Ambergate is situated where the River Amber joins the Derwent and gains its name from the former tollgate crossing of the Amber.
The village is a popular spot for a variety of walks including the Cromford Canal and the ancient woodlands of Shining Cliff Woods and Crich Chase.
Less than a 15 minute walk from the station are White Peak Distillery and Great British Car Journey or a short bus ride on service 142 from outside the station, provides access to Crich Tramway Village and Crich Stand.
Station Facilities
Ticket Machine
Step Free Access
Parking
Toilets
Address
Ambergate station
Midland Terrace
Ambergate
DE56 2EN
Located in Shining Cliff Wood is the Betty Kenny Tree, the remains of an ancient Yew Tree which is said to be the origin of the lullaby ‘Rock a Bye Baby’. The remains of the tree can still be seen today.
Passenger Facilities
The station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the ticket machine in the waiting shelter. There is a customer help point at the entrance onto the platform.
There are no toilets at the station.
There is step free access onto the platform from the car park.
Covered cycle parking is located in the station car park.
Getting to and from Ambergate Station
The station is situated at the northern end of Ambergate village, at the junction of the A6 and A610, approximately a 10 minute’ walk from the village centre. A pavement alongside the Station Approach Road provides step free access to the platform, avoiding the short flight of steps, but does not meet disabled access regulations.
Parking at the station
East Midlands Railway operate the 40 space station car park, which includes disabled parking. Parking is £2.50 for 24 hours, (multiple tickets may be purchased for more than one day), £9 weekly and £27 monthly. Annual tickets costing £268 are also available from Derby Station.
Local Bus Services from Ambergate
From the bus stops on Ripley Road (A610) adjacent to Station Approach, there are local bus services operating Monday to Saturday including bus 143/144 hourly to/from Ripley and service 142 every two hours to Crich and Crich Tramway Village.
From the bus stops on Derby Road (A6) adjacent to The Hurt Arms, the Transpeak bus service links the towns and villages along the Derwent Valley.
Bus stop locations are displayed on the Onward Travel Map and bus timetables are available here. When trains are replaced by buses, road replacement services pick up/drop off points at the bus stops on Derby Road (A6) adjacent to The Hurt Arms.
Taxis
Local taxi firms include:
Terry’s Ripley Taxis 01773 742 929
A6 Cabs 01773 880 880
Belper Cars 01773 828 384
The centre of Ambergate village is a ten minute walk from the station. To reach the village centre turn left under the railway bridge and left again opposite the Hurt Arms and continue along the main road, past the filling station and under another railway bridge.
The Hurt Arms pub and restaurant is well situated across the road from the station. Towards the village, there is a small supermarket at the filling station and Ambergate Chip Shop is located in the centre of the village.
Walk number 6, is a steep 3.5 mile walk between Whatstandwell and Ambergate via Crich through farmland, Crich Chase woodlands and along the towpath of the Cromford Canal
Walk number 5, is a 4.5 mile walk between Ambergate and Whatstandwell through ancient woodland, old parkland and open farmland, with excellent views. There are no really steep climbs
Walk number 4, is a 4.5 mile walk between Ambergate and Belper through farmland with a short climb providing excellent views of Heage Windmill from the valley ridge.
Derwent Valley Heritage Way is a 55 mile long distance footpath following the length of the River Derwent. Sections of the route may be undertaken as linear walks using the train between Derby and Matlock or other local bus services between Derby and Shardlow or between Matlock and Chatsworth.
Ambergate station is located just north of Ambergate junction, where the railway divides from the Midland Mainline to become a single track branch line to Matlock. Originally the station boasted a triangular arrangement station with six platforms and was a key railway interchange.
Station adoption
Ambergate Station Adopters have been caring for the station environment for a number of years, maintaining numerous platform planters and flower baskets.
The Station Approach road banking has been greatly improved with a tiered railway sleeper garden which the Station Adopters look after. Look out for the unusual bird boxes located on the trees and other creative displays around the station at various times of the year.
Follow the Ambergate Station Group’s activities on Twitter @AmbergateStn
Grants towards many of these projects have been received from Community Rail Network.
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