Ashover Information

The ancient village of Ashover is a large, sprawling settlement of many parts, and has a rich and fascinating history filled with remarkable characters.

It is a Parish with numerous small villages within its boundaries. The present All Saints Parish Church was erected between 1350 and 1419 and is in use today with the adjoining Bassett Rooms offering a variety of activities for the entire village and its surrounding neighbours.

A plaque on The Crispin, Ashover’s cherished Inn, built around 1415 near the church tells the tale of landlord Jon Wall who in 1646 tried to eject the King’s Troops: “But they turned him out, and set a watch at the door till all the ale was drunk and wasted. Three surviving village Pubs are the Black Swan built in 1740, the Red Lion in 1780 and The Poets Corner.

Ashover’s social calendar may be the most comprehensive in the County boasting a range of activities from flower shows and May Day celebrations to the famed Ashover Show every August. Ashover claimed the CVOY (Calor Village of the year) title in 2006 and the award was presented by HRH The Prince of Wales.

Matlock Farm Park

(About 5 minutes from Ashover)

Enjoy wandering the farm park, with clear signage and plenty of space for everyone, to meet and greet their wide range of friendly animals. From alpaca, ponies and llamas to Highland cattle, sheep and goats to name a few. There are lots of new friends to be made who love to be petted. Grab a bag of animal feed and some will eat from the palm of your hand.

Meerkats are fun to watch as they go about their day-to-day lives and of course there are the staff who supervise wallaby encounters throughout the day, when there is the opportunity to enter their enclosure and experience these lovely animals up close.

The Garden Room licenced café is a friendly welcoming place to take a break during your visit. For something substantial, why not relax and let their chefs prepare you a meal from their hot and cold seasonal favourites.

Matlock Town Centre

(About 8 minutes from Ashover)

Take a leisurely stroll along the river’s bank and enjoy being relaxed, happy and contented. Sainsbury’s and M&S are the main supermarket chains within easy access.

Best places to explore while visiting:

Heights of Abraham
Lumsdale Valley
Peak District Lead Mining Museum
Gulliver’s Kingdom
Matlock Bath Aquarium and Arcade
National Tramway Museum
Cromford Mills
Cromford Canal

Darwin Forest Country Park Spa

(about 9 minutes from Ashover)

Landal Darwin Forest in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District is one of the UK’s top holiday parks and provides luxury self-catering holiday accommodation with their Evolution Health & Fitness Centre which has a swimming pool, spa, gym and beauty rooms. The park was recently named ‘Best in Britain’ at the 2019 Hoseasons Awards, ‘Best Holiday Park’ at the 2020 Derbyshire & Peak District Awards and is now a finalist in the Visit England Awards for Excellence.

The Park is family-owned, and they put their customer service at the heart of their business. Their company mission statement is to ‘Delight every guest and visitor so they wish to return.’ They are very proud of their Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence and for the hundreds of positive reviews they have received. They are confident that you will enjoy your experience with them.

Relax at the Explores Café or the Foresters Bar and Restaurant which has an extensive menu serving fresh, locally sourced quality ingredients.

Chesterfield Town Centre

(about 10 minutes from Ashover)

Chesterfield is perhaps best known for the crooked spire of its Church of Saint Mary and All Saints and is why the local football team is known as The Spireites. It’s a great place to visit and offers something for everyone with friendly welcoming communities.

The Pomegranate Theatre and The Winding Wheel have a full events programme from plays to live music, films and shows from drama to comedy and ballroom dancing.

For those visitors interested in History we can recommend The Chesterfield Museum where you can discover the Story of Chesterfield.

Crich Tramway Village

(about 12 minutes from Ashover)

Take a tram ride through time at Crich Tramway Village, home of The National Tramway Museum, an ideal destination for all ages. Visitors can ride our world renowned vintage trams through our unique period street and out into the open countryside for spectacular views. Explore fascinating exhibitions and watch as trams are restored from our Workshop Viewing Gallery. This captivating journey into history is made complete with a stroll on our fascinating Woodland Walk and Sculpture Trail.

Here is a huge Indoor Exhibition where you can journey through the history of horse-drawn, steam, and electric trams. Crich Tramway Village have taken measures to ensure all their visitors enjoy a great day out whatever their ability.

Chatsworth House

(about 19 minutes from Ashover)

Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, it looks across to the low hills between the Derwent and Wye valleys. The house is set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland. It contains major collections of paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts.

Chatsworth has been chosen as Britain’s favourite country house several times and has probably been used in almost as many films as it has had visitors. It has been featured in films including Pride and Prejudice (2005), The Duchess (2008), and rather less predictably, 2009 horror film The Wolfman.

Explore the 25 rooms in the house including the Painted Hall, State Rooms, Sculpture Gallery and discover its art, history and family. Plus, learn how succeeding generations have made their mark on one of Derbyshire’s finest country houses.

Chatsworth has its own estate farm shop wine and supper club and a variety of Restaurants and Cafés.

Haddon Hall

(about 19 minutes from Ashover)

Haddon Hall runs a variety of free and ticketed guided tours throughout the year. These guided ‘Highlights of the Hall’ tours, will give you a brief introduction to the history of the Hall. The house is in the form of a medieval manor house, it has been described as ‘the most complete and most interesting house of (its) period.’ The origins of the hall date to the 11th century. The current medieval and Tudor hall includes additions added at various stages between the 13th and the 17th centuries.

Their terraced Elizabethan Walled Gardens renowned for their beauty provide spectacular views of the ancient parkland and Peak District beyond.

Hardwick Hall

(about 20 minutes from Ashover)

The great Hall and its three floors take you on something of a magical mystery tour with elaborate rooms designed to wow.

Hardwick Hall is home to one of the finest collections of Elizabethan tapestries and embroideries in Europe including the Gideon tapestries and Noble Woman embroidered wall hangings. Almost every room in the Hall proudly displays tapestry and embroidery work on the walls.

With its collection of fragile textiles Hardwick has its work cut out when it comes to conservation and it’s not just tapestries that make up the collection. They care for an extensive collection of textiles, furniture, paintings, ceramics and other decorative objects.

Sheffield Town Centre

(about 40 minutes from Ashover)

Sheffield is an exciting place and home to The Crucible and Lyceum Theatres in Tudor Square, Art Galleries, Magna Science Adventure Centre, Sheffield Botanical Gardens and Meadowhall Shopping Centre to name but a few. Spend the day taking in the sights and sounds of a busy city. The city centre is home to numerous venues which attract many well known musicians, comedians, theatre groups and so on. Examples include the City Hall and 02 Academy. Sheffield City Centre plays host to a number of themed markets throughout the year with most taking place on Fargate, in the Peace Gardens or at Barkers Pool. Sheffield played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, with many significant inventions and technologies developed in the city.

Peak Care is situated in the village of Ashover and can be approached from Matlock or Chesterfield by turning on to the B6036 from the A632 at Kelstedge or approached from the Alfreton direction following the A61 and again turning on to the B6036.

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Peak Care
The Beeches
Moor Road,
Ashover
Derbyshire, S45 0AQ

Tel: 01246 592 092
Fax: 01246 590 287

Email: admin@peakcare.co.uk

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Opening Hours

Mon-Fri: 9:30am - 4:30pm
Weekends by appointment.

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