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Wirksworth Festival Art & Architecture Trail

10 September 2022 - 11 September 2022

One of the most vibrant showcases for contemporary art that you’ll find in rural England with the entire town becoming a gallery with over 150 artists and designer makers exhibiting and selling their work in more than 70 venues

Running for over 25 years, Wirksworth Festival has become one of the most vibrant showcases for contemporary art that you’ll find in rural England. During our trailblazing Art & Architecture Trail Weekend, the entire town becomes a gallery with over 150 artists and designer makers exhibiting and selling their work in more than 70 venues – in homes ranging from charming stone cottages to impressive Georgian townhouses, historic and quirky buildings, gardens, courtyards, shop windows and churches. It is the perfect way to meet artists, buy affordable art and take a look inside some of Derbyshire’s most exquisite homes.

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There are two options to visit Wirksworth:

  • Catch the train to Cromford, then walk into Cromford village (10 minutes) and catch the 6.1 from opposite The Greyhound. 6.1 operates every 30 minutes on Saturdays and hourly on Sundays. See the timetable
  • Catch the train to Duffield and transfer to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway service to Wirksworth. See the timetable.
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The trail is located in venues In and around Wirksworth Town Centre

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