What's On in the Peak District, Matlock and Wirksworth
Looking for things to do in the Peak District? The Peak Advertiser’s What’s On guide brings you the latest events and local community highlights across Bakewell, Matlock, Hope Valley, and Wirksworth — all in one trusted local place. Also, take a look at Things to do in the Peak District and Summer in the Peaks and Dales.
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Tuesday 9 June
DARLEY DALE WI Summer Craft Session Bev Bunting. 7pm Darley Dale Methodist Church, Dale Road North (A6), Darley Dale DE4 2FS. Jennifer Lane 01629 732447 / jennifer.lane 4788@yahoo.co.uk or Carol Briddon 07503 155501 / carolbriddon61@gmail.com
Tuesday 9 June
FULLY ACCESSIBLE DEMENTIA FRIENDLY WALK AND TALK 2pm Short walk, stroll or bench to bench. Meet at the War Memorial in Whitworth Park for up to 60 minute stroll.
Tuesday 9 June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Cross Green, by the Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Tuesday 9 June
YOULGRAVE 10.30am Steady Walk 60-90 mins 3-3.5 miles. Coldwell End car park DE45 1UY.
Wednesday 10 June
ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Hurdlow, Car park on Tissington Trail (SK17 9QJ). SK127658.
Wednesday 10 June
MATLOCK BATH VOICES Many personal descriptions of Matlock Bath, with pictures. Bakewell Old House Museum, 7pm. £8.
Wednesday 10 June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Rowsley Peak Village in walker’s car park on the far side.
Wednesday 10 June
ROTARY BAKEWELL 10am Rotary Children’s Fun Day – Sailability and Lunch – Carsington Sailing Club.
Wednesday 10 June
SPEAK EASY AT ZINK Community Safety: Police, Fire, Project Unity. 11am-1pm Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton SK17 6LJ.
Wednesday 10 June
ST HELENS LADIES GROUP Welcoming All – Olympic Volunteers. 2pm Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall.
Thursday 11th June
BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. The Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell. DE45 1AH.
Thursday 11th June
COFFEE MORNINGS 10am-11.30am Cromford Institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.
Thursday 11th June
DARLEY DALE FILM SOCIETY ‘The Last Bus’. Doors open 7pm with coffee, tea, and cakes available. Film starts 7.30pm. Tickets £5 per person, no booking required. Short AGM before film. www.darleydalefilm.co.uk
Thursday 11th June
TIDESWELL CINEMA ‘Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show’ 7pm Community Hall, Church Lane, Tideswell SK17 8PD. Filmed Feb 2020 at 3Arena Dublin. Enquiries and bookings: mail@tideswellcinema.com Follow us on X Twitter @TideswellCinema or Facebook Tideswell Cinema
Thursday 11th June
THE FARMING LIFE CENTRE WALKS 1.15pm short walk 60-90 mins. Curbar Gap, Meet at Curbar Gap car park S32 3YR.
Friday 12th June
BAKEWELL TOWN HALL Film: ‘A Complete Unknown’ 7pm / £6. Cert: 15 Run Time: 2h 21m. Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/bakewelltownhall or from box office.
Friday 12th June
BASLOW SENIOR CITIZENS’ CLUB Maggie Slingsby – ‘Missing Women in Art History’. 2pm-3.45pm Baslow Village Hall, Nether End, Baslow DE45 1SR. June Powell 01246 583375.
Friday 12th June
DARLEY DALE METHODIST CHURCH Ecumenical Holy Communion 11am.
Friday 12th June
‘LIFE AMONG THE HEADSTONES’ Talk by Ed Austin, Ecologist for Chatsworth and The Devonshire Group, about the things living amongst the gravestones. 2pm St Peter’s Church, Edensor, DE45 1PH. Tickets £10 from stpeteredensorevents@gmail.com or on the door.
Saturday 13th June
& 14 BRASSINGTON OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND 11am-5pm.
Saturday 13th June
& 14 CHARITY SUMMER FETE Celebration of Craft at the Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, SK17 8RH from 10am. Free entry, donations welcome. Traditional crafts, local makers, demonstrations, have a go, cake stall, bouncy castle, live music, Morris dancers, wood fired pizza, welly throwing, raffle and tombola, plant sale, bar. www.derbyshire-dswa.org.uk
Sunday 14th June
BRASSINGTON OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND 11am-5pm.
Sunday 14th June
EDALE COUNTRY DAY Day out for all the family. 11am-4.30pm Edale Playing Field, next to the main car park in Edale. Adults £5, under 16s £3, under 6 free. www.edalecountryday.org.uk
Sunday 14th June
LONGNOR ACTION GROUP: OPEN GARDENS 10am-4pm. Some new gardens this year. Starting St Bartholomew’s church SK17 0NU, tickets £5 pp, under 16s free. Proceeds to Flash and Longnor First responders and St Bartholomew’s church. Details visit Facebook page Longnor Action Group or 07368 820442.
