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Places to stay in Alfreton
Alfreton is an attractive former coal mining Derbyshire town, situated on the A61 Derby to Sheffield road, within easy reach of Derbyshire's most attractive countryside. The M1 motorway is close enough to give Alfreton easy access to the larger cities of Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield. There are some fine 18th century buildings in Alfreton including the George Hotel which looks down over the high street, and Alfreton Hall. The Hall was built around 1724-25 for George Morewood and was owned by the Palmer Morewood family, owners of many of the local coal mines, until 1963, when the County Council acquired it and surrounding land. Part of the house was demolished, the remainder was converted into an arts and adult education centre. The land was used as part of an attractive public park, providing facilities for swimming and other sports. Now the old lido has been demolished and the land is the site of the Alfreton Primary Care Centre. The hall has been nicely restored and is now a conference centre. Alfreton has all the modern shops, a newly built Tesco stores and a well used indoor market hall. Traffic as in similar surrounding towns appears to be quite a problem.
