English Heritage sites near Bamford Parish
PEVERIL CASTLE
4 miles from Bamford Parish
Founded soon after 1066 by William Peverel, one of William the Conqueror's most trusted knights, Peveril Castle offers breathtaking views of the Peak District from its position high above Castleton.
HOB HURST'S HOUSE
11 miles from Bamford Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
13 miles from Bamford Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
13 miles from Bamford Parish
The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.
MONK BRETTON PRIORY
17 miles from Bamford Parish
The substantial ruins of a Cluniac monastery, with an unusually well-marked ground plan, an almost complete west range and a 15th-century gatehouse.
SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL
17 miles from Bamford Parish
The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America.
Churches in Bamford Parish
St John the Baptist
Main Road
Bamford & Derwent
Hope Valley
01433 410036
St John's is the Anglican parish church in the village of Bamford. It's part of a united benefice with Hathersage (St Michael & All Angels) and Grindleford (St Helen's)
We also have close links with the other Christian groups in the village - Methodist, Roman Catholic and Quakers.
We are a small but lively congregation who enjoy a range of worship styles with some modern Christian hymns/songs
Our church is a collection point for the Food Banks in Buxton and Chesterfield: many Bamford villagers contribute generously to that.
Pubs in Bamford Parish
Anglers Rest
At the heart of Bamford and not far from Ladybower reservoir, this is a community hub in every sense, where the locals have been running the pub (and associated Post Office and Rest Cafe) since 2013.
The main bar is the focal point and is...
Derwent Country House
The Derwent Hotel has been converted from a hotel/pub into a self catering venue.
Sickleholme Golf Club
Sickleholme Golf Club, Bamford
Yorkshire Bridge Inn
Ashopton Road, Bamford, S33 0AZ
(01433) 651361
yorkshire-bridge.co.uk/