{"id":1306,"date":"2021-10-10T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T11:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=1306"},"modified":"2024-02-29T17:55:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:55:45","slug":"chesterfield-local-events-and-venues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/chesterfield-local-events-and-venues\/","title":{"rendered":"Chesterfield Local Events and Venues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m not quite a gentleman of leisure but I do like get out and about so I gathered online resources about events and venues local to Chesterfield for for me to browse through. Somebody else may benefit from this collection, but bear in mind, the list is tailored somewhat to my tastes. I may have written about specific local venues and events in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/category\/outdoors\/\">Outdoors section<\/a>, or you can browse via tags such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/chesterfield\/\">chesterfield<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/peak-district\/\">peak district<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ideabox-toc ib-block-toc\" data-anchors='h2,h3' data-exclude='#secondary' data-collapsable='true' ><div class=\"ib-toc-container ib-toc-list-style-bullets ib-toc-hierarchical ib-toc-expanded\"><div class=\"ib-toc-header\"><div class=\"ib-toc-header-title\">Table of Contents<\/div><div class=\"ib-toc-header-right\"><span class=\"ib-toc-icon-collapse\"><span class=\"dashicon dashicons dashicons-arrow-up-alt2\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ib-toc-icon-expand\"><span class=\"dashicon dashicons dashicons-arrow-down-alt2\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ib-toc-separator\" style=\"height:1px\"><\/div><div class=\"ib-toc-body\"><ul class=\"ib-toc-anchors\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Map of Leisure Venues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1pjTQ1tvaY31mvsI9sDag-mU1Ccxh496I\" width=\"100%\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Listings\/News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trip Advisor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Things to do in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attractions-g209967-Activities-Chesterfield_Derbyshire_England.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chesterfield<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attractions-g186364-Activities-Sheffield_South_Yorkshire_England.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sheffield<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attractions-g186356-Activities-Nottingham_Nottinghamshire_England.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nottingham<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eventbrite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/d\/united-kingdom--chesterfield\/all-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Things to do in Chesterfield<\/a> and surrounding areas, with a map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Derbyshire Times<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk\/whats-on\">h<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk\/whats-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ttps:\/\/www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk\/whats-on<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk\/arts-and-culture\/theatre-and-stage\/enormous-puppets-star-in-blueys-big-play-touring-to-sheffield-7179877'>Enormous puppets star in Bluey&#039;s Big Play touring to Sheffield<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk\/arts-and-culture\/theatre-and-stage\/comedian-matt-forde-puts-a-positive-spin-on-politics-and-health-in-new-stand-up-show-defying-calamity-touring-to-sheffield-6568222'>Comedian Matt Forde puts a positive spin on politics and health in new stand-up show Defying Calamity touring to Sheffield<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Destination Chesterfield<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Destination Chesterfield&#8217;: <a href=\"\/\/www.chesterfield.co.uk\/visiting\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.chesterfield.co.uk\/visiting\/events\/<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chesterfielduk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter account<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recurring Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Month<\/td><td>Event<\/td><td>More Info<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jan<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mar<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ngs.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Open Gardens Scheme<\/a><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Apr<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Derbyshire Open Arts<\/a><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aug<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sep<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritageopendays.org.uk\">Heritage Open Days<\/a><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nov<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec<\/td><td>Christmas Lights Switch On<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not month-specific:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chesterfield Railway Modellers: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chesterfieldrailwaymodellers.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.chesterfieldrailwaymodellers.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Venues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chesterfield<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is an art trail: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesterfield.co.uk\/2022\/04\/chesterfield-art-trail-walking-routes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.chesterfield.co.uk\/2022\/04\/chesterfield-art-trail-walking-routes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Crooked Spire<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Chesterfield&#8217;s parish church, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/crookedspire.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Crooked Spire<\/a>, has events such as lunchtime concerts and a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrookSpiChes\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter page<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sheffield<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sbg.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sheffield Botanical Gardens<\/a> and the Winter \/ Peace Gardens are some of my favourite local places:<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theoutdoorcity.co.uk\/sheffield-city-life\/events\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.theoutdoorcity.co.uk\/sheffield-city-life\/events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield Canal Basin &#8211; Small selection of trendy bars and shops with a monthly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quaysidemarket.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quayside Market<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peak District<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoy Matlock (and Matlock Baths), Ashbourne, Buxton and Bakewell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Others<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Not too keen but there is Derby, Meadowhall (Meadowhell), Crystal Peaks, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Lectures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University of Nottingham<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>URL: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/exchange.nottingham.ac.uk\/blog\/event_category\/public-lectures-seminars\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/exchange.nottingham.ac.uk\/blog\/event_category\/public-lectures-seminars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"components-placeholder\"><div class=\"notice notice-error\"><strong>RSS Error:<\/strong> Retrieved unsupported status code &quot;403&quot;<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University of Sheffield<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>They have a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/whatson\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s On Page<\/a> and runs an annual festival called Off the Shelf in October. They have a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheffUniWhatsOn\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter page<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Sheffield Hallam University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am an almunus. There&#8217;s no place to find listing of public lectures and events but they do have festivals &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/news\" target=\"_blank\">SHU news<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hallamuninews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter page<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meetup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The website meetup.com lists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/find\/?location=gb--derbyshire--Chesterfield&amp;source=EVENTS&amp;eventType=inPerson&amp;sortField=DATETIME&amp;distance=twentyFiveMiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local events organised by meetup groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not quite a gentleman of leisure but I do like get out and about so I gathered online resources about events and venues local to Chesterfield for for me to browse through. Somebody else may benefit from this collection, but bear in mind, the list is tailored somewhat to my tastes. I may have written about specific local venues and events in the Outdoors section, or you can browse via tags such as chesterfield or peak district. Map of Leisure Venues General Listings\/News Trip Advisor Things to do in Chesterfield, Sheffield and Nottingham. Eventbrite Things to do in Chesterfield and surrounding areas, with a map. Derbyshire Times URL: https:\/\/www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk\/whats-on Destination Chesterfield &#8216;Destination Chesterfield&#8217;: https:\/\/www.chesterfield.co.uk\/visiting\/events\/ and Twitter account. Recurring Events Month Event More Info Jan Feb Mar National Open Gardens Scheme Apr May Derbyshire Open Arts Jun Jul Aug Sep Heritage Open Days Oct Nov Dec Christmas Lights Switch On Not month-specific: Venues Chesterfield There is an art trail: https:\/\/www.chesterfield.co.uk\/2022\/04\/chesterfield-art-trail-walking-routes The Crooked Spire Chesterfield&#8217;s parish church, The Crooked Spire, has events such as lunchtime concerts and a Twitter page: Sheffield Sheffield Botanical Gardens and the Winter \/ Peace Gardens are some of my favourite local places:https:\/\/www.theoutdoorcity.co.uk\/sheffield-city-life\/events Sheffield Canal Basin &#8211;[&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P89zH1-l4","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1306"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2492,"href":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1306\/revisions\/2492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}