Babington Farm, Church Farm, Manor Farm and an ancient church dedicated to St John the Baptist are the main cluster of buildings which make up the settlement around your Bed and Breakfast in Dethick. It may only be a small hamlet, but Dethick is steeped in character, drenched in history and riddled with intrigue.Whilst staying at your Bed and Breakfast in Dethick you must find out about the ‘Babington Plot’ which involved local lad Anthony Babington and Mary Queen of Scots. Babington became obsessed with his plans to free Mary who was being held captive in various locations around the Peak District and to establish her as Queen of England. Unfortunately after being caught in the act he was captured and ended his days hung, drawn and quartered whilst poor Mary faced the chopping block.

From your Bed and Breakfast in Dethick you may well be able to see some of Derbyshire’s famous landmarks including the wonderful Crich Stand standing as a memorial on the edge of a cliff or Riber Castle, a Victorian folly built by John Smedley who made his fortune with a hosiery business at nearby Lea.There are numerous visitor attractions in the vicinity of your Bed and Breakfast in Dethick with the wonderful Lea Rhododendron Gardens only a short distance away – a must to see if you are staying at a Bed and Breakfast in Dethick during the spring.

A short drive from your Bed and Breakfast in Dethick will take you to Crich, Fritchley, Wakebridge and Holloway which were used as locations in the famous Peak Practice series.Lea Hurst to the south of your Bed and Breakfast in Dethick was the home of Florence Nightingale, known as the Lady of the Lamp. She was born in 1820 and is renowned for her caring nature and work as a nurse in Bosphorus tending to the casualties of the Crimean War.

Apart from oodles of history, your Bed and Breakfast in Dethick is surrounded by wonderful countryside where footpaths, tracks, trails and bridleways will inspire you to walk, ride, cycle and explore.