English Heritage sites near Holymoorside and Walton Parish

Hob Hurst's House

HOB HURST'S HOUSE

3 miles from Holymoorside and Walton Parish

A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.

Sutton Scarsdale Hall

SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL

6 miles from Holymoorside and Walton Parish

The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America.

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE

7 miles from Holymoorside and Walton Parish

A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.

Bolsover Castle

BOLSOVER CASTLE

8 miles from Holymoorside and Walton Parish

'By an unlikely miracle, the keep at Bolsover has survived into this century as an almost untouched expression in stone of the lost world of Elizabethan chivalry and romance.'

Bolsover Cundy House

BOLSOVER CUNDY HOUSE

8 miles from Holymoorside and Walton Parish

This charming cottage-like 17th-century conduit house, with vaulted stone-slab roof, once supplied water to Bolsover Castle.

Hardwick Old Hall

HARDWICK OLD HALL

8 miles from Holymoorside and Walton Parish

The remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England, stands beside the New Hall she raised later in the 1590s.


Churches in Holymoorside and Walton Parish

St John's Walton

Walton Back Lane Walton Chesterfield
(01246) 566205
http://www.stjohnswalton.co.uk

St John's is a friendly and lively church - We offer a warm welcome to all who are looking for a spiritual home among people who are keen to know what it means to live for Jesus today.


Pubs in Holymoorside and Walton Parish

Bull's Head
Chesterfield Golf Club

Matlock Road, Walton, Grassmoor, S42 7LA
(01246) 856044

Chesterfield Golf Club, Grassmoor
Lamb Inn

16 Loads Road, Holymoorside, Chesterfield, Holymoorside, S42 7EU
(01246) 566167
peakales.co.uk/pages/lamb-inn

Traditional locals' pub now owned by Peak Ales, unspoilt by progress, with a mixed clientele where all are welcome, including dogs and walkers (but take your boots off before going in). The public bar is warmed by a real open fire. Outside...