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Carsington
Exploring the village of Carsington and the surrounding area is a rewarding task within such beautiful surroundings. The vast expanse of water to the south has not so much impacted on the villages themselves, rather it seems to have presaged a general and sympathetic rebuilding of the surrounding infrastructure, without detracting from their essential olde worlde charm and character. Thankfully there is a new mile and a half long by-pass takes the main Wirksworth to Ashbourne road out of both villages, leaving them traffic-free backwaters, which have mostly remained unchanged for at least two centuries.
The centre of Carsington village is formed from a cluster of dwellings together at Townend, and huddle around the tiny triangular village green, directly opposite the hillside church of St. Margaret's at the foot of Ivet Low. The church is shared by Carsington and Hopton village and has a rare sundial on the south wall with an inscription marking the restoration of the church in 1648.
Carsington is just half an hour's walking distance from the Carsington Visitor Centre. Severn Trent have turned the area into a flagship attraction for recreation and leisure, and in so doing, they have created a thing of great beauty which is attracting visitors from far and wide. Tourists find the area through a variety of ways, including when enjoying on of the hundreds of walks and cycle routes that can be found throughout the Peak District.
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