English Heritage sites near Holbrook Parish
WINGFIELD MANOR
6 miles from Holbrook 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.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
13 miles from Holbrook 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
14 miles from Holbrook 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
16 miles from Holbrook 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.
HOB HURST'S HOUSE
16 miles from Holbrook Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
17 miles from Holbrook Parish
The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.
Churches in Holbrook Parish
St Michael's, Holbrook, Derbyshire
St Michael's is a traditional parish church with a strong musical identity. Our services comprise a mixture of Common Worship and Book of Common prayer services and the organ and choir lead the worship each week. Members of the community join the choir for the village carol service and annual cantata on Good Friday.
There is a monthly fellowship group mainly attended by those who are retired held jointly with the Methodist church and a midweek service and coffee morning on a monthly basis.
Regular concerts, organ recitals and fund raising social events are held to bring the community together and enable the sustainability of the church building.
The church is registered as an Eco Church and works with the village Green team to develop the wildlife found in its churchyard.
Pubs in Holbrook Parish
Dead Poets Inn
This beautiful old-worldly village pub was built in 1800 and was initially called the Cross Keys. Now owned by Everards Brewery and leased by the Brunswick Brewery based in Derby. A main stone flagged bar area with low ceilings, high backed...
Fox & Hounds
Alfreton Road, Coxbench, DE21 5BA
(01332) 880835
foxandhoundscoxbench.com
Spotted Cow
12 Town Street, Holbrook, DE56 0TA
(01332) 880798
thespottedcowholbrook.co.uk
Wheel Inn
Very friendly 3 roomed pub with some original character features. A large terrace to the rear with vines leading down to a large pleasant beer garden. Always a good selection of ales. Usually 5 in total including Oakham, Thornbridge, Bass,...