Wishing Stone
Wishing Stone is in Matlock Town, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Wishing Stone is situated nearby to the ruins Garton’s Mill, as well as near the waterfall Lumsdale Falls.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include County Hall and Riber Castle.
County Hall
Public building
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The County Hall is a municipal building in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. The building, which was originally a hydropathic establishment known as Smedley's Hydro but is now the headquarters of Derbyshire County Council, is a Grade II listed building. County Hall is situated 3,500 feet west of Wishing Stone.
Riber Castle
Castle
Photo: AxG, Public domain.
Riber Castle is a 19th-century Grade II listed country house in the hamlet of Riber on a hill overlooking Matlock, Derbyshire. It is built of gritstone from a local quarry which was pulled up the 200-metre hill by a series of pulleys. Riber Castle is situated 1 mile south of Wishing Stone.
Matlock railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matlock railway station serves the Derbyshire Dales county town of Matlock, in Derbyshire, England. The station is the terminus of both the Derwent Valley Line from Derby and Peak Rail which operates heritage services to Rowsley South. Matlock railway station is situated 1 mile west of Wishing Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matlock and Riber.
Matlock
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Matlock is a town in Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District National Park, about 20 miles north of Derby.
Riber
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Bacon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Riber is a hamlet in the civil parish of Matlock Town, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is situated high on a hill overlooking the town and also Matlock Bath, near to the residential Starkholmes area.
Tansley
Village
Photo: Andie Gilmour, Public domain.
Tansley is a village and civil parish on the southern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District, two miles east of Matlock.
Wishing Stone
- Type: Rock
- Also known as: “Block Stone”
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Matlock Town, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.14163° or 53° 8′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.5362° or 1° 32′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C5W4FR7+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 228268546OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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