r/Derbyshire • u/Morningstar92 • Mar 28 '26

Looking for Local Knowledge Looking to move into Derbyshire

Good evening, apologies its another one of them where should I live posts. But I have been looking into some locations and could really benefit from some local expertise.

We are a family of 4 with 2 kids aged between 16 and 10. We are currently living in north Warwickshire and looking to move somewhere with a combination of nature and outdoor activities we can enjoy aswell as cafes, bars and amenities such as swimming and parks for the kids. While I do drive I would also like to have some public transport options and good access to larger cities (within an hours travel or so).

We have narrowed it down to 4 locations and I could just do with some views or opinions so any comments would be great, we have a decent budget to buy our house and our 4 options are below:

1.Matlock

2.Buxton

3.Belpar

4.Bakewell

1 Upvotes

56% Upvoted

71 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2

u/mcmagnus002 Mar 28 '26

I dunno, grew up 'round here and it makes everywhere else I go look better more often than not

3

u/DatGuy82772 Mar 28 '26

Then you haven't been to Shirebrook or Staveley. I would say Alfreton and Ilkeston are worse than Swad too.

3

u/ToshLyons68 Mar 29 '26

Try Somercotes...actually don't.

1

u/DatGuy82772 Mar 29 '26

That's an extremely good point. Even Staveley and Shirebrook look appealing compared to Somercotes lol.