Belper is on the mainline between [wiki=7e3c720afe1e04eadd7459f072be745b]Derby[/wiki] and [wiki=866c3a7fa5ad9479121fa49ae365c515]Chesterfield[/wiki]/[wiki=30d85fa7d563a95914f4d31958e9e3fa]Sheffield[/wiki], although it is currently only served by one main line train per weekday. It is also served by the Derwent Valley line between Nottingham, Derby and [wiki=6a91e6e959a89a59b4dd3093d919121e]Matlock[/wiki]. Trains run roughly every hour - see www.thetrainline.com for timetable details. The station is unmanned but you must buy tickets from the machine on the Derby bound platform to any destination. (If you join at a station like Derby with a booking office you must buy your ticket beforehand)
There are regular bus services to [wiki=7e3c720afe1e04eadd7459f072be745b]Derby[/wiki], [wiki=829482baf763ef63c78c36889615b3b1]Nottingham[/wiki], Manchester (a long but beautiful journey on TransPeak) and other local towns. For [wiki=c6b94bd3cc27f1d2d26087b63d53d3b2]Ashbourne[/wiki], change at Derby or take the less frequent direct service.
Belper is on the A6 and close to the A38. Major roads lead to Chesterfield, Nottingham,
Derby, Matlock and Ashbourne.
The Lion Hotel Tel 01773 824033 has 22 rooms from around £100 per night
Makeney Hall Hotel Tel 01332 842999 has 40 room for around £50 pppn
Several dotted around the town.
Shining Cliff YHA is about 2 miles north, but be warned it's in the middle of a wood and only accessible on foot. Don't watch the Blair Witch Project before you go...