Derbyshire Eco Centre

Derbyshire Eco Centre is a building in Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Derbyshire Eco Centre is situated nearby to the museum National Stone Centre, as well as near the railway station Recreation Ground Halt.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Stone Centre and Steeple Grange Light Railway.

National Stone Centre

Museum

Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The National Stone Centre is a museum, an industrial heritage discovery centre and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, England. National Stone Centre is situated 680 feet southeast of Derbyshire Eco Centre.

Steeple Grange Light Railway

Photo: Eamon Curry, CC BY 2.0.

The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway visitor attraction near Wirksworth in Derbyshire, England. Opened in 1985 on the trackbed of a disused branch line, it uses industrial locomotives and rolling stock from disused mines, quarries, and steelworks around the country. Steeple Grange Light Railway is situated 890 feet east of Derbyshire Eco Centre.

Ravenstor railway station

Railway station

Photo: Neil Ferguson-Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ravenstor railway station is the northernmost limit of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, a heritage railway branch line, in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England. Ravenstor railway station is situated 1,900 feet south of Derbyshire Eco Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bolehill and Middleton-by-Wirksworth.

Bolehill

Locality

Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bolehill is an area of Wirksworth, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located in the north of the town and has connections to the lead mining.

Middleton-by-Wirksworth

Village

Photo: Stephen Henley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Middleton or Middleton-by-Wirksworth is an upland village and civil parish lying approximately one mile NNW of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England. Middleton was, in 1086, a berewick of the town and manor of Wirksworth.