by Glendon B&B Matlock | Apr 6, 2018 | Derbyshire, Matlock
The Lumsdale Valley, a local walk from Matlock and a hidden treasure. Situated on the edge of Matlock town you will find a secret valley which is home to one of Britain’s best water-powered industrial archaeological sites. Now owned by the Arkwright Society, the... 
by Glendon B&B Matlock | Jan 1, 2018 | Derbyshire, Peak District
The year that is… Derbyshire! Welcome to 2018. We hope you had a great start to the New Year and are looking forward to 2018. As usual Derbyshire and the Peak District have a range of events during the year. The famous well-dressings that run throughout the summer;... 
by Glendon B&B Matlock | Sep 28, 2017 | Matlock
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... 
by Glendon B&B Matlock | Mar 20, 2017 | Derbyshire
The Romans were the first “tourists” in Derbyshire, to exploit its caves and caverns for minerals. Lead was mined for hundreds of years. In the Hope Valley, on the boarder of the “White Peak” and “Dark Peak” you will find several Caves to visit. Peak Cavern, also... 
by Glendon B&B Matlock | Oct 22, 2016 | 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...