Sunday 14th June
ST HELENS CHURCH CHURCHTOWN DARLEY DALE Holy Communion BCP 8am. Family Service with St Johns and St Marys at St Marys 10am.
Sunday 14th June
ST MARYS CHURCH SOUTH DARLEY Family Service with St Johns and St Helens 10am.
Monday 15th June
STAY AND PLAY alternate Mondays, now with baby/sensory area. £5 inc drinks and snack for adult and children. 1.30-3pm. Cromford Institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.
Tuesday 16th June
BAKEWELL LADIES GROUP Friends’ Meeting House 7.30pm. Speaker: Strong & Steady, Falls Prevention Visitors welcome £4.
Tuesday 16th June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Middleton Top – car park at visitor centre off B5035.
Tuesday 16th June
DERBYSHIRE DALES CVS SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS invites residents, volunteers, community groups and local organisations. Free, online event. Closing the digital gap and helping people get online, reducing loneliness and building local networks. 10.30am. Three guest speakers, questions and answers segment, and time for informal networking. To attend book: enquiries@ddcvs.org.uk or 01629 812154. www.ddcvs.org.uk
Wednesday 17th June
ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Hulme End, parking at Station Car Park (SK17 0EZ), SK102592.
Wednesday 17th June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. South Wingfield Market Place, park on Inns Lane or High Road.
Wednesday 17th June
MATLOCK TRAVEL SOCIETY Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove and Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Membership enquiries: Marion 07748 781887.
Wednesday 17th June
ROTARY BAKEWELL 12.30 Lunchtime meeting with speaker. Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell.
Wednesday 17th June
SPEAK EASY AT ZINK Welfare and Finance: Jobcentre, Citizens Advice, Marches Energy Agency. 11am-1pm Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton SK17 6LJ.
Wednesday 17th June
WIRKSWORTH WI Spill the Beans – Origins of English Sayings with Tracy French. 7.15pm, Wellspring, 49 St John Street,Wirksworth, DE4 4DS. Visitors welcome.
Wednesday 17th June
– 20 HATHERSAGE PLAYERS: ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’ 7.30pm at The Memorial Hall. Bar open 45 mins before start. Tickets from hathersageplayers.org/ or Box Office 01433 764 064.
Thursday 18th June
BAKEWELL AND DERBYSHIRE DALES FAMILY HISTORY GROUP 7.30-9.30. Bakewell Town Hall. All welcome.
Thursday 18th June
BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Thornbridge Hall, Main car park off A6020 Ashford to Hassop Road.
Thursday 18th June
CASTLETON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ‘These Isles’ talk by Brian Groom 7.30pm Peveril Centre, Methodist Church, on Buxton Road, Castleton. Visitors welcome, small charge applies. Further information secretary@castletonhistorical.co.uk
Thursday 18th June
coffee morning at Bakewell surgery for local carers. Held in meeting room 10-12 for anyone to drop in and have cake and coffee / tea. Bakewell Medical Centre, Butts Road, Bakewell DE45 1ED.
Thursday 18th June
HATHERSAGE PLAYERS: ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’. See 17 June.
Thursday 18th June
TIDESWELL CINEMA Film: City of God (Brazilian Portuguese with subtitles). 7.30pm Community Hall, Church Lane, Tideswell SK17 8PD. Enquiries and bookings email mail@tideswellcinema.com Follow us on X Twitter @TideswellCinema or Facebook Tideswell Cinema
Thursday 18th June
19 & 20 TIDESWELL COMMUNITY PLAYERS ‘None the Wiser’. Comedy. 7.30pm St John’s Institute, Tideswell SK17 8NE (behind Tideswell Church). All tickets £8. Pre-show and interval refreshments available to ticket holders. Tickets from www.ticketsource.com/tideswelltheatre, bookings on info@tideswelltheatre.org.uk or 0797 396 3525.
Friday 19th June
GREAT LONGSTONE CRICKET CLUB vs Buxton 6pm Recreation Ground in Great Longstone.
Friday 19th June
HATHERSAGE PLAYERS: ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’. See 18 June.
Friday 19th June
TIDESWELL COMMUNITY PLAYERS See 18 June.
Friday 19th June
– 21 CELEBRATING CROMFORD 250th anniversary of the first houses in Cromford’s Industrial Village. Village festival. Tours with re-enactors, treasure hunt, historic displays and our usual school fair, fell race, music, dance, stalls, children’s activities and duck race. Visit our Facebook page or table on Scarthin Promenade.
Saturday 20 June
CELEBRATING CROMFORD See also 19 June. Cromford history display 10-4.30. Kids jewellery making £5 (booking essential) 11-12pm. Face painting £3.50 12-2pm. Pet handling 2-4pm. Free indoor and outdoor children’s activities 10-4.30pm. All day Tombola, hot dogs and licensed bar from 12 noon.
