National Stone Centre, Wirksworth

Name: National Stone Centre
Address: Porter Lane, Wirksworth, DE4 4LS, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1629 824833

#2 among attractions in Wirksworth

Top attraction, Specialty museum, Science museum, Museum

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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. ()

Coordinates: 53°5'37"N, 1°34'25"W

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Porter LaneWirksworth DE4 4LS United Kingdom

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+44 1629 824833

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National Stone Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.3 miNE
Museum, Historical place, Fashion museum
Cromford Mill, Cromford
34 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...
1.5 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Derwent Valley Heritage Way, Cromford
38 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.
0.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Hiking trail
Black Rocks, Cromford
15 min walk • Black Rocks, is a small outcrop of ashover gritstone, between Cromford and Wirksworth in Derbyshire, the Peak District, England.
0.8 miS
Church
St Mary's Church, Wirksworth
21 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.
1.3 miNE
Canal
Cromford Wharf, Cromford
33 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.
1.4 miNW
Valley
Via Gellia, Peak District
37 min walk • Via Gellia is a steep-sided wooded dry valley and road in Derbyshire. It is probably named after Philip Eyre Gell in a mock-Latin style; he was responsible for building the road through the valley, the name being a link to the Gell family's claim of Roman descent.