Froggatt: Walking Trails, the Derwent and Historic Sites

Froggatt combines riverside scenery, open moorland and impressive traces of the region’s history. The River Derwent flows through the village, while Froggatt Edge and Big Moor provide starting points for walks and nature observation. Those travelling with different interests can combine active days with historical discoveries here and choose a holiday let or holiday cottage to suit their own travel plans.

Walking across Froggatt Edge and Big Moor

Two circular routes are particularly notable when planning a day’s walk. The National Trust circular walk leads across Froggatt Edge. On the Frogatt, Curbar and White Edge red deer circular walk, there is an opportunity to observe red deer on Big Moor. Different nature experiences are therefore the focus: one route explicitly mentions Froggatt Edge, while the other links its name with observing red deer on Big Moor.

Travel arrangements can also be planned using specific information. For the National Trust circular walk, Grindleford railway station is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Curbar Gap. This distance provides orientation for the area around the circular walk mentioned and should be taken into account when planning your own day.

Historic traces at Froggatt Wood Smelt Mill

Froggatt Wood Smelt Mill offers a second way to explore Froggatt. The complex includes stone water channels, a furnace, extensive slag remains and traces of buildings dating from the 16th to the 18th century. Froggatt Wood Smelt Mill also includes the ruins of an 18th-century slag mill with a waterwheel. As a Scheduled Monument, the site also has a special historical and heritage designation.

Further structures add to this picture. Froggatt Bridge is a structure dating from the late 17th century that was altered in the mid-19th century. Toll Bar Cottage is a former toll house in Froggatt dating from around 1781 to 1880. The local history of the Froggatt & District Horticultural Society can also be dated: its first exhibition took place in August 1935.

River, Moorland and a Stone Circle

The landscape around Froggatt offers further specific points of reference besides the River Derwent. The remains of a stone circle lie in open moorland immediately east of Froggatt Edge and less than 1 km east of the village of Froggatt. Anyone looking for a holiday let in Froggatt can therefore first decide on their preferred focus: should the trip centre mainly on circular walks and moorland, or would you like to combine nature observation with historic buildings and industrial heritage sites?

Froggatt is therefore suitable as a destination for travellers who want to bring landscape, walking trails and history together in one travel experience.

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For further orientation, you can also view Clay Cross, Coton In The Elms, Cromford, Sutton On The Hill, Belper, Stoney Middleton, Yeaveley and Repton.

For the broader travel overview: Derbyshire.