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Ashbourne Town
Our nearest town is just a 20 minute walk away along the Tissington Trail, combining historic architecture with a wealth of quality shops, pubs, restaurants and teashops.
A 20 minute walk along the trail
Ashbourne offers a delightful shopping experience, with historic architecture alongside independent shops, pubs, restaurants and teashops. There is a golf course and a leisure centre with an indoor pool and gym, plus four supermarkets including Sainsbury’s and M&S Food.
A local market runs in the town every Thursday.
- A 20 minute walk along the Tissington Trail
- Independent shops, pubs, restaurants and teashops
- Golf course
- Leisure centre with an indoor pool and gym
- Four supermarkets, including Sainsbury's and M&S Food
- Local market every Thursday
Other local attractions
Ashbourne sits at the southern gateway to the Peak District, so plenty more is within a short drive.
20 min walk
Ashbourne market
A market town square with a market every Thursday, and independent shops, pubs and teashops all around it.
15 min drive
Tissington and Ilam
The estate village of Tissington and the gardens at Ilam Park, both close to the famous Dovedale stepping stones.
Day out
Stately homes
Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall, Sudbury Hall and Kedleston Hall are all within reach for a day out.
Peak District
Castleton caverns
Blue John, Treak Cliff and Speedwell caverns, the last of them reached by an underground boat trip.
25 min drive
Matlock Bath
Gulliver’s Kingdom theme park for younger children, the Heights of Abraham cable cars, cavern tours and a visitor centre.
30 min drive
Crich Tramway Museum
Hop aboard vintage trams and step back in time at this living museum of the tramway.
Stay a short walk from town
Camping, touring and self-catering, 20 minutes from Ashbourne on foot.