Chatsworth House, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, was recently voted Britain's finest stately home. Chatsworth is less than three miles from The Old Station House, along the same road.
Haddon Hall, a fortified medieval manor house dating from the twelfth century, is the traditional Derbyshire seat of the Duke of Rutland and is located just two miles from Rowsley.
Established in 1951, the Peak District is Britain's first National Park and contains breathtaking landscapes and some of the most beautiful hiking trails in the country. Some of the most popular include Stanage Edge, Kinder Scout, Monsal Dale, Dovedale and the reservoirs of Derwent, Ladybower and Howden.
The beautiful medieval market town of Bakewell is just three miles from Rowsley. Attractions in Bakewell, home of the famous Bakewell Pudding, include the Old House Museum, thirteenth century bridge and the Peak District Visitor's Centre. The market is held on Monday and in August is the Bakewell Show, the largest agricultural and horticultural event in the county.
Matlock Bath, just six miles from Rowsley, first began welcoming visitors in the 1690s as a Spa town. Nowadays it is just as popular with numerous popular attractions including the Heights of Abraham, Gulliver's Kingdom, Lea Gardens, Life in a Lens photography museum, Peak District Mining Museum and High Tor.
Stretching 15 miles down the river valley from Matlock Bath to Derby, the World Heritage Site contains a fascinating series of historic mill complexes, including some of the world's first 'modern' factories.
This is a 55 mile walk along the Derwent Valley from Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District National Park via Chatsworth, Rowsley and the Derwent Valley Mills to Derby and ending at the Derwent Mouth which flows into the River Trent. The Derwent Valley Heritage Way can be enjoyed as a long walk or a series of shorter walks and the three mile walk from Rowsley to Chatsworth is one of the most beautiful of these shorter trails.
