The Grade II* listed railway station at South Wingfield has been restored to its original 1840 condition and is open to the public with a café and heritage displays. The volunteer group that runs the site have also researched the industrial history of the area around the station. One of their knowledgeable guides will lead us on a two-and-a-half-hour tour to the sites of three collieries, an ironworks, bell pits, drift mines and the connecting railway lines and exchange sidings with the Midland Railway.
Wingfield Station is on Holme Lane, Fourlane Ends, Alfreton DE55 7LJ. There is parking at the station and an Alfreton to Matlock bus service passes the site. The café and exhibitions at the station are open from 10.00am to 3.30pm.
Due to the terrain participants need to be capable of walking/standing for periods including ability to walk up hills, climb stiles etc.
15 places, book on Eventbrite by donation (DAS members only)
