United Kingdom

Things to do in Derbyshire

12 places5 stories1 routes

Sightlore has 12 places to explore in Derbyshire, and 5 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.

Derbyshire's must-sees

The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.

  1. 1
    Peveril Castle

    Peveril Castle

    Peveril Castle (also Castleton Castle or Peak Castle) is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire.

  2. 2
    Chatsworth House

    Chatsworth House

    Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Bakewell and 9 miles (14 km) west of Chesterfield, England.

    Read its story →
  3. 3
    Mam Tor

    Mam Tor

    Mam Tor is a 517 m (1,696 ft) hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it.

  4. 4
    Haddon Hall

    Haddon Hall

    Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye near Bakewell, Derbyshire, a former seat of the Dukes of Rutland. It is the home of Lord Edward Manners (brother of the incumbent Duke) and his family.

  5. 5
    Dovedale

    Dovedale

    Dovedale is a valley in the Peak District of England. The land is owned by the National Trust and attracts a million visitors annually.

Discovery routes in Derbyshire

Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.

  • The Peak District

    From the valley of Dovedale to the great houses of Chatsworth and Haddon Hall, Peveril Castle and the ridge of Mam Tor, the 'shivering mountain'.

    By car · 7 h · 70 km · 5 stops

Places to visit

Historic sites

  • Chatsworth House

    Chatsworth House

    Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Bakewell and 9 miles (14 km) west of Chesterfield, England.

    Has a story

  • Peveril Castle

    Peveril Castle

    Peveril Castle (also Castleton Castle or Peak Castle) is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire.

    Has a story

  • Arbor Low

    Arbor Low

    Arbor Low is a well-preserved Neolithic henge in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It lies on a Carboniferous Limestone plateau known as the White Peak area. The monument consists of a stone circle surrounded by earthworks and a ditch.

Museums

  • Bolsover Castle

    Bolsover Castle

    Bolsover Castle is in the town of Bolsover (grid reference SK471707), in the north-east of the English county of Derbyshire.

  • Calke Abbey

    Calke Abbey

    Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust.

  • Hardwick Hall

    Hardwick Hall

    Hardwick Hall is an architecturally significant Elizabethan-era country house in Derbyshire, England.

  • Kedleston Hall

    Kedleston Hall

    Kedleston Hall is a large English country house with a Palladian exterior and Neo-classical interiors, now owned by the National Trust, built in the 1760s as the seat of the Curzon family, near Kedleston in Derbyshire, England, approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Derby.

  • National Tramway Museum

    National Tramway Museum

    The National Tramway Museum is a transport museum located in the village and civil parish of Crich, in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England.

Nature

  • Dovedale

    Dovedale

    Dovedale is a valley in the Peak District of England. The land is owned by the National Trust and attracts a million visitors annually.

    Has a story

  • Mam Tor

    Mam Tor

    Mam Tor is a 517 m (1,696 ft) hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it.

    Has a story

  • Creswell Crags

    Creswell Crags

    Creswell Crags is an enclosed limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England, near the villages of Creswell and Whitwell.

Other

  • Haddon Hall

    Haddon Hall

    Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye near Bakewell, Derbyshire, a former seat of the Dukes of Rutland. It is the home of Lord Edward Manners (brother of the incumbent Duke) and his family.

    Has a story

Explore Derbyshire with your camera

Hear the stories on the spot, complete routes, collect badges. Sightlore is coming soon to the App Store.

Coming soonApp StoreAn Android version is on the way.