Museum · Matlock Bath · Derbyshire

Peak District Mining Museum

Peak District Mining Museum is a mining museum in Matlock Bath. Within 15 km there are 43 more places to visit, starting with Chatsworth House (13 km). Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Photo: Peak District Mining Museum, Fleur Piercy (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Matlock Bath

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Museum in Matlock Bath

Inside Matlock Bath

Peak District Mining Museum is inside Matlock Bath’s built-up area, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Which month to go

June to September are the warmest in Matlock Bath, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C.

Jan7° / 1°83 mm

Feb7° / 1°72 mm

Mar10° / 2°65 mm

Apr13° / 4°61 mm

May16° / 7°64 mm

Jun19° / 10°71 mm

Jul21° / 12°70 mm

Aug20° / 11°70 mm

Sep17° / 9°68 mm

Oct13° / 7°91 mm

Nov9° / 4°94 mm

Dec7° / 2°97 mm

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

About

Peak District Mining Museum

Mining museum in Matlock Bath, England, United Kingdom.

In Matlock Bath, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Matlock Bath
Official site: peakmines.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Mapping Peak District Mining Museum

The map puts Peak District Mining Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Largest of the 8 is Matlock, home to 11,990. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Matlock Bath

671 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 700 m north of it

Matlock

11,990 people · 21 places to visit

3 · 1 km south of it

Cromford

1,395 people · 18 places to visit

4 · 1 km west of it

Bonsall

277 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Peak District Mining Museum is	People	Places to visit
Matlock Bath	It’s in town	671	17
Matlock	700 m north of it	11,990	21
Cromford	1 km south of it	1,395	18
Bonsall	1 km west of it	277	18
Middleton	2.2 km southwest of it	893	16
Wirksworth	2.3 km south of it	4,904	18
Tansley	2.6 km northeast of it	1,176	16
Holloway	3.2 km southeast of it	518	20

Make a day of it

Around Peak District Mining Museum

Around it, within 15 km, lie 43 more, including 3 historic houses, 2 heritage railways and a museum.

Historic houseChatsworth House13 km away 2

MuseumNational Tramway Museum5.6 km away 3

Historic houseRiber Castle1.6 km away 4

Theme parkGulliver's Kingdom200 m away 5

Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle15 km away 6Historic houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall10 km away 7

Heritage railwayPeak Rail2.1 km away 8

Heritage railwaySteeple Grange Light Railway2.7 km away

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

Questions people have about Peak District Mining Museum

Where is Peak District Mining Museum?

Peak District Mining Museum is in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Peak District Mining Museum?

Mining museum in Matlock Bath, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Peak District Mining Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Matlock Bath, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Peak District Mining Museum?

Within 15 km: Chatsworth House (13 km), National Tramway Museum (5.6 km), Riber Castle (1.6 km) and Gulliver's Kingdom (200 m).

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)

Peak District Mining Museum: Fleur Piercy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riber Castle: AxG at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Gulliver's Kingdom: PLTRON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peak Rail: Beryl Allcoat, 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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