Getting here
53.25334, -1.78051
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Monsal Trail
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Monsal Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
24
5 named nearby · 19 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
18
18 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Midshires Way · Walking370 km
Limestone Way · Walking74 km
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal Trail · Walking0
Monsal Trail · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · 431m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Tideswell Dale Picnic AreaUrban park1.4 km→✦Arbourseats Veins and Sough, Wardlow Sough, Nay Green Mine and Washing Floors, Hading Vein and Seedlow RakeHistoric site3.1 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site1.1 km→✦Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system, south of Taddington WoodHistoric site3.5 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone MoorHistoric site4.6 km→