Getting here
53.05323, -1.80340
Best for
3 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 15
Heritage
Free55%Religious grounds — local heritage
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
28
16 named nearby · 12 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
41
41 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Limestone Way · Walking74 km
Circular Park Walk · Walking1.6 km
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam Park · Walking1.2 km
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, Dovedale · Walking5 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this religious grounds
Church of the Holy Cross is a religious grounds.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Ilam, Church of the Holy Cross: C17th alabaster tomb of Robert Meverell and his wife, Elizabeth
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦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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Café
Manifold Tea Room · 173m
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Parking
Ilam Hall Car Park · 166m
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Toilets
175m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm4.9 km→✦Medieval settlement including part of open field system, 200m south of Bank FarmHistoric site4.4 km→✦Ilam CrossHistoric site300 m→✦Viator's Bridge See also STAFFORDSHIRE 1Historic site4 km→✦Viator's Bridge, Milldale See also DERBYSHIRE 45Historic site4 km→✦Thorswood MinesHistoric site4.2 km→