Portobello Mine

Portobello Mine is a mine in Middleton, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Portobello Mine is situated nearby to Dene Quarry, as well as near Middleton Mobile Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Steeple Grange Light Railway and National Stone 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 3,800 feet southeast of Portobello Mine.

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 1 mile south of Portobello Mine.

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 east of Portobello Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middleton-by-Wirksworth and Slaley.

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.

Slaley

Hamlet

Slaley is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bonsall, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The hamlet is located to the south of Bonsall and south-west of Matlock within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park.