Pleasley is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.

Retail in Pleasley

There are great places to visit near Pleasley 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.

There are a several good towns in the Pleasley area like Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.

The area around Pleasley's best cities can be found at Derby.

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

Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort are some of Pleasley best ancient sites to visit near Pleasley.

Pleasley is near some unmissable historic monuments like Arbor Low Henge,

Pleasley has some unmissable caves nearby like Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.

Pleasley's best nearby old mines can be found at Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.

There are a number of mountains near to Pleasley including Kinder Scout.

Don't miss Errwood Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Pleasley.

Shining Tor, and Higger Tor are some of Pleasley best hills to visit near Pleasley.

There are a number of ruins near Pleasley including Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby are some of Pleasley best historic buildings to visit near Pleasley.

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

Rivers and Streams to visit near Pleasley include River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.

There are a several good waterfalls in the Pleasley area like Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

Pleasley History

There are some historic monuments around Pleasley:

• King's Mill viaduct
• Sutton Scarsdale Hall
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave
• Langwith Cave
• Bowl barrow, 240m SSE of Woodend Farm
• Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle
• Standing cross, Clowne
• Stainsby defended manorial complex including site of chapel
• Roman villa ESE of Northfield House
• Skegby Manor House, immediately south east of Pond Cottage
• Four watchtowers SW of town
• Cuckney motte and bailey castle
• Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house
• Markland Grips promontory fort
• Site of Abbey Church
• Standing cross on Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse
• Pinxton Castle motte and fortified manor with moated site and five fishponds
• Mound on Hamilton Hill
• Castle Hill fortified manor
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave
• Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.
• Market cross, Kirkby in Ashfield
• Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church
• Pleasley Colliery
• Fountain Dale moat