Derbyshire Dales
Properties and events in Derbyshire Dales
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
Darley Dale Station History
Exhibition room open all day. Talk on the station's history and the restoration of the footbridge each day, followed by a tour of the site including Briddon Rail building.
Friends Meeting House, Bakewell
Peaceful light-filled space; exhibition telling the story of Quakers from first beginnings to the current day; plus a warm welcome with tea and cake.
Leawood Pump
Take a tour of Leawood Pumphouse built in 1849 to pump water from the River Derwent into Cromford Canal.
Magpie Mine
An opportunity to learn more about this historic Derbyshire lead mine
Middleton Top Engine House
See the world’s oldest beam engine of its type in action. Discover how it got wagons up and down steep hills on one of the world’s first long-distance railways.
North Lees Estate Open Day
Visit North Lees Hall, a 16th-century tower house, surrounded by farmland, within the Peak District National Park. Open on Sunday 14 September; 11am to 3.00pm. 12pm guided walk of about 2 miles/1.5 hours through 2000 years of history in the farmland.
Rowsley Old Station to Rowsley South historical walk
A walk of about 1.5 miles from the old station yard (in Peak Village shopping centre) to Peak Rail's Rowsley South station
St John the Baptist Tideswell
Explore the medieval architecture of this amazing building known as 'The Cathedral of the Peak'.