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Matlock Bath

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destination. The steep hillside restricts development, with most buildings on one side of the valley and only footbridges across the river. The road was upgraded, becoming a through-way, now designated A6, avoiding the previous coaching road approach to Matlock from
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On the opposite bank of the river Derwent stands High Tor, a sheer cliff used by climbers and walkers. High Tor features Giddy Edge, a narrow winding path along the cliff edge. The
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Matlock Bath is in the local government district of Derbyshire Dales, and is part of the parliamentary constituency of the same name. The Member of Parliament is
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In 1698, warm springs were discovered and a bath house was built. As the waters became better known, access was improved by building the bridge into
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The River Derwent in Matlock Bath is a location for canoeing, both recreational and competitive. Matlock Canoe Club hosts national-level
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is a hamlet about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the village, and the term also refers to this stretch of the river valley.
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organises Pro Loco events in the area. There are pro loco art and photography competitions which are free to enter.
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In autumn of each year, the "Venetian Nights" are held with illuminations along the river and illuminated boats.
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View of High Tor from the cable car showing the A6 road through the Bath with Matlock town in the distance
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I for its beauty and soothing waters, and members of the families vacationed and settled there.
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RA VIC/MAIN/QVJ (W) 23 October 1832 (Queen Victoria's handwriting). Retrieved 2013-05-24
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Most of the development on one side of the valley – footbridge over the River Derwent
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Most of the development on one side of the valley – steep hillside building solutions
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were visitors, Byron comparing it with alpine Switzerland, leading to a nickname of
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song "The Light at the End of the Tunnel (Is the Light of an Oncoming Train)".
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ran a number of excursions, taking the passengers onward from Ambergate by the
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is set in a futuristic version of Matlock Bath, and Eleanor Bowen-Jones' film
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The main shopping and refreshment area situated on the A6 road, Matlock Bath
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On Sundays in summer many hundreds of motorcyclists congregate in the town.
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in relation to properties, predominantly along North and South Parade.
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and in 1783, the opening of a new entrance at the south of the valley.
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Today, trains run generally hourly each way between Matlock and
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link the base of High Tor rising to the Heights of Abraham.
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Extensive site on the history of Matlock and Matlock Bath
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Cable Cars high above the A6 road and the River Derwent
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explores both real and fictional versions of the town.
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Matlock Bath is a designated conservation area with an
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events here, and it is an assessment location for the
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Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times
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Matlock Bath, Derbyshire

Heights of Abraham
Matlock Bath is located in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
OS grid reference
SK293579
Civil parish
District
Derbyshire Dales
Shire county
Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
DE4
Dialling code
Police
Derbyshire
Fire
Derbyshire
Ambulance
East Midlands
UK Parliament
Derbyshire Dales
UK

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