Saturday 20 June
EDENSOR VILLAGE OPEN GARDENS DAY Open 11am-4pm. Official opening 12 noon by The Duke of Devonshire. Entertainment, craft stalls, bric-a-brac, plant sales, vintage motor cars and bikes, music, bouncy castle, refreshments available. Entry £5 per adult, accompanied children under 14 free. Proceeds this year will support: Diabetes UK, Blythe House Hospice, Cancer Research and St. Peter’s Churchyard Maintenance Fund.
Saturday 20 June
HATHERSAGE PLAYERS: ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’ 2.30pm matinee at The Memorial Hall. Tickets from hathersageplayers.org/ or Box Office 01433 764 064.
Saturday 20 June
MATLOCK ARTISTS SOCIETY Demonstration Alison Vasey: Stormy Skies in Oil and other techniques All Saint's Church Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock DE4 3 DE. 10am-12.30pm. £10. Refreshments provided.
Saturday 20 June
SONGS AND STRINGS Join James Rippingale, David Heyes, Sarah Poole and Jonathan Priestley for an evening with classics by Dowland and Bottesini and new and original works by Priestley and Heyes. 7.30pm West Derbyshire URC Church, Wirksworth, England. Tickets limited, £9 in advance online / £10 cash on the night, book early: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-and-strings-tickets-1989084805197?aff=oddtdtcreator
Saturday 20 June
TIDESWELL AND DISTRICT REPAIR CAFÉ Run by volunteers, no charge, but donations encouraged. Drop in 10am-1pm. Refreshments available. Tideswell Community Hall, SK17 8PD. Info: facebook.com/TideswellRepairCafe
Saturday 20 June
TIDESWELL COMMUNITY PLAYERS See 18 June.
Saturday 20 June
& 21 BIRCHOVER OPEN GARDENS 12.30pm-5pm, around 20 gardens to visit. Refreshments, ticket sales (opp Red Lion). Most stalls cash only. Adults £5 children FOC. Free parking.
Saturday 20 June
& 21 BONSALL ART TRAIL 2026 Around 80 artists, live music, street food and festival atmosphere. Tickets £5, under-18s free. With park-and-ride hop-on, hop-off minibus. www.bonsallartstrail.org
Saturday 20 June
& 21 OPEN WILD GARDENS ‘Fostering Nature and Beauty’. 8 homes in Hope Valley are opening their gardens. No need to book. hopevalleyclimateaction.org.uk
Saturday 20 June
– 28 OVER HADDON WELL DRESSINGS See Special Events.
Saturday 20 June
– 28 ST ANNES CHURCH OVER HADDON FLOWER FESTIVAL See Special Events.
Sunday 21st June
CELEBRATING CROMFORD Thumb pot making 10-11.30. See also 19 June.
Sunday 21st June
DERWENT AND HOPE VALLEYS ADVANCED MOTORISTS AND MOTORCYCLISTS Meeting Peak Village, Rowsley car park by exit 10am. Free assessment drives and rides for local motorists and riders. Bill Storey 01629 812732 for details. www.matlock-iamroadsmart.org.uk
Sunday 21st June
JAZZ BRUNCH FATHER’S DAY POP-UP CAFÉ Eyam Village Club Mechanics Institute. 10-1. Live jazz, home-cooked food, real coffee and leaf tea. All welcome. Charity event, all proceeds to building improvements.
Sunday 21st June
ST HELENS CHURCH CHURCHTOWN DARLEY DALE Holy Communion 11am.
Sunday 21st June
ST JOHNS CHURCH WINSTER Morning Worship with St Marys 10am.
Monday 22nd June
SHEFFIELD FOLK CHORALE SUMMER CONCERT All Saints' Church Youlgrave, 7pm. Traditional and new songs in four-part harmony. Tickets £8 from village shops. Ticket reservations: youlgreavechurch@gmail.com or 07792 859363. All proceeds to the church toilets appeal.
Monday 22nd June
– 24 LITTON SCHOOL TRADITIONAL MAYPOLE DANCING performed by the school children 11am and 1.30pm each day. Children’s well dressing also be on display. Cafe in the Village Hall open 10am-4pm each day serving cream teas, drinks, sandwiches, soup and homemade cakes. All proceeds benefit the school.
Monday 22nd June
– 27 BAKEWELL CARNIVAL First Week – See Special Events.
Tuesday 23rd June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Ogston Reservoir, North car park off B6014.
Tuesday 23rd June
STYLED FOR SUMMER Florist Jonathan Moseley will present a floral demonstration St Peter’s Church, Edensor DE45 1PH 2.30pm. Tickets £15 from stpeteredensorevents@gmail.com
Tuesday 23rd June
YOULGRAVE 10.30am Steady Walk 60-90 mins about 3-3.5 miles. Monyash, meet by the green by The Bulls Head pub. DE45 1JH.
