Black Rocks, Cromford

Name: Black Rocks
Address: Ockerthorpe Road, Cromford, DE4 4NQ, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Cromford

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Black Rocks, is a small outcrop of ashover gritstone, between Cromford and Wirksworth in Derbyshire, the Peak District, England. It is an important crag in the history of British rock climbing, and has some of the most extreme climbing routes in Britain, including Gaia. ()

Elevation: 866 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°5'55"N, 1°33'45"W

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Ockerthorpe RoadCromford DE4 4NQ United Kingdom

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Black Rocks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cromford Mill, Masson Mill, Derwent Valley Heritage Way, St Mary's Church.

0.8 miN
Museum, Historical place, Fashion museum
Cromford Mill, Cromford
21 min walk • Cromford Mill, nestled in the scenic town of Cromford in the United Kingdom, stands as a testament to the country's rich industrial heritage. This historic cotton mill, established by Sir Richard Arkwright in 1771, is recognized as the world's first successful...
1 miN
Museum, History museum, Fashion museum
Masson Mill, Cromford
25 min walk • Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mill is a water-powered cotton spinning mill situated on the west bank of the River Derwent in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire in England. This mill was built in 1783. It forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills, a World Heritage Site.
0.9 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Derwent Valley Heritage Way, Cromford
25 min walk • The Derwent Valley Heritage Way is a 55 miles waymarked footpath along the Derwent Valley through the Peak District. The walk starts from Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District National Park via Chatsworth, the scenery around the Derbyshire Dales, and through the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
1.2 miS
Church
St Mary's Church, Wirksworth
31 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.
0.6 miSW
Specialty museum, Science museum, Museum
National Stone Centre, Wirksworth
15 min walk • The National Stone Centre is a museum, an industrial heritage discovery centre and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth, near Matlock Bath in Derbyshire.
0.8 miN
Canal
Cromford Wharf, Cromford
20 min walk • Cromford Wharf is at Cromford in Derbyshire, England. It is located at the northern terminus of the Cromford Canal, which opened in 1794 and ran 14.5 miles from here to the Erewash Canal in Derbyshire.
1.2 miE
Museum
High Peak Junction
31 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.
1.1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Cromford
28 min walk • St Mary's Church, Cromford, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Cromford, Derbyshire.

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Which popular attractions are close to Black Rocks?

Nearby attractions include National Stone Centre, Wirksworth (15 min walk), Cromford Wharf, Cromford (20 min walk), Cromford Mill, Cromford (21 min walk).