Wishing Stone

Wishing Stone is in , , . Wishing Stone is situated near the ruins , as well as near the waterfall .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: County Hall and Riber Castle.

Public building
The is a municipal building in , 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. is situated 3,500 feet west of Wishing Stone.

Castle
Photo: AxG, Public domain.
is a 19th-century Grade II listed country house in the hamlet of on a hill overlooking , . It is built of gritstone from a local quarry which was pulled up the 200-metre hill by a series of pulleys. is situated 1 mile south of Wishing Stone.

Railway station
serves the town of , in the Derbyshire Dales of , . The station is the terminus of both the Derwent Valley Line from and Peak Rail, which operates heritage services to . is situated 1 mile west of Wishing Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matlock and Riber.

is a town in , on the edge of the National Park, about 20 miles north of .

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish of Matlock Town, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of , England. It is situated high on a hill overlooking the town and also , near to the residential Starkholmes area.

Village
Photo: Andie Gilmour, Public domain.
is a village and civil parish on the southern edge of the , two miles east of .

Wishing Stone

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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