Wednesday 24th June
ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Youlgrave, Coldwell End Car Park (DE45 1UY) SK206640.
Wednesday 24th June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Cromford Meadows Rugby Club. DE4 3RQ.
Wednesday 24th June
ROTARY BAKEWELL 6pm Evening meeting, feedback from Lady Manners’ students from RYLA weekend TBC. Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell.
Wednesday 24th June
SPEAK EASY AT ZINK Mental Health and Housing: Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health, High Peak Borough Council.11am-1pm Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton SK17 6LJ.
Thursday 25th June
BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Rowsley, Peak Village car park outside Bamford’s DE4 2JE picnic lunch afterwards at Rowsley Village Hall.
Thursday 25th June
BAKEWELL TOWN HALL National Theatre Live: ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ 7pm / £15. Cert 15. Run time 2h 30m Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/bakewelltownhall or from the box office.
Thursday 25th June
TIDESWELL CINEMA National Theatre: ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’. 7pm Community Hall, Church Lane, Tideswell SK17 8PD. Enquiries and bookings email mail@tideswellcinema.com Follow us on X Twitter @TideswellCinema or Facebook Tideswell Cinema
Friday 26th June
BASLOW SENIOR CITIZENS’ CLUB Joanne Taylor – ‘Blood Bikes’. 2pm-3.45pm Baslow Village Hall, Nether End, Baslow DE45 1SR. June Powell 01246 583375.
Friday 26th June
COFFEE MORNINGS 10am-11.30am Cromford institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.
Friday 26th June
MATLOCK BATH WHISTLESTOP WANDERERS 1pm Short walk 2-3 miles on footpaths and including hills.
Friday 26th June
PEOPLE’S EMERGENCY BRIEFING Bakewell Town Hall, 7pm. Film with nine leading UK scientists and experts on what’s happening with our climate and nature. Free, but register in advance at www.tickettailor.com/events/bakewellclimateaction/2180464
Friday 26th June
ST HELENS CHURCH CHURCHTOWN DARLEY DALE Holy Communion 11am.
Saturday 27th June
BAKEWELL FARMERS’ MARKET Agricultural Centre. 8.30am-1.30pm. Parking and easy access. 01629 813777.
Saturday 27th June
BLYTHE HOUSE HOSPICE SUNFLOWER MEMORIES Beautiful metal sunflower keepsakes brought together and displayed at a special service at Thornbridge Hall. Anyone wishing to dedicate a sunflower in memory of a loved one can do so via: www.blythehousehospice.org.uk/sunflower-memories
Saturday 27th June
COFFEE MORNING in aid of Blythe House. Coffee, cake and craft stalls 10-12 noon, Wormhill Village Hall SK17 8SL. Organised by Wormhill WI.
Saturday 27th June
ROWSLEY VILLAGE HALL FUNDRAISER An afternoon of tea and cake 2-4.30pm. £5 per person. Well dressing visit after.
Saturday 27th June
22ND BAKEWELL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DANCE Over 30 groups showcasing a variety of dance styles from around the world in five outdoor venues around Bakewell, 11am-4.30pm. Free. Also dance workshops at the Town Hall. Wet weather programme if necessary. www.bakewelldayofdance.co.uk for more information.
Saturday 27th June
& 28 CASTLETON'S SECRET GARDENS 11am-4.30pm. Gardens to visit, plants, pottery and home-made refreshments in the Village Hall. Adults £5, accompanied under 16s free. Tickets on the day from any participating garden, Peak Park Visitor Centre or the Post Office.
Saturday 27th June
& 28 JUNE STANTON-IN-PEAK OPEN GARDENS and Arts Trail 12.30-5pm. Weekend of gardens, arts and craft stalls, pop-up bars and cafes, and much more. £5 entry includes car parking and a taxi service. Information visit www.opengardens.co.uk/open_gardens.php?id=2
Saturday 27th June
& 28 WIRKSWORTH’S OPEN GARDENS GARDENS Open 11am-4pm both days. Tickets £5 per adult, under 18s free, allowing entry both days. Cash and card accepted at 3 signposted points around the town centre. www.wirksworthopengardens.co.uk
Saturday 27th June
– 5 JULY HOPE WAKES AND WELL DRESSING See Out and About Feature page 12.
Sunday 28th June
CASTLETON'S SECRET GARDENS See 27 June.
Sunday 28th June
ST HELENS CHURCH CHURCHTOWN DARLEY DALE New Beginnings 11am with café open 10.30am for tea, coffee and biscuits, and after the service.
Sunday 28th June
ST JOHNS CHURCH WINSTER Wakes Service 3pm.
Sunday 28th June
ST MARYS CHURCH SOUTH DARLEY Morning Worship 10am.
Sunday 28th June
– 4 JULY WINSTER WAKES See Special Events.
