![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/unique-uk-seaside-town-is-60-miles-away-from-the-coast/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1_Matlock-Bath-in-Derbyshire-UK.jpg&description=Matlock Bath is buried in middle England on the southern fringe of the Peak District in the Derbyshire Dales, 80 miles from Skegness due east and 70 miles from the shores of Wales to the west A small village in the middle of England is a 'unique anomaly' in that it's a seaside town far away from the sea. The curious little settlement of Matlock Bath is buried in middle England on the southern fringe of the Peak District in the Derbyshire Dales – 80 miles from Skegness due east and 70 miles from the shores of Wales to the west. Despite being very much landlocked, you'd be forgiven for smelling salt in the air in Matlock Bath. Long since designated a conservation area, the tiny village of 750 sports old-timey fish and chip shops, ice cream parlours, glitzy arcades and souvenir boutiques. Bikers in boots can be seen walking down the promenade while families in flip flops browse postcards and souvenirs, the Daily Express reported. Professor Joe Smith, director of the Royal Geographical Society, grew up nearby and visited the village from an early age. "I remember going as a child on the bus. Everything you would find at the seaside was there; fish and chips, rock, candyfloss," he told Geographical. The layout of the town and the activities laid on for locals and visitors are nearly identical to those you'd find in a Victorian seaside town. There is even an annual festival in October when crowds gather to enjoy the Matlock Bath Illuminations, a parade of floats bobbing down the river. The Matlock Bath Illuminations have been held in the autumn each year since Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1897. These 'Venetian Nights' consist of a parade of decorated and brightly lit boats floating along the River Derwent, as well as a fair. The 2023 season is running every Saturday and Sunday night from September 9 to October 29, with fireworks finales every October Saturday and the final night on October 29. When not hosting this dazzling flotilla, the river is a rep){kind=link}
Matlock Bath is buried in middle England on the southern fringe of the Peak District in the Derbyshire Dales, 80 miles from Skegness due east and 70 miles from the shores of Wales to the west
A small village in the middle of England is a ‘unique anomaly’ in that it’s a seaside town far away from the sea.
The curious little settlement of Matlock Bath is buried in middle England on the southern fringe of the Peak District in the Derbyshire Dales â 80 miles from Skegness due east and 70 miles from the shores of Wales to the west. Despite being very much landlocked, you’d be forgiven for smelling salt in the air in Matlock Bath.
Long since designated a conservation area, the tiny village of 750 sports old-timey fish and chip shops, ice cream parlours, glitzy arcades and souvenir boutiques. Bikers in boots can be seen walking down the promenade while families in flip flops browse postcards and souvenirs, the Daily Express reported.
Professor Joe Smith, director of the Royal Geographical Society, grew up nearby and visited the village from an early age. “I remember going as a child on the bus. Everything you would find at the seaside was there; fish and chips, rock, candyfloss,” he told Geographical.