Hall Leys Park

Historic Park next to River Derwent!

Hall Leys Park was officially opened on 23 June 1911 to celebrate the Coronation of King George V and the local council continues to invest in it. Obviously the views vary with the seasons, as do the ...

Matlock Victorian Market

Made a special trip for this 3 day event, & it was ..... okay. There was plenty of stalls but there wasnt anything Victorian about it. It had more of a feel of a large car boot sale, as many of the st...

Visit if in area

Whilst on a walkabout in Matlock came across the Hall Leys Park, the flowers/ beds were beautiful, the whole park was well maintained, there is a boating lake. Park was well frequented by families, ...

Disappointed.

So underwhelmed by this park, we visited in the middle of August on a Saturday and almost all of the facilities were closed. Boating 'lake' is a tiny pond which, had the boats been operating, would ha...

20 for a wee

Great park - let down by the 20p charge for a toilet! It should be a crime to expect people using a public park of this size, in todays climate to pay 20p to complete a basic, human function such as u...