Monday 29th June
STAY AND PLAY, alternate Mondays, now with baby/sensory area. £5 inc drinks and snack for adult and children. 1.30-3pm. Cromford Institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.
Tuesday 9 June
DARLEY DALE WI Summer Craft Session Bev Bunting. 7pm Darley Dale Methodist Church, Dale Road North (A6), Darley Dale DE4 2FS. Jennifer Lane 01629 732447 / jennifer.lane 4788@yahoo.co.uk or Carol Briddon 07503 155501 / carolbriddon61@gmail.com
Tuesday 9 June
FULLY ACCESSIBLE DEMENTIA FRIENDLY WALK AND TALK 2pm Short walk, stroll or bench to bench. Meet at the War Memorial in Whitworth Park for up to 60 minute stroll.
Tuesday 9 June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Cross Green, by the Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Tuesday 9 June
YOULGRAVE 10.30am Steady Walk 60-90 mins 3-3.5 miles. Coldwell End car park DE45 1UY.
Wednesday 10 June
ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Hurdlow, Car park on Tissington Trail (SK17 9QJ). SK127658.
Wednesday 10 June
MATLOCK BATH VOICES Many personal descriptions of Matlock Bath, with pictures. Bakewell Old House Museum, 7pm. £8.
Wednesday 10 June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Rowsley Peak Village in walker’s car park on the far side.
Wednesday 10 June
ROTARY BAKEWELL 10am Rotary Children’s Fun Day – Sailability and Lunch – Carsington Sailing Club.
Wednesday 10 June
SPEAK EASY AT ZINK Community Safety: Police, Fire, Project Unity. 11am-1pm Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton SK17 6LJ.
Wednesday 10 June
ST HELENS LADIES GROUP Welcoming All – Olympic Volunteers. 2pm Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall.
Thursday 11th June
BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. The Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell. DE45 1AH.
Thursday 11th June
COFFEE MORNINGS 10am-11.30am Cromford Institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.
Thursday 11th June
DARLEY DALE FILM SOCIETY ‘The Last Bus’. Doors open 7pm with coffee, tea, and cakes available. Film starts 7.30pm. Tickets £5 per person, no booking required. Short AGM before film. www.darleydalefilm.co.uk
Thursday 11th June
TIDESWELL CINEMA ‘Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show’ 7pm Community Hall, Church Lane, Tideswell SK17 8PD. Filmed Feb 2020 at 3Arena Dublin. Enquiries and bookings: mail@tideswellcinema.com Follow us on X Twitter @TideswellCinema or Facebook Tideswell Cinema
Thursday 11th June
THE FARMING LIFE CENTRE WALKS 1.15pm short walk 60-90 mins. Curbar Gap, Meet at Curbar Gap car park S32 3YR.
Friday 12th June
BAKEWELL TOWN HALL Film: ‘A Complete Unknown’ 7pm / £6. Cert: 15 Run Time: 2h 21m. Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/bakewelltownhall or from box office.
Friday 12th June
BASLOW SENIOR CITIZENS’ CLUB Maggie Slingsby – ‘Missing Women in Art History’. 2pm-3.45pm Baslow Village Hall, Nether End, Baslow DE45 1SR. June Powell 01246 583375.
Friday 12th June
DARLEY DALE METHODIST CHURCH Ecumenical Holy Communion 11am.
Friday 12th June
‘LIFE AMONG THE HEADSTONES’ Talk by Ed Austin, Ecologist for Chatsworth and The Devonshire Group, about the things living amongst the gravestones. 2pm St Peter’s Church, Edensor, DE45 1PH. Tickets £10 from stpeteredensorevents@gmail.com or on the door.
Saturday 13th June
& 14 BRASSINGTON OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND 11am-5pm.
Saturday 13th June
& 14 CHARITY SUMMER FETE Celebration of Craft at the Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, SK17 8RH from 10am. Free entry, donations welcome. Traditional crafts, local makers, demonstrations, have a go, cake stall, bouncy castle, live music, Morris dancers, wood fired pizza, welly throwing, raffle and tombola, plant sale, bar. www.derbyshire-dswa.org.uk
Sunday 14th June
BRASSINGTON OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND 11am-5pm.
Sunday 14th June
EDALE COUNTRY DAY Day out for all the family. 11am-4.30pm Edale Playing Field, next to the main car park in Edale. Adults £5, under 16s £3, under 6 free. www.edalecountryday.org.uk
Sunday 14th June
LONGNOR ACTION GROUP: OPEN GARDENS 10am-4pm. Some new gardens this year. Starting St Bartholomew’s church SK17 0NU, tickets £5 pp, under 16s free. Proceeds to Flash and Longnor First responders and St Bartholomew’s church. Details visit Facebook page Longnor Action Group or 07368 820442.
Sunday 14th June
ST HELENS CHURCH CHURCHTOWN DARLEY DALE Holy Communion BCP 8am. Family Service with St Johns and St Marys at St Marys 10am.
