Mackworth is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.

Retail in Mackworth

There are great places to visit near Mackworth 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.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Mackworth area like Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.

Arbor Low Henge is one of Mackworth's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Mackworth.

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

Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine are great places to visit near Mackworth if you like caves.

The area around Mackworth boasts some of the best old mines including Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.

The area around Mackworth's best mountains can be found at Kinder Scout.

There are a number of hiking areas near Mackworth including Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.

Errwood Reservoir is one of Mackworth's best, nearby lakes to visit in Mackworth.

Shining Tor, and Higger Tor are great places to visit near Mackworth if you like hills.

Don't miss Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin)'s ruins if visiting the area around Mackworth.

Mackworth's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.

There are a number of waterfalls near Mackworth including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby are some of Mackworth best historic buildings to visit near Mackworth.

There are a number of cities near to Mackworth including Derby.

Derbion is one of Mackworth's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Mackworth.

Mackworth History

There are some historic monuments around Mackworth:

• Derby Racecourse Roman vicus and cemetery
• Windley Moated Manorial Complex
• Monks Bridge
• Mackworth medieval settlement including the castle gatehouse, part of the medieval open field system and a pinfold
• Littlechester Roman site
• Duncote Farm moated site
• Ravensdale deer park, lodge, mill and fishpond
• Settlement site and enclosures
• St Mary's Bridge
• Horsley Castle tower keep castle
• Duffield Bridge
• Twyford henge and Round Hill bowl barrow
• Roman bath house at Parker's Piece
• Mugginton medieval settlement and part of an open field system
• Section of Roman road to the north-east of Moor Lane, Kirk Langley
• Section of Rykneld Street Roman road and remains of Bronze Age cemetery at Littleover
• Fishponds 260m north west of Mercaston Hall Farm
• Darley Abbey (remains of)
• Swarkestone Bridge
• Twelfth century tower keep castle, including sites of an eleventh century motte and bailey castle, an Anglian cemetery and a Romano-British settlement
• Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm
• Monks Bridge