Oakhurst House, Ambergate

Name: Oakhurst House
Address: Ambergate, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Ambergate

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Facts and practical information

Oakhurst House is a derelict building in Shining Cliff Woods above the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire. The house was built in 1848 by Francis Hurt behind his iron forge in Ambergate. It was owned by the Johnson family of industrialists for many years who were benefactors in the local area, building the parish church of St. Anne at Ambergate. ()

Completed: 1848 (176 years ago)Coordinates: 53°3'58"N, 1°29'36"W

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Ambergate United Kingdom

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Day trips

Oakhurst House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cromford Canal, Great British Car Journey, Shining Cliff Woods, Toadmoor Tunnel.

0.5 miE
Canal
Cromford Canal, Ambergate
13 min walk • The Cromford Canal ran 14.5 miles from Cromford to the Erewash Canal in Derbyshire, England with a branch to Pinxton. Built by William Jessop with the assistance of Benjamin Outram, its alignment included four tunnels and 14 locks.
~510 ftNE
Museum
Great British Car Journey, Ambergate
3 min walk • The Great British Car Journey is a car museum in Ambergate, Derbyshire, England. It opened on 22 May 2021. The museum's exhibits consist of over 130 cars that illustrate the history of British car design and production between 1922 and the present day.
0.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Shining Cliff Woods, Matlock
12 min walk • Shining Cliff Woods are on the west bank of the River Derwent near to Ambergate Derbyshire. In medieval times "Schymynde-cliffe" was one of the seven royal parks within Duffield Frith and, as such, belonged to Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster.
0.7 miSE
Tunnel
Toadmoor Tunnel, Ambergate
17 min walk • Toadmoor Tunnel was built at Ambergate as part of the North Midland Railway, which opened in 1840. 128 yards long, it was cut through an unstable hillside on a notoriously difficult line of route.

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Which popular attractions are close to Oakhurst House?

Nearby attractions include Great British Car Journey, Ambergate (3 min walk), Shining Cliff Woods, Matlock (12 min walk), Cromford Canal, Ambergate (13 min walk), Toadmoor Tunnel, Ambergate (17 min walk).