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Go easy on a gravel bike, in the dark, when you don't know the trails!

Good fun

"The Chevin" including Jacksons Lane this is a mile and a half of downhill action, past the Golf Course and getting steeper all the time

Stop here, it’s pretty great

In 1266 King Henry III destroyed one of England’s largest medieval castles. Today, all that remains of Duffield Castle are the foundations, the view and its stories. The tiny 1 hectare site, nestled within the village of Duffield, Derbyshire is now bounded on all sides by housing and roads, but it is still a place to enjoy, relax in and soak up the history.

This simple stone building, set in a tranquil corner of Belper, dates from around 1250, It was built by William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, who was lord of many manors, including Belper, and who had castles at Tutbury and Duffield. At that time Belper was a village in Duffield Frith, one of the many Royal Forests-hunting grounds for the Kings of Mediaeval England.

Belper Memorial Gardens are located centrally in Belper and contain trees, attractive planting and a number of benches. George Herbert Strutt, the cotton mill owner and philanthropist granted the land to the urban district council of Belper on condition that it would maintain the site as “pleasure grounds” and “place there a suitable cenotaph or monument”.

But don't bother going up it unless you like pushing