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Lime Kiln

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.25552, -1.79092

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
  • 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
  • ☕The Refreshment Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Wren, Robin, Dipper +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Wren, Robin, Dipper +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Butterbur, Hart's-Tongue +116 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Cercopis vulnerata, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +256 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route▾
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Monk's Dalepublic footpath · 2.3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.3 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

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19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Monsal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 680Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route69 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route709 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 709 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

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5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Monksdale Lanebridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Lime kilns at Millers Dale

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lime kilns at Millers Dale

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Facilities

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Café

The Refreshment Room · 219m

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Parking

Miller's Dale · Paid · 251m

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Picnic spot

2 · 208m away

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Toilets

213m away

🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tideswell Dale Picnic AreaUrban park1.7 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site1.9 km→✦Maury Mine and SoughHistoric site700 m→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Arbourseats Veins and Sough, Wardlow Sough, Nay Green Mine and Washing Floors, Hading Vein and Seedlow RakeHistoric site3.6 km→✦Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All AngelsHistoric site2.1 km→