Name: Curious About The Matlocks
Rating: 5.0

Curious About The Matlocks

Matlock Bath Railway Station, North Parade, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, DE4 3NT, England

1-90 Years

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Curious About The Matlocks offers self-guided walking tours around Matlock and Matlock Bath in the Peak District. These outdoor heritage walks are designed to help visitors explore the towns’ history, architecture, and hidden details at their own pace. The experience combines sightseeing with a fun treasure hunt, making it suitable for families and friends.

The attraction includes two self-guided heritage walks through the town centres of Matlock and Matlock Bath, each with an optional treasure hunt. Clues focus on historical landmarks, important people, and key events that shaped the area, encouraging participants to look closely at their surroundings. The walks are unsupervised, suitable for children from age 6, wheelchair accessible where routes allow, and start and finish in central locations with easy access to transport and parking.

The booklet costs £7.49 and includes historical information, maps, detailed directions, and 21 clues for the Matlock Bath walk and 14 clues for the Matlock walk.

Curious About The Matlocks offers a relaxed and engaging way to discover two historic Peak District towns. It combines gentle exercise, learning, and exploration in a social setting. This experience is ideal for visitors who enjoy history, walking, and uncovering local stories while exploring at their own pace.

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An exploration of Matlock & Matlock Bath's town centres with two self-guided heritage walks with an optional treasure hunt. Completing the treasure hunt keeps everyone actively engaged, and urges you to look up, down and every which-way - so you won't miss out on any of the towns' treasures.
Explore, Discover, and Enjoy! Most clues are chosen for their historical value, so you'll learn about the diverse culture, significant people and extraordinary events which have influenced The Matlocks in becoming what they are today.
This is an outdoor, unsupervised activity - so you can go at a pace which suits you, whilst keeping you healthy! A Curious About walk is a fun and social activity for all the family and friends.
Different people can take on different roles - follow the map, identify picture clues, read directions, etc - it's ideal for children from the age of 6, and if you can walk/wheelchair it, you're young enough!
The two walks are in different, though nearby, towns. Do both, or have a breather and do the second one another day! They both start and finish in the heart of the town - so buses, trains and car parks are easily available to get you there and back.

What to see

Matlock Bath - 1.5 miles / 2.4 kms: Matlock Bath is a village built in a beautiful gorge, made famous by its spring waters and spa. Initially this walk takes you along the delightful River Derwent before exploring some charming gardens. Soon after is a short ascent up the side of the valley, to take in the views of the Heights of Abraham, before returning to the Derwent and Matlock Bath’s quaint little station.
Matlock - 1 mile / 1.6 kms: Take this walk and discover the secrets of a Peak District Spa town, made famous by John Smedley and his passion for Hydrotherapy. Initially passing his former ‘Hydro’ building, with its fascinating design, you quickly descend to the town centre via an historic road, before ending at enchanting gardens by the banks of a sparkling river.