Kettleshulme - the Gem in the Peak!
There is lots to see around Kettleshulme, beautiful countryside, delightful houses and cottages, and major visitor attractions a short distance away!
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Within the parish there are the wonderful Dunge Valley Gardens. These provide an amazing display of flowering shrubs, mainly rhododendrons, planted in a delightful enclosed valley. Open from April, the peak season for blooms is April through May.
In the hills close to Disley (about 4 miles) you will find Lyme Hall and its glorious estate. Well known from Pride & Prejudice, part of which was filmed here.
The spa town of Buxton is just over the hills (about 8 miles).
Just down the road is Whaley Bridge. This small town not only provides for your shopping needs but is also steeped in history. The Cromford & High Peak Railway had one of its termini here and its junction with the Peak Forest Canal can be enjoyed - even the 1790s transshipment shed remains and in use to this day. Significant parts of the track bed can be walked on including the incline away from the canal. This is one of Britain's most interesting railways and it can be followed via its tight turns, steep inclines, deep cuttings, all the way to Cromford.
A short distance out of Whaley Bridge - only a mile along the canal towpath - are Bugsworth basins, at the hamlet of Buxworth. These basins were the transshipment site for vast quantities of limestone brought down from the Dove Holes quarries on a tramway. This is by far the most significant inland port remaining and has been lovingly rescued and, where possible, restored over the past 35 years by a dedicated body of volunteers, the Inland Waterways Protection Society (IWPS). There is a great deal to see here and a very good pub to refresh you once you have toured the site.
Staying with the transport theme, why not visit Marple locks? These 16 narrow locks are spread over a two mile course down the hillside to the River Goyt before crossing the river on the beautiful Marple Aqueduct. This stands beside the high level Marple railway viaduct.
In the countryside visit the nearby reservoirs at Errwood and Fernilee. These are a walkable distance from Kettleshulme over Taxal Edge, the Goyt Forest and Hoo Moor. Man made in the 1930s, they enhance the oustndingly beautiful Goyt Valley. There are many walks including several paths to and around the Grimshaw estate and Errwood Hall. The hall was demolished but its outline remains to be discovered amongst a huge area of rhododendrons - an amazing sight in May and June.
At Bollington you can see the history of this cotton town at the Discovery Centre in Clarence Mill.
In the hills close to Disley (about 4 miles) you will find Lyme Hall and its glorious estate. Well known from Pride & Prejudice, part of which was filmed here.
The spa town of Buxton is just over the hills (about 8 miles).
Just down the road is Whaley Bridge. This small town not only provides for your shopping needs but is also steeped in history. The Cromford & High Peak Railway had one of its termini here and its junction with the Peak Forest Canal can be enjoyed - even the 1790s transshipment shed remains and in use to this day. Significant parts of the track bed can be walked on including the incline away from the canal. This is one of Britain's most interesting railways and it can be followed via its tight turns, steep inclines, deep cuttings, all the way to Cromford.
A short distance out of Whaley Bridge - only a mile along the canal towpath - are Bugsworth basins, at the hamlet of Buxworth. These basins were the transshipment site for vast quantities of limestone brought down from the Dove Holes quarries on a tramway. This is by far the most significant inland port remaining and has been lovingly rescued and, where possible, restored over the past 35 years by a dedicated body of volunteers, the Inland Waterways Protection Society (IWPS). There is a great deal to see here and a very good pub to refresh you once you have toured the site.
Staying with the transport theme, why not visit Marple locks? These 16 narrow locks are spread over a two mile course down the hillside to the River Goyt before crossing the river on the beautiful Marple Aqueduct. This stands beside the high level Marple railway viaduct.
In the countryside visit the nearby reservoirs at Errwood and Fernilee. These are a walkable distance from Kettleshulme over Taxal Edge, the Goyt Forest and Hoo Moor. Man made in the 1930s, they enhance the oustndingly beautiful Goyt Valley. There are many walks including several paths to and around the Grimshaw estate and Errwood Hall. The hall was demolished but its outline remains to be discovered amongst a huge area of rhododendrons - an amazing sight in May and June.
At Bollington you can see the history of this cotton town at the Discovery Centre in Clarence Mill.
