There are three pre-historic rock shelters behind the former school, on Magg Lane and opposite the pub, the Black Horse.

These are linked to the Creswell Crags.

[citation needed] Scarcliffe Park, an area of woodland to the south end of the village, has Bronze Age[citation needed] and Roman remains.

[citation needed] The Waterworks on Whaley Moor featured in Channel 4 series, Grand Designs.

[citation needed] Media related to Whaley at Wikimedia Commons