Sunday 14th June
ST MARYS CHURCH SOUTH DARLEY Family Service with St Johns and St Helens 10am.
Monday 15th June
STAY AND PLAY alternate Mondays, now with baby/sensory area. £5 inc drinks and snack for adult and children. 1.30-3pm. Cromford Institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.
Tuesday 16th June
BAKEWELL LADIES GROUP Friends’ Meeting House 7.30pm. Speaker: Strong & Steady, Falls Prevention Visitors welcome £4.
Tuesday 16th June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Middleton Top – car park at visitor centre off B5035.
Tuesday 16th June
DERBYSHIRE DALES CVS SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS invites residents, volunteers, community groups and local organisations. Free, online event. Closing the digital gap and helping people get online, reducing loneliness and building local networks. 10.30am. Three guest speakers, questions and answers segment, and time for informal networking. To attend book: enquiries@ddcvs.org.uk or 01629 812154. www.ddcvs.org.uk
Wednesday 17th June
ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Hulme End, parking at Station Car Park (SK17 0EZ), SK102592.
Wednesday 17th June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. South Wingfield Market Place, park on Inns Lane or High Road.
Wednesday 17th June
MATLOCK TRAVEL SOCIETY Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove and Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Membership enquiries: Marion 07748 781887.
Wednesday 17th June
ROTARY BAKEWELL 12.30 Lunchtime meeting with speaker. Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell.
Wednesday 17th June
SPEAK EASY AT ZINK Welfare and Finance: Jobcentre, Citizens Advice, Marches Energy Agency. 11am-1pm Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton SK17 6LJ.
Wednesday 17th June
WIRKSWORTH WI Spill the Beans – Origins of English Sayings with Tracy French. 7.15pm, Wellspring, 49 St John Street,Wirksworth, DE4 4DS. Visitors welcome.
Wednesday 17th June
– 20 HATHERSAGE PLAYERS: ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’ 7.30pm at The Memorial Hall. Bar open 45 mins before start. Tickets from hathersageplayers.org/ or Box Office 01433 764 064.
Thursday 18th June
BAKEWELL AND DERBYSHIRE DALES FAMILY HISTORY GROUP 7.30-9.30. Bakewell Town Hall. All welcome.
Thursday 18th June
BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Thornbridge Hall, Main car park off A6020 Ashford to Hassop Road.
Thursday 18th June
CASTLETON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ‘These Isles’ talk by Brian Groom 7.30pm Peveril Centre, Methodist Church, on Buxton Road, Castleton. Visitors welcome, small charge applies. Further information secretary@castletonhistorical.co.uk
Thursday 18th June
coffee morning at Bakewell surgery for local carers. Held in meeting room 10-12 for anyone to drop in and have cake and coffee / tea. Bakewell Medical Centre, Butts Road, Bakewell DE45 1ED.
Thursday 18th June
HATHERSAGE PLAYERS: ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’. See 17 June.
Thursday 18th June
TIDESWELL CINEMA Film: City of God (Brazilian Portuguese with subtitles). 7.30pm Community Hall, Church Lane, Tideswell SK17 8PD. Enquiries and bookings email mail@tideswellcinema.com Follow us on X Twitter @TideswellCinema or Facebook Tideswell Cinema
Thursday 18th June
19 & 20 TIDESWELL COMMUNITY PLAYERS ‘None the Wiser’. Comedy. 7.30pm St John’s Institute, Tideswell SK17 8NE (behind Tideswell Church). All tickets £8. Pre-show and interval refreshments available to ticket holders. Tickets from www.ticketsource.com/tideswelltheatre, bookings on info@tideswelltheatre.org.uk or 0797 396 3525.
Friday 19th June
GREAT LONGSTONE CRICKET CLUB vs Buxton 6pm Recreation Ground in Great Longstone.
Friday 19th June
HATHERSAGE PLAYERS: ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’. See 18 June.
Friday 19th June
TIDESWELL COMMUNITY PLAYERS See 18 June.
Friday 19th June
– 21 CELEBRATING CROMFORD 250th anniversary of the first houses in Cromford’s Industrial Village. Village festival. Tours with re-enactors, treasure hunt, historic displays and our usual school fair, fell race, music, dance, stalls, children’s activities and duck race. Visit our Facebook page or table on Scarthin Promenade.
Saturday 20 June
CELEBRATING CROMFORD See also 19 June. Cromford history display 10-4.30. Kids jewellery making £5 (booking essential) 11-12pm. Face painting £3.50 12-2pm. Pet handling 2-4pm. Free indoor and outdoor children’s activities 10-4.30pm. All day Tombola, hot dogs and licensed bar from 12 noon.
Saturday 20 June
EDENSOR VILLAGE OPEN GARDENS DAY Open 11am-4pm. Official opening 12 noon by The Duke of Devonshire. Entertainment, craft stalls, bric-a-brac, plant sales, vintage motor cars and bikes, music, bouncy castle, refreshments available. Entry £5 per adult, accompanied children under 14 free. Proceeds this year will support: Diabetes UK, Blythe House Hospice, Cancer Research and St. Peter’s Churchyard Maintenance Fund.
Saturday 20 June
HATHERSAGE PLAYERS: ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’ 2.30pm matinee at The Memorial Hall. Tickets from hathersageplayers.org/ or Box Office 01433 764 064.
Saturday 20 June
MATLOCK ARTISTS SOCIETY Demonstration Alison Vasey: Stormy Skies in Oil and other techniques All Saint's Church Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock DE4 3 DE. 10am-12.30pm. £10. Refreshments provided.
Saturday 20 June
SONGS AND STRINGS Join James Rippingale, David Heyes, Sarah Poole and Jonathan Priestley for an evening with classics by Dowland and Bottesini and new and original works by Priestley and Heyes. 7.30pm West Derbyshire URC Church, Wirksworth, England. Tickets limited, £9 in advance online / £10 cash on the night, book early: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-and-strings-tickets-1989084805197?aff=oddtdtcreator
Saturday 20 June
TIDESWELL AND DISTRICT REPAIR CAFÉ Run by volunteers, no charge, but donations encouraged. Drop in 10am-1pm. Refreshments available. Tideswell Community Hall, SK17 8PD. Info: facebook.com/TideswellRepairCafe
Saturday 20 June
TIDESWELL COMMUNITY PLAYERS See 18 June.
Saturday 20 June
& 21 BIRCHOVER OPEN GARDENS 12.30pm-5pm, around 20 gardens to visit. Refreshments, ticket sales (opp Red Lion). Most stalls cash only. Adults £5 children FOC. Free parking.
Saturday 20 June
& 21 BONSALL ART TRAIL 2026 Around 80 artists, live music, street food and festival atmosphere. Tickets £5, under-18s free. With park-and-ride hop-on, hop-off minibus. www.bonsallartstrail.org
Saturday 20 June
& 21 OPEN WILD GARDENS ‘Fostering Nature and Beauty’. 8 homes in Hope Valley are opening their gardens. No need to book. hopevalleyclimateaction.org.uk
Saturday 20 June
– 28 OVER HADDON WELL DRESSINGS See Special Events.
Saturday 20 June
– 28 ST ANNES CHURCH OVER HADDON FLOWER FESTIVAL See Special Events.
Sunday 21st June
CELEBRATING CROMFORD Thumb pot making 10-11.30. See also 19 June.
Sunday 21st June
DERWENT AND HOPE VALLEYS ADVANCED MOTORISTS AND MOTORCYCLISTS Meeting Peak Village, Rowsley car park by exit 10am. Free assessment drives and rides for local motorists and riders. Bill Storey 01629 812732 for details. www.matlock-iamroadsmart.org.uk
Sunday 21st June
JAZZ BRUNCH FATHER’S DAY POP-UP CAFÉ Eyam Village Club Mechanics Institute. 10-1. Live jazz, home-cooked food, real coffee and leaf tea. All welcome. Charity event, all proceeds to building improvements.
Sunday 21st June
ST HELENS CHURCH CHURCHTOWN DARLEY DALE Holy Communion 11am.
Sunday 21st June
ST JOHNS CHURCH WINSTER Morning Worship with St Marys 10am.
Monday 22nd June
SHEFFIELD FOLK CHORALE SUMMER CONCERT All Saints' Church Youlgrave, 7pm. Traditional and new songs in four-part harmony. Tickets £8 from village shops. Ticket reservations: youlgreavechurch@gmail.com or 07792 859363. All proceeds to the church toilets appeal.
Monday 22nd June
– 24 LITTON SCHOOL TRADITIONAL MAYPOLE DANCING performed by the school children 11am and 1.30pm each day. Children’s well dressing also be on display. Cafe in the Village Hall open 10am-4pm each day serving cream teas, drinks, sandwiches, soup and homemade cakes. All proceeds benefit the school.
Monday 22nd June
– 27 BAKEWELL CARNIVAL First Week – See Special Events.
Tuesday 23rd June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Ogston Reservoir, North car park off B6014.
Tuesday 23rd June
STYLED FOR SUMMER Florist Jonathan Moseley will present a floral demonstration St Peter’s Church, Edensor DE45 1PH 2.30pm. Tickets £15 from stpeteredensorevents@gmail.com
Tuesday 23rd June
YOULGRAVE 10.30am Steady Walk 60-90 mins about 3-3.5 miles. Monyash, meet by the green by The Bulls Head pub. DE45 1JH.
Wednesday 24th June
ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Youlgrave, Coldwell End Car Park (DE45 1UY) SK206640.
Wednesday 24th June
MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Cromford Meadows Rugby Club. DE4 3RQ.
Wednesday 24th June
ROTARY BAKEWELL 6pm Evening meeting, feedback from Lady Manners’ students from RYLA weekend TBC. Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell.
Wednesday 24th June
SPEAK EASY AT ZINK Mental Health and Housing: Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health, High Peak Borough Council.11am-1pm Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton SK17 6LJ.
Thursday 25th June
BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Rowsley, Peak Village car park outside Bamford’s DE4 2JE picnic lunch afterwards at Rowsley Village Hall.
Thursday 25th June
BAKEWELL TOWN HALL National Theatre Live: ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ 7pm / £15. Cert 15. Run time 2h 30m Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/bakewelltownhall or from the box office.
Thursday 25th June
TIDESWELL CINEMA National Theatre: ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’. 7pm Community Hall, Church Lane, Tideswell SK17 8PD. Enquiries and bookings email mail@tideswellcinema.com Follow us on X Twitter @TideswellCinema or Facebook Tideswell Cinema
Friday 26th June
BASLOW SENIOR CITIZENS’ CLUB Joanne Taylor – ‘Blood Bikes’. 2pm-3.45pm Baslow Village Hall, Nether End, Baslow DE45 1SR. June Powell 01246 583375.
Friday 26th June
COFFEE MORNINGS 10am-11.30am Cromford institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.
Friday 26th June
MATLOCK BATH WHISTLESTOP WANDERERS 1pm Short walk 2-3 miles on footpaths and including hills.
Friday 26th June
PEOPLE’S EMERGENCY BRIEFING Bakewell Town Hall, 7pm. Film with nine leading UK scientists and experts on what’s happening with our climate and nature. Free, but register in advance at www.tickettailor.com/events/bakewellclimateaction/2180464
Friday 26th June
ST HELENS CHURCH CHURCHTOWN DARLEY DALE Holy Communion 11am.
Saturday 27th June
BAKEWELL FARMERS’ MARKET Agricultural Centre. 8.30am-1.30pm. Parking and easy access. 01629 813777.
Saturday 27th June
BLYTHE HOUSE HOSPICE SUNFLOWER MEMORIES Beautiful metal sunflower keepsakes brought together and displayed at a special service at Thornbridge Hall. Anyone wishing to dedicate a sunflower in memory of a loved one can do so via: www.blythehousehospice.org.uk/sunflower-memories
Saturday 27th June
COFFEE MORNING in aid of Blythe House. Coffee, cake and craft stalls 10-12 noon, Wormhill Village Hall SK17 8SL. Organised by Wormhill WI.
Saturday 27th June
ROWSLEY VILLAGE HALL FUNDRAISER An afternoon of tea and cake 2-4.30pm. £5 per person. Well dressing visit after.
Saturday 27th June
22ND BAKEWELL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DANCE Over 30 groups showcasing a variety of dance styles from around the world in five outdoor venues around Bakewell, 11am-4.30pm. Free. Also dance workshops at the Town Hall. Wet weather programme if necessary. www.bakewelldayofdance.co.uk for more information.
Saturday 27th June
& 28 CASTLETON'S SECRET GARDENS 11am-4.30pm. Gardens to visit, plants, pottery and home-made refreshments in the Village Hall. Adults £5, accompanied under 16s free. Tickets on the day from any participating garden, Peak Park Visitor Centre or the Post Office.
Saturday 27th June
& 28 JUNE STANTON-IN-PEAK OPEN GARDENS and Arts Trail 12.30-5pm. Weekend of gardens, arts and craft stalls, pop-up bars and cafes, and much more. £5 entry includes car parking and a taxi service. Information visit www.opengardens.co.uk/open_gardens.php?id=2
Saturday 27th June
& 28 WIRKSWORTH’S OPEN GARDENS GARDENS Open 11am-4pm both days. Tickets £5 per adult, under 18s free, allowing entry both days. Cash and card accepted at 3 signposted points around the town centre. www.wirksworthopengardens.co.uk
Saturday 27th June
– 5 JULY HOPE WAKES AND WELL DRESSING See Out and About Feature page 12.
Sunday 28th June
CASTLETON'S SECRET GARDENS See 27 June.
Sunday 28th June
ST HELENS CHURCH CHURCHTOWN DARLEY DALE New Beginnings 11am with café open 10.30am for tea, coffee and biscuits, and after the service.
Sunday 28th June
ST JOHNS CHURCH WINSTER Wakes Service 3pm.
Sunday 28th June
ST MARYS CHURCH SOUTH DARLEY Morning Worship 10am.
Sunday 28th June
– 4 JULY WINSTER WAKES See Special Events.
Monday 29th June
STAY AND PLAY, alternate Mondays, now with baby/sensory area. £5 inc drinks and snack for adult and children. 1.30-3pm. Cromford Institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.
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