Scarcliffe is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.

Retail in Scarcliffe

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

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

Arbor Low Henge is a great place to visit close to Scarcliffe if you like historic monuments.

Don't miss Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope's towns if visiting the area around Scarcliffe.

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

Don't miss Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine's old mines if visiting the area around Scarcliffe.

Places near Scarcliffe feature a number of interesting mountains including Kinder Scout.

Scarcliffe's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.

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

There are a number of hills near Scarcliffe including Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.

There are a several good ruins in the Scarcliffe area like Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool are great places to visit near Scarcliffe if you like rivers and streams.

Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall are great places to visit near Scarcliffe if you like waterfalls.

The area around Scarcliffe boasts some of the best historic buildings including Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.

Don't miss Derby's cities if visiting the area around Scarcliffe.

Don't miss Derbion's shopping centres if visiting the area around Scarcliffe.

Scarcliffe History

There are some historic monuments around Scarcliffe:

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