At the head of the Beresford Dale and is 12 miles north of Ashbourne and close to the river Dove's tourist attractions.

Description

Hartington is an interesting place to visit, it has a good selection of tea rooms, pubs and a variety of other shops including Rookes Pottery which offers a large range of terracotta pottery. There is also a cheese shop where you can purchase award winning Stilton cheese which is made in the village and many other local varieties. I'm told that the really impressive Jacobean Hall, which is now a Youth Hostel, is open to the public for meals and drinks and really is well worth a visit.

It has a village pond but it does not appear as one would think of a village pond because it appears man-made.

The village is built around a large, spacious square. Just off the square is the old Town Hall built in 1836 (top photograph) which has been converted into a shop but is showing signs of age (note the acro prop in the arch way). The church of St Giles is a 13 century building with a number of interesting monuments and gargoyles.

Map of the location from MultiMap

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