Shining Cliff Woods, Matlock

Name: Shining Cliff Woods
Address: Matlock, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Matlock

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Facts and practical information

Shining Cliff Woods are on the west bank of the River Derwent near to Ambergate Derbyshire. ()

Coordinates: 53°4'1"N, 1°30'16"W

Address

Matlock United Kingdom

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Day trips

Shining Cliff Woods – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: National Tramway Museum, Derwent Valley Mills, Belper North Mill, Leawood Pump House.

1.7 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
National Tramway Museum, Matlock
44 min walk • The National Tramway Museum is a tram museum located at Crich, Derbyshire, England. The museum contains over 60 trams built between 1873 and 1982 and is set within a recreated period village containing a working pub, cafe, old-style sweetshop and tram depots.
2.7 miS
, Museum, Fashion museum
Derwent Valley Mills, Belper
70 min walk • Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001. It is administered by the Derwent Valley Mills Partnership.
2.7 miS
Museum, Fashion museum
Belper North Mill, Belper
70 min walk • Belper North Mill, also known as Strutt's North Mill in Belper, is one of the Derwent Valley Mills, given UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2001. The mill is sited in Belper, a town in Derbyshire, England, roughly halfway between Derby and Matlock.
2.4 miNW
Historical place, Museum, Science museum
Leawood Pump House, Matlock
61 min walk • The Leawood Pump House was built near Cromford, Derbyshire, England in 1849 to supply water to the Cromford Canal, built some 50 years previously. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Alport Height
46 min walk • Alport Height is a hill near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It is a popular picnic site, since it has extensive views to the South, and is the first hill over 1,000 ft within easy reach of the Derby area.
3 miS
Church
Belper Congregational Church, Belper
77 min walk • Belper Congregational Church is a Grade II listed former congregational chapel on Green Lane in Belper, Derbyshire.
3 miW
Church
St Mary's Church, Wirksworth
77 min walk • St Mary the Virgin is a parish church in the Church of England in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building. The existing building dates mostly from the 13th–15th centuries, but notable survivals from the Anglo-Saxon period indicate a church has stood on this site since at least the 8th century AD.
3 miS
Church
Belper Baptist Church, Belper
76 min walk • Belper Baptist Church is a Baptist Chapel on Bridge Street in Belper, Derbyshire.
1 miE
Canal
Cromford Canal, Ambergate
25 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.
3 miNE
Ruins
Wingfield Manor, Alfreton
76 min walk • Wingfield Manor is a ruined manor house left deserted since the 1770s, near the village of South Wingfield and some four miles west of the town of Alfreton in the English county of Derbyshire. There is a working farm that forms part of the old manor.
2.6 miNW
Museum
High Peak Junction
67 min walk • High Peak Junction, near Cromford, Derbyshire, England, is the name now used to describe the site where the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, whose workshops were located here, meets the Cromford Canal.

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How to get to Shining Cliff Woods by public transport?

The nearest stations to Shining Cliff Woods:

Train

Ambergate (28 min walk)
Whatstandwell (30 min walk)