About Chesterfield- Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Chesterfield is perhaps best known for the "Crooked Spire" of its Church of Saint Mary and All Saints and is why the local football team is known as The Spireites.
Shopping - Chesterfield's market tradition continues today with a variety of lively and colourful markets taking place in the town on a regular basis. About 250 stalls can still be found in the town centre every Monday, Friday and Saturday, as well as a flea market on Thursdays selling antiques and bric-a-brac. There is also a farmers' market on the second Thursday of each month.
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For anyone looking for high-street names and designer fashion, the redevelopment of the Vicar Lane area of town has created a large and comprehensive open-air pedestrianised shopping zone.
Things to do and Tourist Information - Places worth a visit in and around Chesterfield include: Bolsover Castle a semi-ruined 17th century mansion set high on a wooded hilltop, looking west towards the heights of the Peak District. Hardwick Hall was built for 'Bess of Hardwick' between 1591 and 1597. Bess, born Elizabeth Hardwick, had been married four times and had outlived all her husbands.
For days out with children see: www.kidsdaysout.co.uk/
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