Ever heard of "Barmy Dale?" No well neither had I, but it is a comedy podcast set in a fictional town in Derbyshire - however the fictional town in question is based upon The Derbyshire Town of Wirksworth, a small and unique town located in the Eccelsbourne Valley, a somewhat hidden and beautiful valley with rolling hills and some impressive views that can be had. Yet Wirksworth is located between Belper and Matlock, but there is just a "certain something else" about Wirksworth, for maybe it is the unique history that the town has to offer that makes it worth exploring, perhaps it is the unique and independent shops that are just waiting to be discovered, even the architecture and it really is the perfect place to explore. But it was on Tuesday the 18th of March 2025 after a delightful spring walk along The Cromford Canal, that a visit to Wirksworth was on the cards - but the big question was,
"Just where to get the best vistas, the best views of this unique town and landscape from?"
And in the end it resulted in a decision being made, that decision was to visit the rather impressive and quirky modern stone circle, quite simply called "Star Disc." Which is located just above Wirksworth and offers the perfect vantage point to capture the delightful vistas and views of this unique town and its surrounding landscape, and below are the photos that I had managed to capture, yes the skies were beautiful, a spring light, although it was also rather a harsh light, but what I found was something truly magical.
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| "A Wirksworth of a Panorama." - (Panorama.) |
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| "Discworld." - (Colour.) |
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| "Down to The Valley, The Town nestled Below." |
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| "Towards where The Black Rocks are." |
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| "Discworld." - (Black and White.) |
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| "Floating above Star Disc." - (Colour.) |
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| "Floating above Star Disc." - (Black and White.) |
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| "The town at the top end of the Eccelsbourne Valley." |
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| "A Sense of Wirksworth, a beautiful Landscape surrounds." |
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| "Like a Model town, Wirksworth below." - (Black and White.) |
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| "Like a Model town, Wirksworth below." - (Colour.) |
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