Whaley Thorns is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Whaley Thorns postcode: NG20 9BP

Retail in Whaley Thorns

There are great places to visit near Whaley Thorns 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.

The area around Whaley Thorns features a number of interesting ancient sites including Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Whaley Thorns like Arbor Low Henge.

Whaley Thorns's best nearby towns can be found at Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.

Caves to visit near Whaley Thorns include Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.

Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine are some of Whaley Thorns best old mines to visit near Whaley Thorns.

Kinder Scout is a great place to visit close to Whaley Thorns if you like mountains.

Whaley Thorns has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.

There are a number of lakes near to Whaley Thorns including Errwood Reservoir.

Whaley Thorns has some unmissable hills nearby like Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.

Whaley Thorns's best nearby ruins can be found at Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

There are a number of rivers and streams near Whaley Thorns including River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.

Waterfalls to visit near Whaley Thorns include Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

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

Derby is one of Whaley Thorns's best, nearby cities to visit in Whaley Thorns.

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

Whaley Thorns History

There are some historic monuments around Whaley Thorns:

• Roman villa ESE of Northfield House
• Netherthorpe moated site
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave
• Pleasley Colliery
• Cuckney motte and bailey castle
• Formal and water gardens at Shireoaks Hall
• Standing cross, Clowne
• Four watchtowers SW of town
• King's Mill viaduct
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave
• 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
• Lob Wells Shelter
• Langwith Cave
• Standing cross
• Beeston Lodge
• Markland Grips promontory fort
• Thorpe Salvin Old Hall
• Standing cross on Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse
• Ash Tree Cave
• 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
• Worksop Castle: eleventh century motte castle and twelfth century shell keep castle