| Welcome to the Travel Guide & Tourist
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| | local McDonald's. Despite all this
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| Information for Chesterfield.
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| | development, Chesterfield has retained
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| Chesterfield is a historic market town
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| | its character and much of its town centre
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| and is situated north of Derby near the
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| | from the pre-war era.
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| rivers Rother and Hipper. Traveling to
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| | Chesterfield has lots to offer in the
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| Chesterfield whether by road or rail is
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| | Leisure and Entertainment Industry. The
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| fairly straight forward. Chesterfield is
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| | Queens Park is located within the town
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| Derbyshire's largest town and is located
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| | centre and on the outskirts of the park
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| just off the A617 which is Junction 29 of
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| | is the Queens Park Leisure Center which
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| the M1.There are train main land train
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| | has a good size swimming pool and gym.
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| services to London, Sheffield, Newcastle,
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| | There are also several indoor courts (for
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| Birmingham, Bournemouth and Edinburgh
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| | a variety of sports) and outdoor tennis
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| ,Liverpool, Nottingham and Norwich.
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| | courts too. There are plenty of Gymnasium
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| Chesterfield is best known for its
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| | Clubs for those wishing to keep fit. All
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| "Crooked Spire" at the Church of Saint
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| | of this plus Bowling, Golf and even Ice
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| Mary and All Saints. The leaning
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| | Skating, in Sheffield, which is only
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| characteristic is believed to be the
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| | about 20 minute's drive from
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| result of the absence of skilled
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| | Chesterfield.
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| craftsmen, possibly due to the Black
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| | Travel time to Sherwood Forest is only 30
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| Death as this happened only 12 years
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| | minutes by car. There are several night
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| previous. There have been other reasons
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| | clubs located around the town,
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| given however. One is that the spire was
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| | predominantly towards "Holywell Cross Car
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| so shocked to learn of the marriage of a
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| | Park" and there are many bars scattered
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| virgin in the church that it bent down to
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| | around the town including the infamous
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| get a closer look. It is said that if
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| | "Brampton Mile" which has 13 pubs on a
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| this were to happen again, the spire will
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| | one mile section of Chatsworth Road. It
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| straighten and return to its true
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| | is traditional that anyone "doing the
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| position. Another saying is that a
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| | mile" has at least one drink in each pub.
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| Blacksmith from Bolsover mis-shod the
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| | The Winding Wheel is a multi-purpose
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| Devil, who then leaped over the spire in
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| | venue, hosting concerts, exhibitions,
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| pain, knocking it out of shape.
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| | conferences, dinners, family parties,
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| Chesterfield received its market charter
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| | dances, banquets, wedding receptions,
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| in 1204 from King John and now has one of
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| | meetings, product launches and lectures.
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| the largest open air markets in Britain
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| | Famous acts to appear recently include
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| and the stalls are either side of the
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| | The Manfreds, Patrick McGuiness and even
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| Market Hall, which in its own right, is a
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| | The Sooty Show
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| historical building. In the middle of
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| | "The Pomegranate" theatre is a listed
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| town there is a collection of old and
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| | Victorian building, with a small
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| narrow streets that make up "The
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| | auditorium, seating around 500 people. A
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| Shambles", which houses one of Britain's
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| | variety of shows are performed throughout
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| oldest pubs.
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| | the year.
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| There are plenty of shopping
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| | Both venues are owned by Chesterfield
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| opportunities in Chesterfield. Vicar Lane
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| | Borough Council, and the box office for
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| was redeveloped in 2000 and was made into
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| | both is located in the entrance area of
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| a pedestrianised, open-air shopping area.
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| | the theatre.
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| This resulted in most of the existing
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| | The Chesterfield Museum and Revolution
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| buildings being demolished. In the
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| | House are also both run by the local
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| process two new streets were created in
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| | Authority and both hold regular free
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| their place and there are now plenty of
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| | events throughout the year.
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| major brands, such as Woolworths, Marks
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| | If you're feeling hungry there's plenty
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| and Spencers, Co-Op and Argos to choose
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| | to choose from. This includes Chinese,
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| from.
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| | Indian and Thai restaurants and plenty of
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| Other developments include a large area,
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| | takeaways not forgetting of course good
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| between the Low Pavements and New
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| | old Fish and Chips.
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| Beetwell Street being completely
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| | With all of these different events, the
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| flattened in the 1980's to build "The
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| | wide range of market stalls and shops as
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| Pavements" shopping centre, better known
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| | well as the activities at the local
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| by local residents as "The Precinct".
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| | Football ground Chesterfield has lots
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| This is where you will find the larger
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| | going for it and is a perfect destination
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| shops including Somerfield, Boots and WH
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| | point for tourists.
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| Smiths. It has entrances opposite
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| | For tourists arriving for the first time,
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| Chesterfield Market and also escalators
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| | there is a lot to see and do. In this
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| lead down to New Beetwell Street.
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| | travel guide (tourist information part 1)
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| There is also a multi-storey car park
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| | I have provided some basic information
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| which was built at the same time.
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| | and a brief guide to Chesterfield. My
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| Chesterfield Library's main entrance is
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| | travel guide part 2 will look at the
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| also located just outside the Pavements
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| | tourist attractions in a lot more detail.
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| and at another exit you will find the
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