Whatstandwell railway station

Whatstandwell railway station serves the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich Carr in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Derwent Valley Line, which runs between Derby and Matlock.

Photo: Chevin, Public domain.

Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Derbyshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Whatstandwell Railway Station”, “Whatstandwell Station”, and “WTS”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Tramway Museum and Shining Cliff Woods.

National Tramway Museum

Museum

Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The National Tramway Museum, operating under the name Crich Tramway Village, is a transport museum located at Crich, in the Peak District of the English county of Derbyshire. National Tramway Museum is situated 1 mile northeast of Whatstandwell railway station.

Shining Cliff Woods

Forest

Shining Cliff Woods are on the west bank of the River Derwent near to Ambergate in Derbyshire, England. In medieval times "Schymynde-cliffe" was one of the seven royal parks within Duffield Frith and, as such, belonged to Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster.

All Saints’ Church, Alderwasley

Church

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints’ Church, Alderwasley, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Alderwasley, Derbyshire. All Saints’ Church, Alderwasley is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Whatstandwell railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whatstandwell and Alderwasley.

Whatstandwell

Village

Photo: Chevin, Public domain.

Whatstandwell is a village on the River Derwent in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It is about five miles south of Matlock and about four miles north of Belper. Whatstandwell railway station is on the Derby–Matlock Derwent Valley Line, and the A6 trunk road crosses the River Derwent in the village.

Alderwasley

Village

Photo: Jerry Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alderwasley is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 469.