The Labour Party’s manifesto pledged to create nine new National River Ways. The Derbyshire River Derwent would be an excellent choice for the East Midlands region. The Derwent offers a realistically sized project uniquely linking a National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The significant progress already achieved means that the delivery of the […]
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Explore the river in the heart of England
The Derwent Valley Trust promotes the history, arts, wildlife, access and leisure opportunities that surround the river Derwent along its 55 mile course through the beautiful Derbyshire Dales, Peak District, and Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Support our project with the aim to enable you to ride, walk, paddle or cycle the Derwent Valley – safely and away from traffic.
Derwent Valley Cycleway Bridge Ideas
The Derwent Valley Cycleway route inevitably means that we will need to cross the River Derwent in places. We have been looking into finding a cost-effective solution. A serendipitous link led to a meeting with Ronald Yee, a very experienced chartered bridge architect and designer from Kent University and Yee Associates: architects and designers. He […]
Historic Mills in the Derwent Valley
The Mills of Britain database provides an interactive resource displaying mill locations compiled from select digitised eighteenth and nineteenth century maps. This was created as part of the “Away from the water” project at Glasgow University. As well as providing background information on the mills within the Derwent Valley (and across the rest of Great […]
Planning application for Belper section submitted
We’re pleased to report that the planning application for the Belper section of the cycleway is now under consideration by Amber Valley Borough Council with an expected decision date in November. This cycleway section runs, as shown on the map, from Chevin Road, past the Severn Trent sewage works, and then all the way to […]
