Wishing Stone
You can find Wishing Stone, an attraction, in Matlock. Its neighbours on our list number 13 within 5 km. First among the places near it is Chatsworth House, at 11 km.
Attraction in Matlock
Inside Matlock
Wishing Stone is inside Matlock’s built-up area, with 13 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.
Picking your season
From June to September, Matlock sees highs of 18–21°C.
Wishing Stone
Attraction.
In Matlock, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Matlock
- Official site
- andrewsgen.com/matlock/pix/matlock_wishingstone1.htm
Map of Wishing Stone and nearby
Wishing Stone is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Matlock’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Of the 8, Matlock is the largest, at 11,990 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Matlock
Tansley
Matlock Bath
Darley Dale
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wishing Stone is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matlock | It’s in town | 11,990 | 21 |
| Tansley | 800 m southeast of it | 1,176 | 16 |
| Matlock Bath | 2.2 km southwest of it | 671 | 17 |
| Darley Dale | 2.8 km northwest of it | 3,985 | 17 |
| Cromford | 3.6 km southwest of it | 1,395 | 18 |
| Bonsall | 3.8 km southwest of it | 277 | 18 |
| Holloway | 4 km south of it | 518 | 20 |
| Ashover | 4.2 km northeast of it | 632 | 1 |
After Wishing Stone
Nearby, 42 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 heritage railways.
Historic houseChatsworth House11 km away2
MuseumNational Tramway Museum6.1 km away3
Historic houseRiber Castle1.6 km away4Historic houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall9.5 km away5
Heritage railwayPeak Rail1.5 km away6
Theme parkGulliver's Kingdom3.3 km away7
MuseumPeak District Mining Museum3 km away8
Heritage railwaySteeple Grange Light Railway5.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Wishing Stone: the answers
Where is Wishing Stone?
Wishing Stone is in Matlock, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Wishing Stone?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Wishing Stone?
June to September are the warmest months in Matlock, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Wishing Stone?
Within 15 km: Chatsworth House (11 km), National Tramway Museum (6.1 km), Riber Castle (1.6 km) and Haddon Hall (9.5 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 (7)
- 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
- Peak Rail: Beryl Allcoat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gulliver's Kingdom: PLTRON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peak District Mining Museum: Fleur Piercy, 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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