Matlock
Station

Passenger Facilities

The station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the ticket machine on the platform.  There is a digital information screen and customer help point on the platform.

There is step free access.

There are toilets in the bus interchange, 20p charge.

Cycle parking is located on the platform.

Getting to and from Matlock Station

Matlock station is situated just across the river from the town centre. There is a footpath between the footbridge and the former Station Master’s House which leads to the junction of the river bridge and Dale Road, from where the town centre radiates out.

Parking at the Station

In the large station car park, there are 35 ‘rail user’ spaces and two disabled spaces.  A dedicated rail users’ pay and display machine is located by the access ramp to the station.  Parking is £4.50 daily  (multiple tickets may be purchased for more than one day).

Off Peak is £2.50 Monday to Friday after 10am and anytime Saturday/Sunday/Bank Holidays.

At Weekends parking is £3.50 from 10am on Friday to Midnight on Sunday.

£14.00 weekly and £45 monthly.  Annual tickets costing £450 are also available from Derby Station.

Please note the rest of the car park is managed by Derbyshire Dales District Council whose pay and display charges in the rest of the car park spaces See prices here

Local Bus Services from Matlock

Bus services from Matlock provide the opportunity to continue your journey into the Peak District National Park.

Visit Bakewell or Haddon Hall on 6.1 or Transpeak which continues to Buxton or catch the 160 to Chatsworth House and Gardens. Jump aboard the 172 and explore the quaint villages of Winster, Elton, Birchover and Youlgreave or alight to explore mythical Stanton Moor or climb up to Robin Hood’s Stride on the Limestone Way.

Other bus services include 6.1 to Wirksworth via Matlock Bath and Cromford – every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday and the X17 every 30 minutes to Chesterfield and Sheffield, which in the opposite direction serves Wirksworth each hour.

There are several local town services including the 157, 158 and 159 as well as the less frequent 110 service to Carsington and 140 to Crich.

Most bus services depart from Bakewell Road, 5 minutes walk from the Railway Station, some services also serve the Rail Interchange.

Bus stop locations and bus timetables are available here.  When trains are replaced by buses, road replacement services pick up/drop off from bay 4 in the bus interchange.

Taxis

See taxi list

Matlock has a variety of independent, high street and vintage retro shops, cafés, and restaurants, set amongst scenic surroundings.

The town radiates out from Crown Square where there are gifts shops and cafés.

Alongside the river, Hall Leys Park is a great place to relax surrounded by colourful floral displays. There are also electric boats, mini train, play area and a park café..

On the railway station side of the river is Dale Road, home to a plethora of antique and vintage retro shops along with a collection of pubs and restaurants.