visit Ashbourne

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    We're new

    www.discoverashbourne.com is an exciting new website, launched November 2021 with a vision and mission to showcase everything of interest in Ashbourne. Work is ongoing to improve the site so please keep visiting to see how we are getting on.

    Where to stay in Ashbourne

    Ashbourne is the perfect choice for a short break or a longer holiday. Our accommodation page aims to list everything within 5 miles of the town centre. You can filter using B&B, campsites etc to narrow down your choice.

    where to stay

    Things to see and do in and around Ashbourne

    shopping

    Ashbourne is famous for its quality independent shopping - our dedicated shopping page lists them all.

    Shopping

    dining & drinking

    Cafes, restaurants, pubs & takeaways - they are all listed here.

    Dining & drinking

    events and what's on

    Find out whats going on in and around Ashbourne.

    what's on

    the tissington trail

    Ashbourne is the home of The Tissington Trail: starting in the town centre it is one of the best traffic-free routes for cyclists in England.

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    features & attractions

    Our guide to monuments, public spaces, architectural gems and other features of note within Ashbourne.

    Coming soon

    nearby places

    Places to visit by car, perhaps by bicycle or even on foot, all within ten miles of Ashbourne.

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    About Ashbourne

    Please see the home page.

    Shopping

    Ashbourne is renowned for its diverse range of independent retailers, with a special emphasis on ladies fashions, jewellery, interiors, gifts and food & drink, as well as a renowned antiques quarter.  Most shops are clustered around the town centre within easy reach of car parks. Browse our directory to see every shop that’s in and around Ashbourne.

    Directory

    Dining & drinking

    Ashbourne has many fabulous local cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants, with a choice of cuisines and styles to please almost everybody.  Browse our directory to see what’s in and around Ashbourne.

    Directory

    Whats on

    Our what's on page features everything happening in and around Ashbourne.

    Whats on

    Car parking in Ashbourne

    To properly explore Ashbourne’s shops, alleyways and eateries takes all day so it's worth choosing long stay parking. Follow the link for our dedicated parking page

    all about car parks

    Directions

    Use DE6 1DR to set your sat nav for one of the long-stay car parks in the centre of Ashbourne.

    google map

    Ashbourne bus services

    Ashbourne has a really good bus service for a small rural town. All the large supermarkets have bus stops nearby as do most residential areas. Nearby towns and villages including Belper, Brailsford, Brassington, Buxton, Carsington Water, Derby, Earl Sterndale, Ellastone, Hulland Ward, Leek, Longnor, Matlock, Uttoxeter & Wirksworth are all directly accessible by bus from Ashbourne.

    Ashbourne bus station

    Timetables

    Tickets

    The Swift: Ashbourne to Derby & Uttoxeter

    Service 114: Ashbourne to Derby

    Service 108: Ashbourne to Leek

    Service 441 and 442: Ashbourne to Buxton

    Service 113: Ashbourne to Belper

    Service 110 and 111: Ashbourne to Matlock

    Door to door service

    Coach services

    Ashbourne train services

    Ashbourne does not have a train station but there are several within easy reach.  The Trainline or National Rail Enquiries are good sources of information on times and tickets.

    Derby trains

    Uttoxeter trains

    Buxton trains

    Matlock trains

    Local history & heritage

    Ashbourne's heritage is on multiple websites at the moment.  We are planning to bring it all together but meanwhile, you will need to do some surfing.  We have included a link below to one of our favourite heritage websites.

    WANT TO LEARN MORE…

    www.ourashbourne.co.uk

    LOCAL WALKS

    Ashbourne is a great place to base yourself for easy walking. The surrounding countryside is beautiful and undemanding and there is a really good network of public paths and quiet roads.

    We are producing a selection of easy local walks as downloadable pdfs (more coming soon but this what we've got so far):

    All walks

    All our walks in one easy download.

    Countryside walk 1

    A half day walk along the Henmore Valley to the hamlet of Atlow offering lovely views across the valley to the hills beyond, and a scheduled ancient monument.

    Countryside walk 2

    An easy half day walk through woods and open fields South and West of Ashbourne.

    Countryside walk 3

    A 3 hour walk west of Ashbourne to Mapleton and Martin Hill.

    Countryside walk 4

    This is a shorter version of walk 2, under 2 hours out to Sturston Hall and back.

    Town walk 1

    A tour around some of Ashbourne's finest Georgian buildings - around 1 hour.

    Town walk 2

    A tour of some of Ashbourne's yards and alleyways - around 1 hour.

    Town walk 3

    A circular walk from the Waterside car park to the town centre and back - perhaps fifteen minutes each way.

    Local cycle rides

    Coming soon...

    Town map

    See the map for the four main car
    parks in the centre of town.

    View map