Pleasant Rambles Around Derby Author:John Ward General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1895 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: 3 g. . Detour by Belper Lane End, ij m., to Ambergate Sta., 3J m. ; or Whatstandwell Sta., sJ m. -- by roads and lanes. Rather hilly ; very picturesque, and good views of the Derwent. Bear to the right instead of as above, at the pond at the Lane End. Follow this road until it falls in to another, when descend to Hurt's Bridge (toll) and Ambergate (4) to the right. For Whatstandwell -- take the pretty Shining Cliff Wood walk on the left just before this bridge. A short and pretty route by the fields near the river from Belper bridge is now barred against the public by "No Road." 3 h. To Ambergate Sta., z m. -- by the highway, see 1 a. 3 i. To Ambergate Sta., by Crich Lane, z| m. -- by road. Very hilly ; rugged ; good views. This is an elevated road, now little used, above the cemetery. At the highest point, Heage Firs (500 ft.), descend to the left by Toadmoor to Ambergate -- beautiful views of the Derwent. Sect1on 4. FROM AMBERGATE STATION. M. R. ioj m. 1od.; is. 4d. N. Rd. Ambergate, romantically situated at the confluence of the Derwent and the Amber, is little else than an important railway junction, the left-hand line being to Manchester, the right, to Leeds and Scotland. It may be regarded as the beginning of the Peak ; few rambles of the county excel in sylvan beauty that from this station to Cromford or Matlock, but it is outside our circle. Southwards, the routes are already described : eastwards, to Ripley, etc., the country is not worth 'doing,' as it is mixed up with railways and coal. Just above the Station is the Cromford Canal, a work of no mean engineering skill (7), and on its ...« less