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Story summary
- A police inspector, an MP and council delegates met to improve Matlock Bath for residents.
- Matlock Bath receives about 1.6 million visitors each year while only 671 people live there.
- The inland seaside resort lies roughly 70 miles from the coast and offers theme parks, cable cars and an aquarium.
- Thermal springs discovered in the 17th century sparked tourism, attracting Princess Victoria in 1831 and inspiring Lord Byron’s Alpine comparison.