - you may not Photography courtesy of Phil Richards, Wirksworth Festival and partners lived in the town. want to leave! To Cromford Steeple Grange and Matlock To Middleton Railway by Wirksworth Porter Lane HIGH HIGH PEAK PEAK TRAIL TRAIL Eco Centre

Middleton Top Bolehill Engine House and Visitor Centre National Stone Centre

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Swimming Footpath to Pool welcome! (Dogs too, in our outdoor courtyard.) Your Adventure Starts Here Carsington Wate We want to share with you the magnificent Water Summ r Lane outdoors! Join us for: •High ropes •Rock er Lane To Alport THE HERITAGE climbing •Zip wire •Archery •Bush craft. Heights And many more exciting activities! To Derby CENTRE SHOP Whether you’re a school group, charity, corporate group or a group of family and friends, If you’re on the look-out you are welcome at our Centre. Various forms for a souvenir of your visit of accommodation are available, including our brand new eco-friendly Glamping Pods! to Wirksworth, this is the place to come. We have a Mount Cook Adventure Centre, A TASTE OF 2018-19 WIRKSWORTH EVENTS Nr. The National Stone Centre, great range of cards, books Porter Lane, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, For more information on what’s-on visit www.gowirksworth.com or @DestinationWirksworth on Facebook and gifts, including locally sourced products and DE4 4LS Wirksworth goods to suit all tastes and pockets. Open 01629 823 702 Date Event Date Event daily until 5pm. www.mountcook.org First Saturday of Wirksworth Wizarding Day – enjoying Wirksworth Heritage Centre, 31 St. John’s every month Wirksworth Farmers’ Market Saturday Harry Potter Day (except January) 20 October Street, Wirksworth. 4th Annual Wirksworth Beer Festival 7-23 September Wirksworth Festival Various dates Santa Experience Sunday CONTACT US, FOLLOW US , FIND OUT MORE... Clypping the Church in December (Ecclesbourne Valley Railway) 9 September www.wirksworthheritage.co.uk Tuesday New Year Trains and Fizz Saturday Stars and Stories at StarDisc 1 January (Ecclesbourne Valley Railway) E-mail: [email protected] 15 September @wirks_heritage Thursday-Saturday ‘WUSSA’ – a new play by Friday Haiku Salut Lamp Show at Wirksworth 28-30 March Graham Sellors @WirksworthHeritageCentre 28 September Town Hall Saturday-Monday Wirksworth Carnival and Well wirks_heritage Saturday-Sunday Wirksworth Model Railway Exhibition 25-27 May, 2019 Dressings 13-14 October (Ecclesbourne Valley Railway) Saturday Jazz and Chips Evening Land Cruise Information correct at time of going to print – please check details With support from the (Ecclesbourne Valley Railway) 13 October and dates at www.gowirksworth.com National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund