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.