Whaley is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Whaley postcode: NG20 9HU

Retail in Whaley

There are great places to visit near Whaley 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.

Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort are great places to visit near Whaley if you like ancient sites.

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

There are a number of towns near Whaley including Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.

Don't miss Blue John Cavern's caves if visiting the area around Whaley.

The area around Whaley's best old mines can be found at Blue John Cavern.

There are a several good mountains in the area around Whaley like Kinder Scout.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Whaley area like Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.

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

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

Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin) are some of Whaley best ruins to visit near Whaley.

Don't miss River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Whaley.

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

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

Derby is a great place to visit close to Whaley if you like cities.

The area close to Whaley boasts some of the best shopping centres including Derbion.

Whaley History

There are some historic monuments around Whaley:

• Standing cross on Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave
• Cuckney motte and bailey castle
• Ash Tree Cave
• Beeston Lodge
• Lob Wells Shelter
• Pleasley Colliery
• Markland Grips promontory fort
• Standing cross
• Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.
• Skegby Manor House, immediately south east of Pond Cottage
• Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle
• Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house
• Langwith Cave
• Bowl barrow, 240m SSE of Woodend Farm
• Thorpe Salvin Old Hall
• Standing cross, Clowne
• Four watchtowers SW of town
• Stainsby defended manorial complex including site of chapel
• Formal and water gardens at Shireoaks Hall
• Netherthorpe moated site
• Roman villa ESE of Northfield House