The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ticknall

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ticknall, England

Updated June 19, 2026

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Unusual Attractions in Ticknall

Calke Abbey

Ticknall, England

Calke Abbey

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

Cyclist on the tramway

Ticknall, England

The Ticknall Tramway

A historic industrial rail network that could include the oldest railway bridge in the world

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The causeway part of the bridge over the floodplain and marshes

Derby, England

Swarkestone Bridge

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

2 miles from Ticknall

Derby, England

Breedon on the Hill Lock-Up

A late 18th-century jail.

3 miles from Ticknall

The round house.

Worthington, England

Worthington Round House

This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.

3 miles from Ticknall

Restored furnace top allows visitors to look down into the structure.

Moira, England

Moira Furnace

This early 19th-century blast furnace only survived because it was a financial and technical failure.

5 miles from Ticknall

Hanson Log Boat.

Derby, England

Hanson Log Boat

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

7 miles from Ticknall

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