Birchen Edge, Rocky climbing area in Baslow and Bubnell, United Kingdom
Birchen Edge forms a gritstone escarpment within the Peak District National Park, featuring multiple routes across its natural rock formations.
Local businessman John Brightman constructed a three-meter gritstone column with a ball on top in 1810 to commemorate Lord Nelson.
Three outcrops near the base display carved names of Nelson's ships: Victory, Defiance, and Royal Sovereign, connecting the location to maritime history.
Visitors can reach the climbing area through a public footpath starting at the Robin Hood Inn on the A619 road, approximately 6.5 miles from Chesterfield.
The Emma sector contains six climbing routes named after Emma Hamilton, who nursed Lord Nelson back to health during his lifetime.
Location: Baslow and Bubnell
GPS coordinates: 53.25260,-1.58340
Latest update: March 4, 2025 18:42
Gardom's Edge
815 m
Barbrook One
2.7 km
Baslow Hall
2.8 km
St. Anne's Church, Baslow
2.8 km
Nelson Monument
25 m
The Hunting Tower
2.7 km
Baslow Bridge
2.8 km
Milepost At Os 276721
815 m
Shillito Cross
2.5 km
Clapper Bridge
1.3 km
Group of guidestones at OS 27 75
2.6 km
Former Stables At Chatsworth House
3.2 km
Prehistoric landscape on Big Moor and Ramsley Moor
2.7 km
Aqueduct
3.2 km
Guide Post At Sk303 720
2.4 km
Boundary Stone Os 279741
1.2 km
Milepost At Os 250 718
3 km
Lead smelting site on Ramsley Moor, 600m south west of Foxlane Farm
3.1 km
Wayside cross known as Whibbersley Cross
1.7 km
The Conservative Wall
3.2 km
Milestone At Os 279738
993 m
Milepost At Os260722
1.9 km
Fox Lane Cross
2.9 km
Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial remains on Gibbet Moor, 980m north east of Swiss Cottage
2 km
Guidestone, Bar Cross Road, track from Big Moor to Baslow, along Baslow Bar
1.2 km
Milepost, opp. entrance to Stonelow Farm, E of Derbys Dales boundary
1.9 km
Milestone, Ramsley Moor
3 km
Milestone, Clodhall Lane, near Whibbersley Cross
1.4 kmReviews
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