Sheffield & Derbyshire

Welcome to my web site where you can find details of interesting places to visit in and around Sheffield, 'The Peak District National Park' and the Derbyshire Dales, England. My interests are railways and engineering so you will find that these feature strongly in the places listed with their opening times. However, there are plenty of other things to do and places to visit listed such as Stately Homes, Caverns and Caves, Well Dressings.
This may not be the fanciest of websites but this page and the links to the four pages in the table below will download quickly. Happy exploring!

Calendar of Events	List of Places	Directions	Chatsworth House

The rest of my pages may take longer to download due to graphics in them but each one contains a link back to this Home page. When you use the Links Page you are going onto someone else's website and will need to use the 'back' button on your browser to return to my website.
Leawood Pump	Middleton Top Engine	Links Page	Site updated 15th. March. 2008
Leawood Pump Steam Dates will be posted as soon as available. (Click on link) Due to problems beyond their control Middleton Top Engine are unable to publish opening dates but visits can be arranged by calling the Visitor Centre on 01629 823204
Open Days at Wortley Top Forge. Sundays throughout the summer, 11am to 5pm. Working water wheels and miniature railway. Admission £3.00; Concessions £2.00; Children 50p. Admission includes guided tour, demonstration of water wheels and train rides. www.topforge.co.uk OS SK295998
Railways to visit Kirklees Light Railway, Clayton West. Middleton Railway, Leeds. Abbeydale Miniature Railway Wortley Top Forge Miniature Railway
For all you travel arrangements ECLIPSE WORLDWIDE TRAVEL Fast and friendly service for personal & corporate travel. 81, Saltergate, Chesterfield, S40 1JS Tel: 0870 043 6030 Fax: 0870 043 6031 www.eclipseworldwidetravel.co.uk
Link to 1000+ Photos of Derbyshire (Including Leawood Pump) www.derbyphotos.co.uk

The Area
The area stretches from Edale, Castleton and Buxton on the West of Sheffield down to Ashbourne, Matlock and Belper to the South of Sheffield. A useful map to have is the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Sheet 119 Buxton, Matlock and Dove Dale. This map covers the majority of the area with the exception of the Northern bit, which is known as the High Peak, for which Sheet 110 is required and the Chesterfield area which is covered by Sheet 120. If you are motoring then you will be able to find your way around quite happily with a road atlas but in my opinion the wealth of detail given on Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps and the ability to find and navigate the narrow country lanes makes them an excellent purchase.
Webmaster's Note! The area now seems to have spread North to Leeds and Doncaster and South East to Nottinghamshire. No doubt it will acquire other bits of the country when I am informed or discover other items of interest!
Information
Information and leaflets are available from Peak National Park
Tourist Information Centres at the following locations:-
Buxton Tourist Information Centre Tel. 01298 25106 Fax. 01298 73153
Matlock Bath Tourist Information Centre Tel. 01629 55082 Fax 01629 56304
Chesterfield Tourist Information Centre, Rykneld Square, Chesterfield S40 1SB Tel. 01246 345777/8 Fax 01246 345770
E-mail tourism@chesterfield.gov.uk Website www.visitchesterfield.info
Bakewell Information Centre Tel. 01629 816558 Fax 01629 8147821 bakewell@peakdistrict.gov.uk
Castleton Information Centre Tel. 01433 620679 castleton@peakdistrict.gov.uk
Derbyshire Public Transport/Peak Connections www.derbyshire.gov.uk/buses
Traveline 0870 608 2608 www.traveline.org.uk