Matlock Bath

Matlock Bath is physically one of the most interesting parts of the Peak District. Its popularity is deserved though this has led to down marketing it so that it is regarded as the Blackpool of the Peak. It is certainly not known for being a gourmet centre. However earlier in the year when passing through I decided to eat there. The brasserie I had previously visited was closed and the choice appeared between an exorbitantly priced meal or some fast food outlet. We happened upon THE COUNTY AND STATION HOTEL which was so unprepossessing from the outside, reminding us of the Temperance hotels of the past and were almost discouraged from entering by ...  Read the complete review

Matlock Bath - A Great Day Out All Year Round! Where Is It? - Follow the A6 to the north of Belper and you can't miss it! Sat Nav worshippers should type in DE4 3NR to head straight for the heart of the town. Where can I Park? - Depends on what you're travelling on! Bikers park along the main strip (A6) on the weekends, making it tricky for car drivers to park up. However, if you head north out of town there is ample parking along the A6 or by the train station. What is There to See/Do?- As other reviewers have pointed out, there are many attractions in Matlock Bath (Heights of Abraham etc.), but most just seem to go and wander up & ...  Read the complete review

I envy those who can write long reviews detailing where they went and what they did along with what are the things that can be of interest and so on. I am not that good a writer, but I believe in writing short reviews that exposes part of my experience to those who have no idea about the things that I am discussing. My review may not be self-sufficient. But I believe it is good to hear two persons comment "good" about something than to hear one person saying "VERY GOOD". That's why I am writing this review, otherwise I woudn't have even dared it. I went to Matlock this Summer. I went there with my relatives and my Mom who has come to visit ...  Read the complete review

The Heights of Abraham is a tourist attraction located in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. My sister came to visit and I wanted to take her somewhere for a day, and googled my way to this place. We weren’t necessarily typical of the families who visit (she’s a squirrel loving Astrophysicist, I’m a trampolining project manager, we’re both in our 20s and we had no kids in tow) but it sounded fun so we set off one Saturday morning for the hour and a half drive from Manchester. It’s a nice route along lots of winding roads and through sweet little villages but if you prefer the place is very easily accessible by public transport as the train station is only a minute’s ...  Read the complete review

I have lived in Derbyshire for most of my life, one place which I love to visit time and time again is the town of Matlock Bath. I live about half an hour away, or in peak tourist season on a hot Summer Sunday, about an hour and a half away. The traffic into Matlock Bath on such a day is horrendous, but it somehow adds to the excitement. Matlock Bath has a truly excellent atmosphere on warm Summer evenings, the more people there, the more fun the atmosphere is. If you?ve never been to Matlock Bath before, then it is quite difficult for an ?outsider? to understand the true relevance of the town within the locality. It is traditional to visit the town on a Sunday, ...  Read the complete review