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Airport East Midlands
Train station Cromford 4.00 km
Car Car advised

How to get there

From the North - Leave the M6 at Junction 19 signposted Knutsford. Take the A537 to Macclesfield/Buxton. Follow this road through Macclesfield (over the Cat and Fiddle). When you reach the end of this road turn right and next left and left again. Continue on this road until you come to a T junction. Turn right through Harpur Hill. At the end of this road turn right and then left and you will be on the A515. Continue on this road for approx 10 miles. Just after a petrol station on your left turn left onto the A5012 signposted for Via Gellia/Cromford. Follow this road for approx 8 miles. Then just before the Mill on your right hand side you will see the signs for Bonsall on your left. Take the left turn uphill. Follow the road until you see a childrens playground and a bus stop on your right. There is a small monument in the middle of the road. Turn left here then immediately left up Study Drive opposite the Fountain Tea Rooms. (Do not go past the yard full of red H Strange vans or you have gone too far and missed the drive) Continue up the drive until you see the sign for the car park on your right. Ring the doorbell on the door leading into the buildings.

From the South

Leave the M1 at junction 28 Alfreton. Take the A38 signposted for Ripley. At the Ripley island take the A610 to Ambergate. Turn right onto A6 and head north to Cromford. When you get to the traffic lights in Cromford turn left. After the pelican crossing take the next right turn signposted Bonsall/ Via Gellia. Follow the road until you see a red brick mill on your left just after this take the next right turn uphill into Bonsall. Follow the road until you see a childrens playground and a bus stop on your right. There is a small monument in the middle of the road. Turn left here then immediately left up Study Drive opposite the Fountain Tea Rooms. (Do not go past the yard full of red H Strange vans or you have gone too far and missed the drive) Continue up the drive until you see the sign for the car park on your right.

Activities near Bonsall

Sports Tennis in town, Water sports, Horse riding, Fishing
Great for Walking trips, Rural or countryside trips, Cycling trips

Getting around

A bus service runs from Bonsall to Matlock. From Matlock you can go on to visit areas of the Peak District including Bakewell and beyond. The nearest train station is at Cromford from where you can to Derby. At Derby you can go onward to major cities such as Nottingham, Leicester and Birmingham.