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Travelling
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A610 west from Nottingham,
A38 north from Derby. |
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Derbyshire
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Derbyshire
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 Ripley |
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Ripley, a town
with its roots in industry, mainly due to the Butterley Company
with its ironworks.
Today the town has
a shopping centre, and a leisure centre, and despite rebuilding
work some of the original buildings remain to be seen today.
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Map of Ripley |
What
To See -
Ripley Tourist Attractions
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 Denby
Pottery Visitor Centre, Derby Road, Denby DE5 8NX, on
B6179, south of the town, has a museum, guided factory tours
and a shop of the famous Denby Pottery 
Open: factory tours, Mon-Thu 10:30 & 13:00, Fri 10:30; Craft
room 10:00-15:30 daily. Factory shop Mon-Sat 9:00-17:00. |
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Railway Centre, Butterley Station, DE5 3QZ , a very big
collection of steam & diesel locomotives, with coaches & goods
wagons as well as miniature and model train layouts. Shop, etc,
Tel: 01773 570140 |
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Wingfield
Manor, South Wingfield, A610 then A6 before right to
Crich and South Wingfield, ruined 15th-century mansion and tower
used in the film "Jayne Eyre" and TV series
"Peak Practice" , Mary Queen of Scots was once imprisoned
here, Tel: 01773 832060
Open: Wed-Sun Apr-Nov  |
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Where
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Around
The Ripley Area
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A day out in Matlock and Matlock
Bath, lots of things to see and do |
Tourist Information on Nearby Towns To Visit - straight line distance:
Heanor (3.37 miles) Eastwood (4.73 miles) Ilkeston (6.47 miles) Kimberley (7.22 miles) Wirksworth (7.29 miles) Kirkby-in-Ashfield (7.52 miles) Sutton-in-Ashfield (7.81 miles) Matlock Bath (8.12 miles) Hucknall (8.42 miles) Matlock (8.59 miles) Derby (9.32 miles) |
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Area
Telephone Code
01773 |
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Information
Centre
Ripley
Town Hall
Market Place
Ripley DE5 3BT
Tel: 01773 841488
Fax: 01773 841487 |
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Our
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Call
0870 4786316
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