From Ladybower to Derby – Derek Latham, Chair of the Derwent Valley Trust, explores the beautiful Derwent Valley on foot. Day 1 We set off late Sunday afternoon from the Upper Derwent Visitor Centre, crossing below the majesty of the dam that holds the Derwent reservoir. It was this dam where the Lancaster’s practiced dropping…
The Derwent Valley Cycleway will be a multi-user, off-road path from Derby centre all the way up the Derwent valley to Chatsworth. Just north of Belper, the cycleway route goes along the beautiful (but seriously pot-holed!) Wyver Lane. The Derwent Valley Trust are aiming to re-surface the Wyver Lane section of the cycleway this autumn….
One of our interesting challenges, as we run alongside the beautiful but winding Derwent, is to arrange bridges at the many places needed. Some bridges are already there and can be shared, others are in place for other purposes, like pedestrian, road, rail, or even pipes! Some will need to be built. Pictured here is…
Derby City Council have submitted a planning application for the building of a multi-user path through Darley Park from near the Abbey Inn to the rowing clubs by Handyside Bridge. The Derwent Valley Cycleway project is strongly in favour of the creation of this path (which forms part of the proposed cycleway route) and are…
Derby Museums have recently been successful in adding two paintings by Joseph Wright to their collection. These show views of the Derwent Valley (Masson Mill and Willersley Castle) that will be visible from the proposed Derwent Valley Cycleway. The paintings can be viewed at Derby Museum Looking forward to seeing the same views from the…