English Heritage sites near Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish
WINGFIELD MANOR
12 miles from Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
13 miles from Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
17 miles from Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish
The remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England, stands beside the New Hall she raised later in the 1590s.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
20 miles from Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL
20 miles from Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish
The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
20 miles from Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
Churches in Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish
All Saints
Church Street
Ockbrook
Derby
01332 820084
https://www.oandbparish.com/
All Saints' Church has a family friendly, informal style. With regular worshippers from all ages, there is a varied programme of events, with something to suit everyone.
The worship style varies depending on the service; our 11 am service has a worship band while our 8 am services tend to be quieter and more meditative.
We run a kids church during our 11 am services, with our 4All service on the first Sunday of the month including the children in the service.
We have Inspire Youth Group for 15+ who meet on a Sunday afternoon at 5 pm and take part in events with the church as well. We also have WOW Youth group for 10-14-year-olds that run's on a Friday evening at 6.30 pm.
Do contact us for more information, or pop into one of our services for a chat, we would love to see you.
Pubs in Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish
Bartlewood Lodge
Dale Road, Ockbrook, DE72 3RY
(01332) 677198
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Cross Keys
Green Lane, Ockbrook, DE72 3SE
(01332) 662308
crosskeys-ockbrook.co.uk
Forester's Arms
Planning permission granted for conversion to 10 homes on site, and now demolished.
Nag's Head Hotel
The Nag's Head hotel is situated on the main Nottingham road in Borrowash towards Draycott. It is an old style village community pub with a central bar serving both the public bar and the lounge. It is a Marston's house and they serve Pedig...
Noah's Ark
The Noah's Ark building still stands on the corner in Borrowash but has been made into flats.
Queen's Head
Victoria Avenue, Ockbrook, DE72 3RN
(01332) 416293
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Royal Oak
55 Green Lane, Ockbrook, DE72 3SE
(01332) 662378
royaloakockbrook.com
White Swan Inn
19 Church Street, Ockbrook, DE72 3RB
(01332) 673872
whiteswanockbrook.co.uk/
Wilmot Arms
The Wilmot Arms situated in the village of Borrowash, Derby is a good example of a family run pub, it has a reputation for serving quality food with excellent service and facilities. The Pub consists of two rooms a bar and lounge, the lou...