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Castle · Amber Valley · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Codnor Castle in Amber Valley

Codnor Castle is a castle in Amber Valley, Derbyshire. This place has a story in the app.

Codnor Castle in Amber Valley
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Photo: Douglal · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Codnor Castle in Amber Valley, photo 2
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Photo: Douglal · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Colin Park · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

The story

Story · Codnor Castle

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You're standing by the remains of Codnor Castle, a thirteenth-century ruin in Derbyshire. Take a look around. From up here you can see right across the Erewash valley, over the border from Derbyshire into Nottinghamshire. A pretty good spot for a castle, right?

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Photo: Douglal · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Photo: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: JThomas · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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