United Kingdom
England
East Midlands
Derbyshire
Amber Valley
Crich
Duke's Quarries Rockfaces in Oxhay Wood
United Kingdom
England
East Midlands
Derbyshire
Amber Valley
Crich
Duke's Quarries Rockfaces in Oxhay Wood
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Recommended by 134 hikers
Location: Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Great spot just off of the canal. Steep walk up but definitely worth it to stroll through the woods
March 3, 2019
Very pretty little wood, unusual due to the Duke's Quarries rockfaces. Nearby Cliff Quarry is the last one still working today, extracting Sandstone & Gritstone.
April 15, 2024
Oxhay Wood is a forest in Derbyshire. Oxhay Wood is situated nearby to the village Crich Carr and the hamlet Wakebridge.
Duke's quarries were a large network of 19th century stone quarries with tracks leading down to the Cromford Canal and railway.
December 24, 2022
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