Every town has usually a museum of local history, Chesterfield is no exception, Chesterfield was a base for Romans, George Stevenson, Robinson's, Chesterfield canal. Definitely worth a visit

Small but perfectly formed, not overburdened with unimportant details but tells this history of the town, very helpful guide as well (the gentleman with the beard), wonderful, but sorry the last cage disaster at Markham pit was not mentioned, would have been a fitting tribute...More

Visited chesterfield tons over last 20 odd years never knew this existed! Free entry and brilliant little insights into life previous in Chesterfield. Learnt lots of stuff I didn’t know about the town. Very interactive for younger children too.

We were visiting Chesterfield for the first time and decided to go to the museum. We were greeted by a member of staff who was informed and full of enthusiasm. She answered questions and provided us with an excellent introduction to the museum and the...More

Friendly staff away happy to help and to talk about the museum. Great for half term and weekends there is something for everyone

Been in Chesterfield for 18 years and never visited before but decided to pop in during school holidays for a short visit. Really friendly staff, really well exhibited displays and items to view and overall a short but really enjoyable visit.

Lets be honest, I visited because there was a biblical storm outside and I had some time to kill. Having said that it was a very interesting way to pass an hour (or two). The museum is small but manages to bring everything together for...More