Pig of Lead

Pig of Lead is a guest house in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales District, England which is located on Via Gellia Road. Pig of Lead is situated nearby to the playground Play Mill, as well as near Ball Eye Quarry.

Email: pigoflead@aol.com
Type: Guest house
Address: Via Gellia Road, Matlock, DE4 2AJ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gulliver’s Kingdom and St James the Apostle’s Church, Bonsall.

Gulliver’s Kingdom

Theme park

Photo: PLTRON, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gulliver's Kingdom is a theme park aimed at children aged 3-13 in the Derbyshire village of Matlock Bath, England. The park was founded in 1978 by Ray and Hilary Phillips as a model village, before later expanding to include a small train and some second hand rides. Gulliver’s Kingdom is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Pig of Lead.

St James the Apostle’s Church, Bonsall

Church

Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St James the Apostle's Church, Bonsall is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Bonsall, Derbyshire. St James the Apostle’s Church, Bonsall is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Pig of Lead.

Cromford Mill

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cromford Mill is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. The mill structure is classified as a Grade I listed building. Cromford Mill is situated 1 mile east of Pig of Lead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonsall and Slaley.

Bonsall

Village

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bonsall is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales on the edge of the Peak District. The civil parish population, including Brightgate and Horse Dale, was 775 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 803 at the 2011 Census.

Slaley

Hamlet

Slaley is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bonsall, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The hamlet is located to the south of Bonsall and south-west of Matlock within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park.