With the closure of the Darley Abbey Mills pedestrian and cycle bridge for safety reasons, it is no longer possible to follow the Heritage Way route through Darley Abbey village. Instead, it is necessary to follow a diversion using the east bank of the Derwent and to make use of Handyside Bridge (near to Chester […]
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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.
Derbyshire County Council improve their Active Travel capability rating
Active Travel England have now published their ratings for active travel capability for all Local Authorities in England (outside London). The ratings run from Level 0 (poor – no LAs are at this level) to Level 4 (excellent – again no LAs at this level). In previous years Derbyshire was assessed as Level 1 but […]
Derwent River Way
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 […]
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 […]
