For this year’s Chatsworth Christmas Markets (7/11 to 13/12), there are various access and parking restrictions in place and there are actions that can be taken if there are any issues.
With regard to the parking situation, there are parking restrictions in place in Rowsley and Baslow.
As residents may be aware some of the parking restrictions can be dealt by Civilian Parking Enforcement Officers who can be contacted on telephone: 01629 538671 or email: parking@derbyshire.gov.uk.
If you are reporting any dangerous parked or obstructive vehicles which are preventing motorists getting through completely or parked fully on the pavement preventing it from being used, then contact Derbyshire Police on the below contact methods quoting incident number 222 of 05.11.26 and your report should include photographs to show how bad the parking is.
In Baslow, there are cones on the bend by the Village Shop and signage at the bottom of Eaton Hill, School Lane and Bubnell Lane (this is the same as the 2025 restrictions, which only occurred at weekends).
There are also cones on the A623 from the 30mph sign to the drive past Fischer’s Baslow Hall on their side of the road.
There will be other markets locally all of which are having an impact on traffic and parking in the village. This weekend is Bakewell’s Christmas Market and yesterday Haddon Hall’s Christmas Market began (running every Wednesday to Sunday from 12th November to 15th December).
Enforcement of existing on-street parking restrictions (such as yellow lines and limited waiting bays) is the responsibility of Derbyshire County Council. They have enforcement officers in the village every weekend of the Chatsworth Christmas Market. These officers also patrol the car parks for Derbyshire Dales District Council.
Obstructions, or dangerous parking, can be reported to the Police on 101 or via their website, Facebook page or X. Officers do attend these reports but the logs are also shared with the County Council to feed into traffic restrictions for events in future years.
Like Chatsworth, other local businesses with their own car parks manage access to their properties so that only their patrons use their car parks, all the authorities (following feedback from residents) request that this is managed so that the impact on the highways is minimised and that cars are taken off the highway before checking to allow free movement on the roads.
These restrictions have been agreed with the Highway Authority and the Police so it will not be able to change anything this year. However, if you would like to make a suggestion or request for a change in these restrictions for future years, please can you email these to the Parish Council to coordinate and raise at the post event meeting with Highways and the Police.
If you wish to make a complaint, you can also email these to the Parish Council. Logging any complaints on the village WhatsApp is not a way for action to be taken.