Calow is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Retail in Calow

There are great places to visit near Calow including some great towns, cities, hiking areas, ancient sites, historic monuments, caves, old mines, mountains, lakes, hills, ruins, historic buildings, shopping centres, rivers and streams and waterfalls.

Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope are some of Calow best towns to visit near Calow.

Places near Calow feature a number of interesting cities including Derby.

There are a number of hiking areas near Calow including Hope Valley, Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), and Three Shires Head.

There are a number of ancient sites near Calow including Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Calow like Arbor Low Henge.

Caves to visit near Calow include Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.

Calow has some unmissable old mines nearby like Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.

Mountains to visit near Calow include Kinder Scout.

There are a several good lakes in the area around Calow like Errwood Reservoir.

There are a several good hills in the Calow area like Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.

Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin) are great places to visit near Calow if you like ruins.

Calow has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.

There are a number of shopping centres near to Calow including Derbion.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Calow area like River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.

Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall are some of Calow best waterfalls to visit near Calow.

Calow History

There are some historic monuments around Calow:

• Plumbley Colliery including Seldom Seen engine house, 600m north east of Roundhill Cottages
• Section of Ryknield Street Roman road 220m north east of Pear Tree Farm
• Tramway embankment
• Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle
• Standing cross
• Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house
• Coke ovens, 120m north east of Summerley House
• Section of Rykneld Street 80yds (70m) long N of Redleadmill Brook
• Brampton Barn
• Tapton Castle motte
• Stainsby defended manorial complex including site of chapel
• Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.
• Sutton Scarsdale Hall
• Four watchtowers SW of town