Chatsworth Park
Circular walk
A circular walk through Chatsworth Park, passing by Chatsworth House and through the village of Edensor, then along the bank of the River Derwent. Downloadable map available here.
Useful Information
How to get there: From the M6: take J29 Chesterfield and follow the brown signs. From Matlock: take the A6, then the B6012.
Grid Reference: SK 258 685
Nearest Postcode: DE4 2NX
Parking: Calton Lees car park.
The Walk
A walk through Chatsworth Park, Edensor and along the River Derwent.
Map with thanks to Ordnance Survey.
Walk
1 Leave the car park through the gate at the top right-hand corner.
2 Take a left to head alongside the park wall. You will follow it up a hill until it reaches a track which has a gate across it.
3 Take a right and head across the park, following the marked path leading towards the church spire.
4 With the churchyard on your right, follow the path along to reach a small iron gate in a wall, which once through leads to some steps heading down into the village of Edensor. Take a right at the bottom of the steps to walk through the village.
5 Head down and out through the blue gates in front of the village, then cross over the road and join the path which goes over the hill to Chatsworth House.
6 Cross over the drive but stay on your side of the river and take a right to walk alongside the bank of the river (with the river on your left).
7 Once you reach the ruined mill, turn right to walk up the hill and to the gates on the road which lead you to the start point car park./p>
Enjoy this walk?
Say thanks with a coffee.
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