AlfretonDerbyshire

Alfreton Hall, the nearby Ogston Reservoir, the town's position at the heart of the Amber Valley, and a Derbyshire market town that served the coal mining communities of the east Midlands

Alfreton grew as a market town serving the surrounding coal mining and hosiery industries of Derbyshire. The town's mining heritage runs deep, and the surrounding Amber Valley landscape — now largely restored — tells the story of that industrial past.

Ogston Reservoir is excellent for walking and birdwatching. The market on Fridays is good for local Derbyshire produce. Alfreton Park for a quiet afternoon.