Smisby is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Retail in Smisby

There are great places to visit near Smisby 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 Smisby best ancient sites to visit near Smisby.

Arbor Low Henge is one of Smisby's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Smisby.

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

Blue John Cavern is a great place to visit close to Smisby if you like caves.

Blue John Cavern is one of Smisby's best, nearby old mines to visit in Smisby.

Kinder Scout is a great place to visit close to Smisby if you like mountains.

Hiking Areas to visit near Smisby include Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.

Errwood Reservoir is a great place to visit close to Smisby if you like lakes.

Don't miss Shining Tor, and Higger Tor's hills if visiting the area around Smisby.

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

There are a number of rivers and streams near Smisby including River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.

The area around Smisby features a number of interesting waterfalls including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

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

Derby is one of Smisby's best, nearby cities to visit in Smisby.

Places near Smisby feature a number of interesting shopping centres including Derbion.

Smisby History

There are some historic monuments around Smisby:

• Settlement site
• Bretby Castle fortified manor
• Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
• Viking barrow cemetery in Heath Wood
• Moated site, fishponds, formal garden and settlement earthworks east of St Michael's Church
• Coal mining remains in Lount Wood
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains
• Ashby Castle and associated formal garden
• Dovecote 85m south of Netherseal Old Hall
• Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue
• Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
• Medieval church and cross 45m south of St George's Church
• Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm
• Calke Park Tunnel
• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Settlement site and enclosures
• Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall
• Twyford henge and Round Hill bowl barrow
• Swarkestone Bridge
• Moira blast furnace