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We have a wide variety of places to stay; including holiday homes, camping and caravan sites, bed and breakfasts and top quality hotels.
The range of accommodation is avaialble to view and book via the Visit Chesterfield and Peak District and Derbyshire websites.
Bolsover District is one of the country's best kept secrets. Ideally situated at the heart of the country, nestling between Sherwood Forest and the Peak District it offers a superb blend of spectacular scenery, historical features and quaint market towns.
We have a wide range of attractions, leisure activities, trails and days out for you to explore:
- Barlborough Heritage Centre
- Bolsover Castle
- Creswell Crags
- East Midlands Designer Outlet
- Hardwick Hall
- Markets
- Pleasley Vale Outdoor Activity Centre
- Stainsby Mill
- The Herb Garden at Hardstoft
- Walks and trails
For more information on attractions in and around Derbyshire and the Peak District, please visit the Peak District and Derbyshire website.
Please visit our main walks and trails page on the Outdoor Recreation section.
Tourist Information is provided in our Council offices and local libraries throughout the District. The nearest Visitor Information Centre is located in Chesterfield which gives you a whole host of information about the area. You can also visit the Peak District and Derbyshire website.
Bolsover Civic Society's have also produced a documentary 'Building a Legacy' that highlights aspects of their work to help improve the town and its environment.
Well Dressing is the traditional art of decorating springs and wells with pictures using only what nature can provide. Its origins are a mystery and are thought to date back to the time of the Celts or even earlier.
With dedication and skill in its execution, this ancient custom offers a fascinating insight into traditional Derbyshire heritage. To set the foundation for the pictures, a wooden board is soaked for a few days before it is filled with soft, wet clay. Every village then has its own way of transferring the outline of the picture to the clay. Some use wool, others use bark or alder cones, known locally as ‘blacks’.
The picture is then ‘coloured in’. Some villages call this ‘petalling’, but some villages have different methods. In Barlow, for example, this process is known as ‘flowering’ because, instead of petals, they use whole flower heads to decorate the picture.
These intricate and detailed pictures can take a team of people up to seven days to complete and the dressing will only last about a week before the clay dries and cracks and the flowers fade. Details of these events are provided in our yearly events brochure, but more infromation can be found about Well Dressings in the area on the Visit Chesterfield website.