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“Beautiful peaceful place for an autumn walk,lovely autumn colours and lots of information around the place about the mills and water and the main waterfall is quite stunning.”
“The valley is managed and maintained in a state of "picturesque decay", which means it's a photographer's delight and the remaining ruins of the mill buildings are both beautiful and intriguing.”
“Many thanks to Colin for an interesting and informative talk about the history of cotton manufacturing, how the Mill worked, and Arkwright's part in the foundation of the Industrial Revolution We all loved the Ark...”
“I arrived by train and made the short stroll from the delightfully quaint Victorian railway station, stopping along the way to take in sights like Willersley Castle, the fishing temple and Cromford wharf.”
“This is a testament to Victorian engineering at its finest, over 150 years after it was installed it delivers tons of water to the canal with each stroke of the steam powered beam engine.”
“The sight and sound of the massive beam being rhythmically raised and lowered to the accompanying hiss of steam is quite awesome and visitors are able to climb a wooden staircase to the top of the engine house for...”
“An excellent day out lovely place well kept by Paul who was very passionet about place he also invited us back next year I also managed to climb to top of the tower amazing vies across the county”
“... in tea room,very friendly people look after it and the grounds are kept very neat and tidy,it's worth a visit even just to read the history of the monument and hope it's a nice sunny day,grandchildren loved it...”
“Lovely old mills the Derwent valley formed a great history for this area of Belper and the mills now sports lovely old antiquities over 4 floors of the old mill adequate free parking, some old machinery still in s...”
“The house is fascinating and the guides so knowledgable and friendly, the food available in the Stable Restaurant is excellent and very good value - we spent the entire afternoon here as the grounds are delightful.”
“Still lived in by the Manners family, you can wander through the rooms, admiring the wonderful tapestries, the 15th century frescoes in the chapel, the kitchens and the beautiful terraced gardens full of flowers (...”
“Local craftworkers rent out space for their workshops and are often in attendance, there is a well stocked giftshop, cafe with very tasty food, mill well worth a visit - self guided with all the old machinery in p...”
“Interesting little centre in a beautiful area next to and surrounded by a crystal clear river.There is a stone mason, a wood turner, a furnishing company, a fancy glass producer and a metal worker.There is also a...”
“We fancied seeing something different and this was definitely that, well worth a visit the lady guide was very knowledgeable and very friendly, the weather was chilly but so sunny, its stunning!!!! Well worth a vi...”
“we visited the windmill on a sunny day over the Bank Holiday weekend and were very impressed with the quality of the restoration and the knowledge and enthusiasm of the volunteers who run it - it's well worth a vi...”
“A girlie day out made perfect with a glorious walk in the beautiful gardens, an amazing tour of the stunning costumes and fashions through the ages, followed by a scrumptious afternoon tea.”
“A wonderful family home steeped in history, amazing gardens to wander around at your leisure and just up the road a brilliant farm shop full of delicious goodies.”
“... return and give the church a proper visit as it is the largest church in Derbyshire and has an interesting history, predominantly dating back to the 14th century The 'Crooked spire' as it is known was added in...”
“Well worth a visit & if you can get up the spiral tower the view is to die for I have lived in Chesterfield all my life and when people say that they know of the Crooked Spire it makes me very proud.”