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Cromford Bridge

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.11098, -1.55309

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Glow-worm, Meadow Grasshopper, Geotrupes spiniger +57 more · last seen 2025

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Grade II* listed building: CROMFORD BRIDGE (OVER RIVER DERWENT); Historic site

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Pyramidal Orchid, Dog's Mercury +56 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
White Peak LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 680Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route852 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route194 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths
Intake Lanebridleway · 559 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 559 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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Mill Road crossing the River Derwent at Cromford Bridge

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mill Road crossing the River Derwent at Cromford Bridge

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Facilities

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Café

1 nearby · 234m

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Parking

Cromford Meadows Car Park · Paid · 136m

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Toilets

2 · 165m away

Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hall Leys ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Derwent GardensUrban park900 m→🌱Derwent GardensUrban park900 m→🌱Lovers' WalksUrban park1 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park1.3 km→🌱Knowleston GardensUrban park2.6 km→