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All the United Kingdom England Matlock Bath

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Matlock Bath

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Matlock Bath, England

Updated November 18, 2024

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Matlock Bath, England

Matlock Bath

A seaside town with no sea in sight.
Giddy Edge Path

Matlock Bath, England

Giddy Edge Path

This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.
Jacqard looms which used a card reader for automated pattern weaving

Matlock Bath, England

Masson Mill

This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.
Entrance to the Peak District Mining Museum

Matlock Bath, England

Peak District Lead Mining Museum

Explore the history of mining in this museum, or in a real mine from the 1920s.
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Cromford Mill

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.
1 mile from Matlock Bath
Partial remains  of Stanton shelter

Matlock, England

Bailey's Tump

A pile of earth left over from a water supply project was converted into an anti-aircraft installation during World War II.
1 mile from Matlock Bath
Leawood Pumphouse

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Leawood Pump House

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.
2 miles from Matlock Bath
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