Ball Eye Quarry

Ball Eye Quarry is a quarry in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Ball Eye Quarry is situated nearby to the playground Play Mill, as well as near the spring Clatterway Well.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gulliver’s Kingdom and Peak District Lead Mining Museum.

Gulliver’s Kingdom

Theme park

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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 2,200 feet northeast of Ball Eye Quarry.

Peak District Lead Mining Museum

Museum

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The Peak District Lead Mining Museum is located at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. The Peak District Mining Museum is operated as charity by the Peak District Mines Historical Society. Peak District Lead Mining Museum is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Ball Eye Quarry.

Cromford Mill

Museum

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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 southeast of Ball Eye Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matlock Bath and Bonsall.

Matlock Bath

Village

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Matlock Bath is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. It lies in the Derbyshire Dales, south of Matlock on the main A6 road, and approximately halfway between Buxton and Derby.

Bonsall

Village

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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.