Things to do

Chesterfield is an ideal base from which to explore the historic houses of Chatsworth, Hardwick Hall, Haddon Hall and Bolsover Castle, as well as the surrounding countryside of the Peak District and Sherwood Forest. 

The museum and art gallery explores the town's rich historical heritage. As well as the programme of exhibitions, the 'Story of Chesterfield'  is taken as its theme and shows how the town has become the place it is today.

The historic market town of Chesterfield itself is perhaps most famous for the ‘Crooked Spire’ of the Church of St Mary and All Saints . Visitors to the town are curious to find out why the Spire leans 9 feet 5 inches from its true centre, and are impressed by the bustling market at the heart of the town.

The town’s Museum tells the ‘Story of Chesterfield' from the day the Romans marched up Ryknield Street from Derby to the arrival of railway pioneer George Stephenson, and the birth of modern Chesterfield. But the town has another claim to fame – one of the largest open air markets in the country. There’s been a market here since at least 1165, when the Sheriff of Derbyshire recorded an account of £1 2s 7d from the market of Chesterfield.

Today, more than 200 stalls pack the town centre every Monday, Friday and Saturday all year round. On Thursdays there's a flea market with at least 100 stalls and, on the second Thursday of each month there’s a farmers’ market.

There are many other attractions in and around Chesterfield, as well as the pubs, clubs, restaurants, theatre, cinema and range of places to stay that you would expect from Derbyshire’s largest town.

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