Ripley

Ripley is a market town of 20,000 people (2021) in Derbyshire, England.

Understand

The town forms a continuous urban area with Heanor, Eastwood and Ilkeston as part of the wider Nottingham Urban Area.

See

• 1 Midland Railway - Butterley, Butterley Station, DE5 3QZ, ☏ +44 1773 570140, info@midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk.  
• 2 Great British Car Journey, Derwent Works, Ambergate, DE56 2HE (5 miles West of Ripley), ☏ +44 1773 317243, info@greatbritishcarjourney.com. Adult £15, child £7. (updated Jul 2021)
• 3 Ripley Town Hall. The former market hall was built in 1881 (updated Feb 2024)

Do

• 1 Butterley Reservoir, at the bottom of Butterley Hill in the north of the town. It has pairs of great crested grebe, coot, moorhens and other birds to watch, and platforms for anglers to use. There is a footpath that takes in the scenery, with the Midland Railway Trust in the background. (updated Feb 2024)
• Ripley Music Festival. (updated Feb 2024)

Drink

• The Talbot Taphouse, 1 Butterley Hill, DE5 3LT. 

Sleep

• Premier Inn Ripley, Nottingham Rd, DE5 3QP, ☏ +44 871 527 8934. 

Connect

As of March 2024, Ripley and its approach roads have 4G from O2, Three and Vodafone, and 5G from EE.

Go next

Routes through Ripley

Chesterfield / Mansfield ← Alfreton ←

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→ Derby