Hopton Hall, Matlock
#15 among attractions in Matlock
Facts and practical information
Hopton Hall is an 18th-century country house at Hopton, near Wirksworth, Derbyshire. It is a Grade II listed building. ()
Hopton Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Gulliver's Kingdom, Cromford Mill, Masson Mill, Derwent Valley Heritage Way.
- 3.7 miNEAmusement park
Gulliver's Kingdom, Matlock Bath
94 min walk • Gulliver's Kingdom is a theme park aimed at children aged 3 to 13 in the Derbyshire town of Matlock Bath, England. The park was founded in 1978 by Ray Phillips as a model village for his children.
- 3.5 miNEMuseum, Historical place, Fashion museum
Cromford Mill, Cromford
90 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...
- 3.5 miNEMuseum, History museum, Fashion museum
Masson Mill, Cromford
89 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.
- 3.7 miNEHiking, Hiking trail
Derwent Valley Heritage Way, Cromford
94 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.
- 2.8 miNENatural attraction, Park, Hiking trail
Black Rocks, Cromford
73 min walk • Black Rocks, is a small outcrop of ashover gritstone, between Cromford and Wirksworth in Derbyshire, the Peak District, England.
- 3.2 miENature, Natural attraction, View point
Alport Height
82 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.
- 2 miEChurch
St Mary's Church, Wirksworth
52 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.
- 1.1 miSNature, Natural attraction, Lake
Carsington Water
30 min walk • Carsington Water is a reservoir operated by Severn Trent Water located between Wirksworth and Kniveton in Derbyshire, England. The reservoir takes water from the River Derwent at Ambergate during winter months, pumping up to the reservoir by 10.5-kilometre long tunnels and aqueduct.
- 2.3 miNESpecialty museum, Science museum, Museum
National Stone Centre, Wirksworth
58 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.
- 3.5 miNECanal
Cromford Wharf, Cromford
90 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.
- 2 miSEChurch
Holy Trinity Church
52 min walk • Holy Trinity Church, Kirk Ireton, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire.