Matlock is a former spa town on the River Derwent, in the county of Derbyshire. Located at the edge of the scenic Peak District, Matlock was primarily an agricultural area with lead mining and quarrying up until about the 1830’s when John Smedley established Hydrotheraphy here and made it one of the most celebrated centres in the country for the use of water therapy. When the railway arrived in 1849, Matlock flourished as a spa town and trams were used to ferry visitors up to the hydros for the therapy; on what was one of the steepest tramways in the country.
Although modern medicine has taken precedence over water therapy, Matlock is still a thriving town that visitors love. In the centre of town is Hall Leys Park that provides a wealth of recreational facilities, including tennis, miniature golf, miniature railway, bowls, children’s play area, paddling pool and small boating lake. Rail enthusiasts flock here to enjoy the Matlock and Daley Dale line that opened in 1991. When the original Matlock and Buxton railway was closed in 1968, a group of railway enthusiasts formed the Peak Railway Society in 1975 and re-opened the line; in 1997 they extended it to a new station at Rowsley South.
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The Showground
The Cliff
Matlock, DE4 5EW
8 Dale Road
Matlock, DE4 3LT
1 Haddon View
Birchover Rd
Matlock, DE4 2LR
Unit 8, 2, Dale Road
Matlock, DE4 3LT.
4 Kingsfield Industrial Estate
Derby Rd
Matlock, DE4 4BG
256 Dale Rd
Matlock Bath
Matlock, DE4 3NT
Cherboug
Market Place
Matlock, DE4 5DD
23, Firs Parade
Matlock, DE4 3AS.
The Square
Wirksworth
Matlock, DE4 4ET
Staden Business Park Staden Ln
Matlock, SK17 9RZ
9 Firs Parade
Matlock, DE4 3AS
Crown Square
Matlock, DE4 3AT
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