Upper Pleasley is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Upper Pleasley postcode: NG19 7PU

Retail in Upper Pleasley

There are great places to visit near Upper Pleasley 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 number of ancient sites near Upper Pleasley including Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.

Don't miss Arbor Low Henge's historic monuments if visiting the area around Upper Pleasley.

There are a several good towns in the Upper Pleasley area like Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.

There are a number of caves near to Upper Pleasley including Blue John Cavern.

Blue John Cavern is one of Upper Pleasley's best, nearby old mines to visit in Upper Pleasley.

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

The area around Upper Pleasley boasts some of the best hiking areas including Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.

Errwood Reservoir is a great place to visit close to Upper Pleasley if you like lakes.

Don't miss Shining Tor, and Higger Tor's hills if visiting the area around Upper Pleasley.

There are a several good ruins in the Upper Pleasley area like Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Upper Pleasley area like River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.

The area around Upper Pleasley features a number of interesting waterfalls including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

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

Cities to visit near Upper Pleasley include Derby.

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

Upper Pleasley History

There are some historic monuments around Upper Pleasley:

• Bowl barrow, 240m SSE of Woodend Farm
• Site of Abbey Church
• Roman villa ESE of Northfield House
• Market cross, Kirkby in Ashfield
• Sutton Scarsdale Hall
• Stainsby defended manorial complex including site of chapel
• King's Mill viaduct
• Four watchtowers SW of town
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave
• Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.
• Mound on Hamilton Hill
• Skegby Manor House, immediately south east of Pond Cottage
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave
• Standing cross on Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse
• Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle
• Castle Hill fortified manor
• Pinxton Castle motte and fortified manor with moated site and five fishponds
• Fishponds 170m south of Damstead Farm
• Langwith Cave
• Pleasley Colliery
• Markland Grips promontory fort
• Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church
• Fountain Dale moat
• Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house