Ashbourne
Ashbourne is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.
There are great places to visit near Ashbourne including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, caves, old mines, mountains, hiking areas, lakes, hills, ruins, rivers and streams, waterfalls, historic buildings, cities and shopping centres.
Ancient Sites to visit near Ashbourne include Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.
Arbor Low Henge is a great place to visit close to Ashbourne if you like historic monuments.
Don't miss Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope's towns if visiting the area around Ashbourne.
Places near Ashbourne feature a number of interesting caves including Blue John Cavern.
Blue John Cavern is one of Ashbourne's best, nearby old mines to visit in Ashbourne.
The area around Ashbourne's best mountains can be found at Kinder Scout.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Ashbourne area like Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.
Lakes to visit near Ashbourne include Errwood Reservoir.
The area around Ashbourne boasts some of the best hills including Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.
Ashbourne has some unmissable ruins nearby like Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).
The area around Ashbourne features a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
There are a number of waterfalls near Ashbourne including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.
Historic Buildings to visit near Ashbourne include Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
Don't miss Derby's cities if visiting the area around Ashbourne.
Ashbourne is near some unmissable shopping centres like Derbion,
Ashbourne History
There are some historic monuments around Ashbourne:
Places to see near Ashbourne
History of Ashbourne
Ashbourne Town Council is made up of four wards, Belle Vue, Hilltop, Parkside and St Oswald’s, represented by a total of 13 councillors. It is based in the town hall in the Market Place. Ashbourne Green and Sturston are hamlets close by. Henmore Brook, a tributary of the River Dove, flows through the middle of the town. It has an elevation of 400 feet (122 m). Ashbourne has a population of 8,377 according to a 2011 census.
