Ripley (Derbyshire)

town and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England

Ripley is a market town of 20,000 people (2021) in Derbyshire, England.

Understand

The town forms a continuous urban area with Heanor, Eastwood and Ilkeston as part of the wider Nottingham Urban Area.

Get in

Get around

See

Do

  • 🌍 Butterley Reservoir, at the bottom of Butterley Hill in the north of the town. It has pairs of great crested grebe, coot, moorhens and other birds to watch, and platforms for anglers to use. There is a footpath that takes in the scenery, with the Midland Railway Trust in the background. (updated Feb 2024)
  • Ripley Music Festival. (updated Feb 2024)

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Connect

As of March 2024, Ripley and its approach roads have 4G from O2, Three and Vodafone, and 5G from EE.

Go next

Routes through Ripley
Chesterfield / Mansfield ← Alfreton ←  N  S  → Derby


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