South-West of Matlock, nestled amid limestone hills, is the ancient Derbyshire village of Bonsall. The village owes its name to Bunt, an Anglian settler and his land “Bunteshalle”. Bonsall Brook through time has shaped the village. Today, from its highest point at Uppertown, it flows beneath High and Yeoman Streets to surface again at the Clatterway. Its water once powered the local cotton industry and also powered a corn mill, joinery mill and mill for shaping and polishing Blue John stone. Bonsall is best explored on foot, especially along the ascending cliff top paths linking the once separate settlements of Nether Bonsall and Upper Bonsall. Rising out of the limestone hill stands the church of St. James on Yeoman Street, originally built around 1230 and restored in 1863. In the Market Place, from the top of the 13 circular steps of the stone cross, John Wesley once preached. In the nearby King’s Head pub his followers would have supped. In August is held a village carnival marking the Feast of St. James with well dressing in and around the village. Bonsall is undoubtedly a scenery lover and walker’s paradise with guided walks on offer and many old trails to explore.
Attraction
Pub and Bar
Barley Mow
Kings Head
Pig of Lead
Shops
The Queens Head Cafe
Hollies Farm Plant Centre
Places to Stay near Bonsall
New Bath Hotel (1.00 miles)
High Tor Hotel (1.18 miles)
Willersley Castle Hotel (1.22 miles)
The Greyhound Hotel (1.26 miles)
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The Secret Cottage (1.36 miles)
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Alison House (1.60 miles)
Hollybush Inn (2.23 miles)
Duke of Wellington (2.34 miles)
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Greenhill Cottage (2.57 miles)
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The Old Lock-Up (2.58 miles)
The Old Lock Up, where once prisoners slopped out with buckets, now has the last word in luxury. An invigorating double airbath soothes aching muscles after a day walking the Dales, a glass of wine ... More | visit website
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