British post boxes in Derbyshire
Take a closer look at our letter boxes I recently posted some postcards for a guest at our local post box at Matlock Green and noticed the Victorian Royal Cypher and how unusual it was. That got me thinking about their history. Will these objects of British heritage...
Matlock Cable Tramway – All aboard, tickets please…..
Did you know the first single line cable tramway was opened in Matlock on the 28th March 1893? The tramway was the steepest anywhere in the world its gradient was measured at one in five and a half over its five eighths of a mile length. It carried more than a quarter...
Matlock Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is on 11 November each year. It commemorates all those who have fallen in the two World Wars (1914-1918 and 1939-1945) and later conflicts. It was originally known as Armistice Day, but was renamed Remembrance Day after the Second World War....
The history of Knowleston Place in Matlock
Glendon (number 7) is part of the row of four grand Early Victorian residences built between 1857 and 1858 by local industrialist John Knowles on Knowleston Place. The properties were described as beautiful villas, with ornamental and rock gardens opposite shared...Reviews from our guests
The best B&B we have stayed at. Period. Immaculate rooms, brilliant location for the peak district, perfect hosts, and the best full-English breakfast around. We will definitely be back!
My husband, teenage daughter and myself stayed here for two nights in September.
Firstly we just loved Matlock it is a beautiful town with lots to offer.
Then we come to our accommodation. Glendon Guest House has been lovingly restored with a keen eye for detail. Every comfort has been considered. We couldn't have felt more welcomed and we couldn't have been looked after any better! Breakfast was delicious and they catered for a vegan with much care and forethought. I can highly recommend Glendon Guest House and look forward to our return.
A definite 5 star experience in Glendon cannot fault anything at all! Superb breakfast, comfy bed and modern shower with amenities. Nice touch bar fridge in room. Great to have a sitting room with port or sherry beautiful touch. House has been wonderfully renovated and owners go beyond extra mile. Highly recommend and will be back.
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