DETAILS & DIRECTIONS
Middleton Top Engine
House
Working beam engine which was used
to haul wagons up a rope worked incline.
Directions.
A6, Matlock, Matlock Bath, Cromford, turn right at traffic lights
signposted Wirksworth, in 1¼ miles turn right immediately before
stone arch bridge at top of hill, in ¾ mile straight across at
cross roads, pass under sloping bridge and in 300 yds. turn right
at brow of hill (dangerous) Aim for chimney at top of hill.
Leawood Pump House
Working steam driven beam engine
which pumps water
from River Derwent up to Cromford canal.
Directions.
A6, Matlock, Matlock Bath, Cromford, turn left at traffic lights,
pass Cromford Mill and canal basin, narrow bridge over river,
follow road round to right, keep right at all junctions here and
follow river for 1½ miles to High Peak Junction car park on
right. Take path over bridge across river and railway, turn left
and follow left bank of canal for 400yds.
Markham Grange Nursery
and Steam Museum
Stationary steam engines in steam at
Bank Holiday weekends and every Wednesday.
Large well stocked garden centre with other retail outlets.
Directions.
Sheffield Parkway, M1, M18, A1(M) North, exit at second junction
(A635), West ¾mile to Marr, turn right (church) and at
crossroads in 1¼ miles straight across, ¾ mile to next junction
bear half right to cross over A1(M) and Garden centre is on your
right.
Chesterfield & District Model
Engineering Society
Miniature train rides. See
Calendar for details and dates of special events.
Situated at St. Peter &
St. Paul School, Hady Hill, Chesterfield. 1 mile from town on the
A632 Bolsover Road on the left at the top of the hill
Papplewick Pumping
Station. Tel. 0115 963
2938 http://www.papplewickpumpingstation.co.uk/
Steam driven beam engines which raised water to supply
Nottingham. Saturday steaming times 2pm to 5pm, Sundays/Mondays
11am to 5pm. Outstanding ornate Victorian architecture.
Directions. South on A60 from Mansfield, for 3½ miles to
Newstead Abbey, turn left on minor road opposite Newstead Abbey
entrance, pumping station in 2½ miles on right.
Claymills Pumping
Engines. Tel. 01283 509929
Meadow Lane, Stretton, Burton on
Trent. SK263259
A Preserved Victorian Pumping Station. The first of four beam
engines in action.
Directions. A38 Derby to Lichfield, turn left on A5121 to Burton,
left again in ½ mile.
Open every Saturday approx 10am - 5pm for viewing, see Calendar
for steam dates.