Wishing Stone
Wishing Stone is in Matlock Town, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Wishing Stone is situated near the ruins Garton’s Mill, as well as near the waterfall Lumsdale Falls.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: County Hall and Riber Castle.
County Hall
Public building
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
Matlock railway station
Railway station
Matlock railway station serves the town of Matlock, in the Derbyshire Dales of 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
Matlock is a town in Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District National Park, about 20 miles north of Derby.Riber
Hamlet
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
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″ north
Longitude
-1.5362° or 1° 32′ 10″ west
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9C5W4FR7+MG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Garton’s Mill and Lumsdale Falls.
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Places to explore: The cotton spinning and bleaching mills and Opp Hawleys Close.
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