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Wheelchair-Accessible Things to Do in Derbyshire
Everyone deserves a great day out. The attractions on this page offer wheelchair access in Derbyshire — with distances, accessibility notes where available, and reviews from other visitors.
Museums & Galleries
3.4 mi from Derbyshire
Cromford Mills
Cromford Mill is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. The mill structure is classified as... — Wikipedia
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4.1 mi from Derbyshire
National Stone Centre
The National Stone Centre is a 40-acre site of natural landscape on the edge of the Peak District, just 30 minutes north of Derby in the Derbyshire Dales. It makes for an education...
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6 mi from Derbyshire
National Tramway Museum
The National Tramway Museum in Crich, Derbyshire, is an open-air heritage attraction where you can ride vintage trams through a recreated village street and out into open countrysi...
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13.2 mi from Derbyshire
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet is a historic scythe and steelworks site in Sheffield dating back to the 1700s, where you can explore the Manager's House, Worker's Cottage and Counting...
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15.1 mi from Derbyshire
Shepherd Wheel
Shepherd Wheel Workshop is a Grade II listed, Scheduled Monument water-powered grinding workshop set in the Porter Valley, close to Endcliffe Park. Dating back to the 1500s, it was...
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16.3 mi from Derbyshire
Museum of Making
The Museum of Making sits in Derby's Silk Mill, part of the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site, and tells the story of 300 years of making in Derby. Inside you'll find...
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16.6 mi from Derbyshire
Weston Park Museum
Weston Park Museum is a museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is one mile west of Sheffield city centre within Weston Park. It is Sheffield's largest museum and is hou... — Wikipedia
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16.7 mi from Derbyshire
Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain
This is a developing museum in Derby dedicated to radio communication, built by enthusiasts and volunteers around a personal collection of several thousand items of equipment. You...
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16.8 mi from Derbyshire
Millennium Gallery
The Millennium Gallery sits in the heart of Sheffield, close to Sheffield station just 0.2 miles away, making it an easy stop whether you're visiting for the day or staying nearby....
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16.8 mi from Derbyshire
Mansfield Museum
The Mansfield Museum is a local authority museum in Nottinghamshire run by Mansfield District Council. Mansfield Museum opened in 1904. Though the present building opened in 1938. — Wikipedia
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17.1 mi from Derbyshire
National Emergency Services Museum
This is the UK's only Emergency Services Museum, set inside England's first purpose-built combined Police, Fire and Ambulance Station in Sheffield. Across three floors you'll find...
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17.1 mi from Derbyshire
The National Videogame Museum
The National Videogame Museum in Sheffield is the UK's only museum dedicated solely to videogames, with over 100 playable exhibits ranging from retro arcade machines to modern cons...
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17.4 mi from Derbyshire
Kelham Island Museum
Kelham Island Museum tells the story of Sheffield's industrial past, from master craftsmen to mass production, through the Industrial Revolution and Victorian era to the modern cit...
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17.8 mi from Derbyshire
Great Northern Classics
Great Northern Classics is a motoring-themed destination in Derby, set in buildings with over 170 years of engineering history, once home to the Victoria Ironworks and Rolls-Royce...
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19.2 mi from Derbyshire
Cheddleton Flint Mill
Cheddleton Flint Mill sits in the picturesque village of Cheddleton, between the Caldon Canal and the River Churnet, in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Here you can explore the histor...
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20.6 mi from Derbyshire
Magna Science Adventure Centre
Magna Science Adventure Centre is a hands-on science museum set inside the former Templeborough Steelworks, where four themed pavilions — Air, Earth, Fire and Water — bring interac...
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22.9 mi from Derbyshire
Paradise Mill
Paradise Mill is the atmospheric factory floor of Macclesfield's Silk Museum, built in 1862 and left largely untouched since it closed in 1981. You can explore at your own pace or...
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23.1 mi from Derbyshire
The Museum of the Mercian Regiment
This museum tells the story of the Mercian Regiment and its antecedent regiments, including the Sherwood Foresters and the Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters, through uniforms, we...
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24.9 mi from Derbyshire
Elsecar Heritage Centre
Elsecar Heritage Centre is a museum and heritage site in Barnsley, described as an Earls Village of Iron and Coal. You can browse the shopping area, with its mix of independent sho...
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25.4 mi from Derbyshire
Kegworth Heritage Centre
Kegworth Heritage Centre is a small community museum in Kegworth, North West Leicestershire, telling the story of the village and its people through local history and archaeology,...
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Water Parks
Zoos & Wildlife
21.7 mi from Derbyshire
Tropical Butterfly House
Tropical Butterfly House is a family-friendly zoo and wildlife attraction in North Anston, near Rotherham, where wildlife conservation sits at the heart of everything on offer. You...
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Where to stay near Derbyshire
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Worth knowing before you go
Accessibility varies in the detail — surfaces, accessible toilets, parking distance. Attraction pages show accessibility notes where provided; phoning ahead for specifics is always worthwhile, and attraction owners can claim their listing to keep this information accurate.
See the full things to do in Derbyshire guide for every attraction in the area. Save your favourites to a free trip planner to build the week day by day.
Frequently asked questions
How reliable is the accessibility information?
Access facilities are based on each attraction's own data, and verified owners can keep their notes up to date. For specific needs — accessible toilets, surface types, hoists — we recommend confirming with the attraction directly before your visit.
What else is there to do in Derbyshire?
Beyond this list, popular days out nearby include Darley Dale Waiting Room Museum, Matlock Bath Aquarium and Peak District Mining Museum — see the full things-to-do guide for everything within reach.
More ways to explore
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