Attraction · near Wirksworth · Derbyshire

Alport Height

You will find Alport Height, an attraction, 1.9 km southeast of Wirksworth. It is looked after by the National Trust. Close by, Duffield Castle is 8.5 km away, one of 43 within 15 km.

Where

1.9 km

southeast of Wirksworth

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Attraction near Wirksworth

Just outside Wirksworth

Alport Height is 1.9 km southeast of Wirksworth. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Expect highs of 17–20°C in Wirksworth from June to September.

Jan6° / 1°83 mm

Feb7° / 1°73 mm

Mar9° / 2°68 mm

Apr12° / 4°71 mm

May15° / 6°64 mm

Jun18° / 9°76 mm

Jul20° / 11°81 mm

Aug20° / 11°77 mm

Sep17° / 9°71 mm

Oct13° / 6°108 mm

Nov9° / 3°97 mm

Dec7° / 1°103 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Wirksworth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Wirksworth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Wirksworth’s full climate →

About

Alport Height

Attraction.

It is run by National Trust.

Type: Attraction
Run by: National Trust
Town: 1.9 km southeast of Wirksworth

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

The essentials

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Mapping Alport Height

Find Alport Height in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Alport Height

Belper, with 19,076 people, is the largest of the 8. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · 1.9 km northwest of it

Wirksworth

4,904 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 3.5 km east of it

Ambergate

1,566 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km west of it

Kirk Ireton

533 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 4.3 km southeast of it

Belper

19,076 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Alport Height is	People	Places to visit
Wirksworth	1.9 km northwest of it	4,904	18
Ambergate	3.5 km east of it	1,566	16
Kirk Ireton	3.6 km west of it	533	2
Belper	4.3 km southeast of it	19,076	13
Middleton	4.3 km northwest of it	893	16
Cromford	4.5 km north of it	1,395	18
Crich	4.6 km northeast of it	2,070	9
Holloway	4.8 km north of it	518	20

Make a day of it

After Alport Height

Within 15 km are 43 places, among them 2 castles, 2 museums and 2 historic houses.

Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle8.5 km away 2

MuseumNational Tramway Museum5.3 km away 3

CastleCodnor Castle13 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall11 km away 5

Heritage railwayEcclesbourne Valley Railway2.9 km away 6

Historic houseRiber Castle7.5 km away 7

MuseumNational Stone Centre4.1 km away 8

Heritage railwaySteeple Grange Light Railway4.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Alport Height, answered

Where is Alport Height?

Alport Height is 1.9 km southeast of Wirksworth, Derbyshire.

What is Alport Height?

Attraction.

Who runs Alport Height?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Alport Height?

June to September are the warmest months in Wirksworth, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Alport Height?

Within 15 km: Duffield Castle (8.5 km), National Tramway Museum (5.3 km), Codnor Castle (13 km) and Kedleston Hall (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Pcgenius9, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riber Castle: AxG at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
National Stone Centre: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Steeple Grange Light Railway: Eamon Curry from Derby, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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