# Things to see in Matlock (United Kingdom): 53 places and when to go

> Matlock is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 53 places in and around it, mainly History (14), Nature (10), Food and drink (9). The best known are Derwent Valley Mills, Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 40 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 19. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/matlock/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 53.122, -1.5617
- **Places:** 53 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (14) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (10) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gastronomia/) (9) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/senderismo/) (7) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (6) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (6)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester, 54 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Matlock

The places in and around Matlock, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Derwent Valley Mills](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/derwent-valley-mills/): World Heritage Site, where water-powered cotton-spinning mills were first built in the UK · 11 km
- [Chatsworth House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chatsworth-house/): Country house in Derbyshire, England · 12 km
- [Haddon Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/haddon-hall/): English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK · 9.9 km
- [National Tramway Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/national-tramway-museum/): United Kingdom national museum of tramways · 5.7 km
- [Cromford Mill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cromford-mills/): Grade I listed mill in Cromford, Derbyshire Dales, England, UK · 1.5 km
- [Riber Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/riber-castle/): Building in Derbyshire, England, UK · 1.4 km
- [Bakewell Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bakewell-castle/): Motte-and-bailey castle in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK · 13 km
- [Wingfield Manor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wingfield-manor/): Ruined manor house in Derbyshire, England, UK · 8.8 km
- [Bakewell Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bakewell-bridge/): Grade I listed bridge in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England · 13 km
- [Doll Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/doll-tor-stone-circle/): Stone circle in Derbyshire, England, UK · 7.2 km
- [Gulliver's Kingdom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gulliver-s-kingdom/): Children's theme park resort in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire · 527 m
- [Nine Stones Close](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nine-stones-close/): Bronze age stone circle in Derbyshire, England, UK · 8.1 km
- [Andle Stone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/andle-stone/): Large boulder on Stanton Moor in Derbyshire, England · 7.1 km
- [Belper Congregational Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/belper-congregational-church/): Church building in Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK · 12 km
- [Black Rocks](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/black-rocks/): Rock outcrop, Derbyshire · 2.6 km
- [Christ Church, Holloway](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/christ-church-lea-holloway/): Church in Holloway, Derbyshire, England, UK · 3.2 km
- [Heage Windmill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/heage-windmill/): Windmill in Ripley, Amber Valley, England, UK · 11 km
- [Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/holy-trinity-stanton-in-peak/): Grade II listed building in Stanton, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK · 7.9 km
- [Minninglow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/minninglow-hill/): Archaeological site in Derbyshire, England, UK · 8.6 km
- [National Stone Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/national-stone-centre/): Museum · 3.3 km
- [Nine Ladies](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nine-ladies-stone-circle/): Bronze Age stone circle located in Derbyshire, England · 6.8 km
- [Old House Museum, Bakewell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/old-house-museum/): Grade II* listed building and museum in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK · 13 km
- [St Alkmund's Church, Duffield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-alkmund-s-church/): Grade I listed church in Duffield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK · 17 km
- [St Katherine's Church, Rowsley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-katherine-s-church/): Church building in Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK · 8.6 km

And the other 29, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [St Mary the Virgin's Church, South Darley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-the-virgin-south-darley/)
- **Hiking**: [Derwent Valley Heritage Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/derwent-valley-heritage-way/), [Limestone Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/limestone-way/), [Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/peak-district-boundary-walk-stage-11/), [Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 12](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/peak-district-boundary-walk-stage-12/), [Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/peak-district-boundary-walk-stage-13/), [Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 14](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/peak-district-boundary-walk-stage-14/), [Trent Valley Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/trent-valley-way/)
- **Nature**: [Dream Cave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dream-cave/), [Harboro' Rocks](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/harboro-rocks/), [Wyver](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wyver-lane-nature-reserve/), [Avenue Washlands](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/avenue-washlands/), [Biggin Dale NNR](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/biggin-dale-nnr/), [Gang Mine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gang-mine/), [Hartington Meadows Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hartington-meadows-nature-reserve/), [High Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/high-tor/)
- **Museums and art**: [High Peak Junction](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/high-peak-junction/), [Peak District Lead Mining Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/peak-district-mining-museum/)
- **Food and drink**: [Thornbridge Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/thornbridge-brewery/), [Aldwark Artisan Ales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/aldwark-artisan-ales/), [Alter Ego Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/alter-ego-brewery/), [Bentley Brook Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bentley-brook-brewery/), [Campbell Street Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/campbell-street-brewing-company/), [Peak Ales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/peak-ales/), [Pentrich Brewing Co.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pentrich-brewing-co/), [Shottle Farm Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shottle-farm-brewery/), [White Peak Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/white-peak-distillery/)
- **History**: [Cromford Canal engine house, engine and aqueduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leawood-pump-house/), [Riverside Hotel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rafters-at-riverside-house/)

## When to go to Matlock

The best time to visit Matlock is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 7 h 50 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 33 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 30 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 42 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 36 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 40 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 13 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 33 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 24 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 16 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 20 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 19 |

In June there are 16 h 40 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 19. In April, 53 of the 53 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Matlock

The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN, Manchester, Greater Manchester), 54 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.122%2C-1.5617)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.122%2C-1.5617)

## Other towns nearby

- [Derby](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/derby/): 66 places · 25 km
- [Mansfield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mansfield/): 31 places · 27 km
- [Sheffield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sheffield/): 130 places · 28 km
- [Buxton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/buxton/): 96 places · 28 km
- [Nottingham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nottingham/): 93 places · 31 km
- [Stoke-on-Trent](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stoke-on-trent/): 68 places · 44 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Matlock?

The best known: [Derwent Valley Mills](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/derwent-valley-mills/), [Chatsworth House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chatsworth-house/), [Haddon Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/haddon-hall/), [National Tramway Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/national-tramway-museum/), [Cromford Mill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cromford-mills/). In all, 53 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Matlock?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 40 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 19.

### How do you get to Matlock?

The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 54 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.122%2C-1.5617) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Matlock as the destination and these 53 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).