Glapwell is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Retail in Glapwell

There are great places to visit near Glapwell 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.

Don't miss Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort's ancient sites if visiting the area around Glapwell.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Glapwell including Arbor Low Henge.

Towns to visit near Glapwell include Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.

The area close to Glapwell boasts some of the best caves including Blue John Cavern.

Glapwell is near some unmissable old mines like Blue John Cavern,

Glapwell is near some unmissable mountains like Kinder Scout,

Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley are some of Glapwell best hiking areas to visit near Glapwell.

Lakes to visit near Glapwell include Errwood Reservoir.

Glapwell's best nearby hills can be found at Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.

Ruins to visit near Glapwell include Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

Rivers and Streams to visit near Glapwell include River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.

Glapwell has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Glapwell area like Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.

Glapwell is near some unmissable cities like Derby,

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Glapwell like Derbion.

Glapwell History

There are some historic monuments around Glapwell:

• Market cross, Kirkby in Ashfield
• Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house
• Pleasley Colliery
• Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church
• Langwith Cave
• Sutton Scarsdale Hall
• Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.
• Four watchtowers SW of town
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave
• Mound on Hamilton Hill
• Standing cross on Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse
• Markland Grips promontory fort
• Pinxton Castle motte and fortified manor with moated site and five fishponds
• Roman villa ESE of Northfield House
• Castle Hill fortified manor
• Stainsby defended manorial complex including site of chapel
• Ash Tree Cave
• Skegby Manor House, immediately south east of Pond Cottage
• King's Mill viaduct
• Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle
• Bowl barrow, 240m SSE of Woodend Farm
• Standing cross, Clowne
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave