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Eyam

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Eyam

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Eyam, England

Updated December 16, 2025

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Unusual Attractions in Eyam

The Riley Graves

Eyam, England

Eyam Plague Village Museum

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

Hall Hill Troughs.

Eyam, England

Hall Hill Troughs

One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."

Eyam, England

Eyam Cross

This 8-foot Anglo-Saxon cross is a rare surviving example of Mercian craftsmanship.

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This cottage was once inhabited by the Hadfield family, where the first plague victim in Eyam died.

Eyam, England

The Eyam Plague Cottages

These once housed the families who decided in 1665 to quarantine themselves to save their neighbours.

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A stone clock tower is the entrance of an octagonal church

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St. Martin's Church

This 15th-century church was once described as the ugliest in England.

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The patriotic plantations.

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England's 'ER' Plantations

The patches of trees pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

2 miles from Eyam

The Crazy Pinnacle.

Derbyshire, England

The Crazy Pinnacle

There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillside and no one is quite sure how it got there.

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