St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.27881, -1.77251
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tideswell Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tideswell Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Jackdaw, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
Birds — Raven, Jackdaw, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 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▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km▾
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cliffe Lanepublic footpath · 17 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mPath type: service
Cliffe Lanepublic footpath · 54 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: footway
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route476 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 476 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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
Photos
Tideswell, St. John the Baptist's Church: The chancel
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,053 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,053 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Wren · Blackbird · Peregrine · Greenfinch +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Platycheirus +5
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Yarrow · Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Harebell · Nipplewort +88
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,053 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Wren · Blackbird · Peregrine · Greenfinch +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Platycheirus +5
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Yarrow · Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Harebell · Nipplewort +88
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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