Museums · East Midlands
National Stone Centre
In or near Middleton.
National Stone Centre is a museum in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Steeple Grange · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
National Stone Centre is a museum in the United Kingdom. Address: DE4 4LS. Coordinates: 53.0936°, -1.5736°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Official information
The National Stone Centre is a 40-acre site dedicated to exploring geology and the natural landscape. Visitors can engage in activities like geo-trails, gem-panning, and enjoy a children's playground. The site also features educational programs and facilities for school visits.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Colehill Quarries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The National Stone Centre is a museum, an industrial heritage discovery centre and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.0936, -1.5736
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Wirksworth
- Postcode
- DE4 4LS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Phone
- 07534 857423
- Nearest railway station
- Steeple Grange — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.nationalstonecentre.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q23305123 (CC0)
- wikipedia: National Stone Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: National Stone Centre 1734149 faeb4fc8.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is National Stone Centre?
- National Stone Centre is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE4 4LS), in the parish of Wirksworth.
- What is National Stone Centre?
- National Stone Centre is a museum in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to National Stone Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Steeple Grange, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode DE4 4LS.
- Is National Stone Centre a protected site?
- Yes — National Stone Centre is part of the Colehill Quarries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to National Stone Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Steeple Grange, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE4 4LS.