Willersley Castle, Cromford

Name: Willersley Castle
Address: Mill Road, Cromford, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Cromford

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Willersley Castle is a late 18th-century country mansion above the River Derwent at Cromford, Derbyshire, outside Peak District National Park. The castle has been a Grade II* listed building since April 2000. ()

Coordinates: 53°6'41"N, 1°33'31"W

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Mill RoadCromford United Kingdom

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Willersley Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gulliver's Kingdom, Cromford Mill, Masson Mill, Great Masson Cavern.

0.5 miNW
Amusement park
Gulliver's Kingdom, Matlock Bath
13 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.
~1060 ftSE
Museum, Historical place, Fashion museum
Cromford Mill, Cromford
6 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...
~810 ftNW
Museum, History museum, Fashion museum
Masson Mill, Cromford
4 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 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Great Masson Cavern, Matlock Bath
25 min walk • Great Masson Cavern is one of two caves at the Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. The other is Great Rutland Cavern. Great Masson Cavern is notable for its lack of stalactites and stalagmites, as the cave is coated in a clay-like substance that inhibits deposition.
~1320 ftE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Derwent Valley Heritage Way, Cromford
7 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.
0.9 miN
Playground, Cable car, Park
Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath
24 min walk • The Heights of Abraham is a tourist attraction in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. It consists of a hilltop park on top of Masson Hill, accessed from the village by either the Heights of Abraham cable car or a steep zig-zag path.
0.6 miN
Cave, Children's museum, History museum
Peak District Lead Mining Museum, Matlock Bath
15 min walk • The Peak District Lead Mining Museum is located at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. The museum has a mockup of a lead mine in which children may safely experience and explore how the miners, and in particular how children, were used in this dangerous aspect of England's industrial past.
0.9 miS
Natural attraction, Park, Hiking trail
Black Rocks, Cromford
24 min walk • Black Rocks, is a small outcrop of ashover gritstone, between Cromford and Wirksworth in Derbyshire, the Peak District, England.
1.5 miSE
Historical place, Museum, Science museum
Leawood Pump House, Matlock
39 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.
1.3 miNE
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Riber Castle, Matlock
34 min walk • Riber Castle is a 19th-century Grade II listed country house in the hamlet of Riber on a hill overlooking Matlock, Derbyshire. It is built of gritstone from a local quarry which was pulled up the 200-metre hill by a series of pulleys.
1.4 miSW
Specialty museum, Science museum, Museum
National Stone Centre, Wirksworth
36 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Willersley Castle?

Nearby attractions include Masson Mill, Cromford (4 min walk), St Mary's Church, Cromford (5 min walk), Cromford Mill, Cromford (6 min walk), Cromford Wharf, Cromford (6 min walk).

Willersley Castle, Cromford

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Willersley Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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Which popular attractions are close to Willersley Castle?