The one place to visit in Darley Dale is Darley Dale Waiting Room Museum
Around Darley Dale, the places to visit include 6 attractions, 5 museums and 2 historic houses. Mapped inside Darley Dale’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 16. Heritage bodies look after 2 of them: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. A drive of 6.9 km brings you to Chatsworth House.
Darley Dale’s best known
Then come 2 historic houses, a heritage railway and a theme park, behind Darley Dale Waiting Room Museum.
Historic houseRiber Castle3.4 km outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwayPeak Rail1.9 km outside town, to the southeast
Theme parkGulliver's Kingdom3.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumPeak District Mining Museum3.7 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The list reaches out to Arkwright Experience, 6.9 km away.
The dashed line is Darley Dale’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
Most are other attractions, 6 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (5).
Green: inside Darley Dale. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Winster Market House and Hob Hurst's House).
The list in full
One in town leads, with 16 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
Haddon Hall
English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK.
Gulliver's Kingdom
Children's theme park resort in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.
Peak District Mining Museum
Mining museum in Matlock Bath, England, United Kingdom.
The one inside Darley Dale comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
21 listed buildings are on Darley Dale’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Darley Dale →
Days out
The standout of the 12 is Chatsworth House, 6.9 km from town.
Historic houseChatsworth House6.9 km north
MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery28 km south
MuseumPickford's House Museum28 km south
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort28 km southwest · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
CastleCodnor Castle21 km southeast
MuseumMuseum of Making28 km south
MuseumNational Tramway Museum11 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle23 km northwest
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle21 km southHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall19 km east
CathedralDerby Cathedral28 km south
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle21 km eastPlaces well known beyond Darley Dale (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Questions before you go to Darley Dale
What are the main attractions in Darley Dale?
The place to visit inside Darley Dale’s built-up area is Darley Dale Waiting Room Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 16 more within 5 km.
Does Darley Dale have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Darley Dale: Darley Dale Waiting Room Museum, Peak District Mining Museum, Masson Mills Working Textile Museum and Cromford Mills.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Darley Dale?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Darley Dale, 2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Winster Market House and Hob Hurst's House).
What are the best-known days out near Darley Dale?
Within 40 km: Chatsworth House (6.9 km), Derby Museum and Art Gallery (28 km), Pickford's House Museum (28 km), Alton Towers Resort (28 km).
Where are Darley Dale’s historic buildings listed?
Darley Dale has 21 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Darley Dale when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (15)
- 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
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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