Getting Here
We're less than an hour's drive from Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby or around 40 minutes from either J25 or J28 off the M1. Click here for Google maps
By Bus: the ‘Sixes’ travel between Derby and Bakewell and the 110-111b between Matlock and Ashbourne. Click here for timetables
By Train: Regular hourly services run from Derby to Cromford, our nearest mainline station, where you can walk to catch the 6:1 bus up the hill. Click here for train times
Or plan your visit to arrive by heritage rail along the beautiful Ecclesbourne Valley Railway to Wirksworth's own train station. Click here for train times
Parking
There are two central Pay & Display Car Parks:
The Market Place & Barmote Croft.
There's also a FREE car park at Canterbury Road (behind the Wheatsheaf Inn).
Each has disabled parking spaces.
EV Charging
The Market Place: 1x Type 2 (43kW), 1x CHAdeMO (50kW) and 1x CCS (50kW)
The CO-OP: 2x Type 2 (7kW)
Accommodation
From cosy cottages to opulent apartments, from family homes to grand Georgian Townhouses, Wirksworth provides a great selection of accommodation for all tastes and price ranges.
The Old Lockup guesthouse is set in the town's old police station and offers four rooms and a home cooked breakfast.
The Apartment provides luxury contemporary self contained accommodation.
The Red Lion Hotel offers a range of rooms above The Feather Star Alehouse.
And of course there are plenty of AirBnb hosts in town.
Wherever you stay please don't forget to support our local high street shops and services and do your bit to help keep Wirksworth the kind of vibrant town you'll want to come back to.
Plan to shop at Ken's or Dips, order your bread from Skopa and get your meat from David or Nick - the two butchers in town - check out What's On for details of the town markets and the Places to Shop directory on this website.
Wirksworth Mini Guide
Or why not download the perfect introduction for visiting Wirksworth with our handy mini-guide? It has a map, 10 things to see and do and a short (but intersting) history. You can always pick it up as a proper fold-out printed version at any of the places noted above.
Need More Information?
When you're in town you can always pick up maps, trails and other information around town. Pop into the excellent Wirksworth Heritage Centre, the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway station, the town library or just ask a local - we're a friendly bunch and only too happy to tell you where to find the best bits of Wirksworth.