Links
Canals and waterways
| Blackstone narrowboat | There's one narrowboat in Blackstone, Rhode Island, USA (which just happens to be twinned with Amber Valley) which has its own website. |
| Brian Dominic's Canal Pages | Brian is a keen narrowboater, and has his own site. |
| Canal Guide | Canal Guide was launched in 2008 and is a very popular and detailed website into the many UK canals.They have recently published the "Canal Clubs, Societies & Trusts" section. |
| Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association | Our nearest neighbours. |
| George's Canal Page | This is an excellent resource for everyone interested in canals. |
| Grantham Canal | The Grantham Canal is another local restoration scheme. |
| Historic Narrow Boat Owner's Club | This group supports the owners of working boats. |
| Jim Shead's Waterway Website | This website is a mine of information. |
| National Association of Boat Owners | The NABO is an organisation to look at things from the point of view of boat owners. |
| Panama Canal webcam | This is a really big lock! |
| Pennine Waterways | The Pennine Waterways Web Site shows the story of the restoration of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal! |
| Steam Boat Association of Great Britain | The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain helps preserve and operate steam boats. |
| Virtual Waterways | This Waterways Trust site provides a means for searching for old records of our canal (and many others). |
| Waterscape | The British Waterways Leisure web site is a valuable resource. |
| Wilderness Boat Owner's Club | If you own, or are interested in, a trailable boat - the Wilderness Boat Owner's Club is a useful place to start. |
Official Bodies
| Amber Valley Borough Council | This site provides information and links relating to council services and activities reflecting the tourist, business and wider community of the Amber Valley area. |
| Derbyshire County Council | This site provides information on many aspects of the Council's work. |
| Derbyshire Wildlife Trust | The DWT aims to raise awareness of potential threats, and to encourage people to care for their local environment. |
| British Waterways | The business part of the British Waterways web site. |
| Inland Waterways Association | The IWA campaigns for the restoration of our inland waterways |
| Waterways Recovery Group | They do the practical work - join them if you want to get your hands dirty! |
| Waterways Trust | The Waterways Trust provide valuble support and funding |
Historical railways
| The Friends of the Derwent Valley Line | This is a voluntary group representing passengers & local communities along the Derby-Matlock railway line. They are seeking to publicise the line & encourage usage of the line in the run-up to the hourly service to be provided by East Midlands Trains from December 2008 |
| Golden Valley Light Railway | The Golden Valley Light Railway is one of our close neighbours. |
| Midland Railway - Butterley | The Midland Railway in Butterley Park is another neighbour. |
| Midland Railway Society | The Midland Railway Society Is the "learned body" on the Midland Railway |
| Roy F Burrows Midland Collection Trust | This trust keeps a very large collection of artifacts and documents relating to the Railway. |
Local history and resources
| Bullbridge and Sawmills Area Civic Society | BASA is the Civic Society for the residents of the Bullbridge and Sawmills area. They take a keen interest in the area, including the Cromford canal which runs through the community. |
| Derby Photos | If you'd like to see photos of Derby (including some canal ones), go to Derby Photos |
| Derbyshire in Focus | Some lovely pictures of the canal, as well as the rest of Derbyshire. |
| Derbyshire Heritage | An ongoing project to collate information about many of the places of special interest in Derbyshire and the Peak District. |
| Heanor and District Local History Society | The Heanor and District Local History Society's area covers part of the Cromford, as well as the surrounding region. |
| Ilkeston Camera | If you want to get off the Erewash and visit Ilkeston, you might find Garth Newton's site interesting - it does have canal pictures on it! |
| Jacksdale | This is the local site for the village of Jacksdale. |
| John Palmer's Wirksworth Parish Records | Family historians with ancestors on the canal can check out this local parish records website |
| Langley Mill Heritage Group | A fascinating resource of photographs and memories of Langley Mill . |
| Martin Cordon's Butterley Tunnel Report | A fascinating and informative report and photographs made by Martin Cordon between October and November 2006. |
| Pentrich Historical Society | This includes details & documents relating to the Pentrich Revolution of 1817 and details of the 'Pentrich Revolution Trail', which is a 4-mile walk in & around Pentrich, Derbyshire. The site also has a lot of historical & genealogical content regarding the general history of Pentrich & its former residents. |
| Picture the Past | If you like old pictures, you might find the Picture the Past Web Site interesting |
Industrial archaeology
| The Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site | The Cromford Canal is in (and forms part of) the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site |
| Leawood Pumphouse | The Leawood Pumphouse has its own web site. |
Accommodation and Holidays
| The Derwent Hotel | A small and friendly country pub, restaurant and hotel located in the Peak District village of Whatstandwell in Derbyshire's lower Derwent Valley. The Hotel commands a prominent riverside location adjacent to Whatstandwell Bridge, and is close to the popular tourist towns of Matlock and Matlock Bath. |
| The Cromford Station Waiting Room | Set in a conservation area just outside of the village of Cromford (home of the industrial revolution), the highly individual former railway Waiting Room has been turned into a delightful holiday cottage. |
| Woodside House, Ambergate | This spacious and well-equipped family home, built in the 1840s as the chief engineer’s residence during the construction of the Midland Railway, has now been sensitively modernised and extended to offer delightful family accommodation in this lively and attraction-rich region of Derbyshire. |
| The Old Forge, Whatstandwell | Situated against the stunning Derbyshire Peaks backdrop, The Old Forge, Whatstandwell, is a sympathetic conversion with immense character offering superb accommodation for the larger party and catering for up to 11 people in very comfortable surroundings. |
| The Smithy, Whatstandwell | Sleeps 4 in 2 bedrooms Adjacent to Derwent Hotel (pub) and canal |
| Golden Valley Caravan Park | The Golden Valley Caravan and Camping Park is located in the beautiful hamlet of Golden Valley nestling along side the Cromford Canal, set in Amber Valley, the heart of Derbyshire.The park is set within 26 Acres of historic woodland. |
| The Lord Nelson, Bullbridge | A traditional village inn, situated in the Amber valley within the Derbyshire Dales, serving real ales and locally sourced organic freshly prepared home made food. We offer high standard 3 Star en-suite bed & breakfast accommodation separate from the public house and including a disabled access room. |
| The Old Saw Mill, Robin Hood | Nestling on the bank of the Cromford Canal, the Old Saw Mill, built in the early 19th Century to profile and ship gritstone from the Duke of Devonshire quarry, is now a unique residence.The building has been sympathetically restored to provide excellent standards of comfort whilst retaining originality and charm. |
| GB Canal Boat Hire | Canal Boat Holidays and Narrowboat Timeshare Rentals, enjoying the heritage of the Inland waterways canals and rivers |
| Peak District Directory | The iKnow-PeakDistrict directory of local accomodation. |
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