LINKS

Whaley Bridge Links

Interesting sites about Whaley Bridge and the Peak District

View an old map of Whaley Bridge
(search for 'Whaley Bridge' and then select 'Derbyshire' in preference to 'Cheshire')

http://www.old-maps.co.uk

 

Lots of wonderful aerial photos of Whaley. Well worth a visit.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/WebFlint/whaley/

Whaley Bridge Town Council web site
www.whaleybridge.com/

 

The official Peak Park website with all sorts of info.

www.peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk/

 

A brief description of the Goyt valley

www.cressbrook.co.uk/features/goyt.htm

 

This site has pictures of a walk along the canal from Bugsworth to Whaley

www.navigationinn.co.uk/towpath.htm

 

A commercial website concerned mainly with advertising but it does have useful lists of places to go and quite a lengthy a section on the history of the Peak District and a page about Buxton.

www.peakdistrict-nationalpark.com/

 

Pigot and Co`s 1835 Commercial Directory for Chapel-en-le-Frith with Whaley Bridge (Cheshire) and neighbourhoods

freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/...chapel.htm

 

An interesting site about ancient monuments which includes a Saxon Cross in Whaley Bridge used to mark the boundary with Hope parish

web.ukonline.co.uk/cj.tolley/ctm/ctm-whaleybridge.htm

 

A bit about the murder stone on the road between Whaley and Disley.

www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/DBY/WhaleyBridge/MurderStone.html

 

This site has the history of the Peak Forest Canal and a virtual canal cruise from New Mills to Whaley Bridge and Bugsworth

www.penninewaterways.co.uk/peak/

 

A bit about the Peak Forest Canal

www.manchester2002-uk.com/transport/canals5.html

 

More canal Sites

www.southpenninering.co.uk/peakforest/

www.lock92.co.uk/

www.marple-uk.com/PeakFor.htm

www.newhorizons81.freeserve.co.uk/pfvt1.html

Places to visit and things to do

Buxton Opera House, Details of whats on and on-line booking

www.buxton-opera.co.uk

 

New Mills Heritage Centre

www.newmillsheritage.com//

 

An independent guide to Buxton

www.buxtononline.net/

which includes a Dove Holes, Combs, Buxton Walk

www.buxtononline.net/..../outdoor2.htm

 

Big site about walking. Have a look for walks around Whaley.

www.go4awalk.com

Useful and reference

Trent Bus timetables including:-

TransPeak

(Nottingham - Derby - Belper - Matlock - Bakewell - Buxton - Stockport - Manchester)

and Skyline

(Buxton - Whaley Bridge - Disley - Hazel Grove - Stockport - Manchester airport)

www.bartonbuses.co.uk/timetables/highpeak.html

www.scbeastmidstravel.co.uk/TPTimetable.html

 

Derbyshire County Council

www.derbyshire.gov.uk

 

High Peak Borough Council Tourism & Leisure section

www.highpeak.gov.uk/tourism

 

Read unbiased opinions about hotels and holidays at TripAdvisor.

Local organisations

George Hill's shoe shop now magnanimously turned into a community drop-in center offering companionship, coffee, books and training to all.
www.whaleyfootsteps.co.uk

 

High Peak Orchestra, based in the Whaley Bridge, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Buxton area.

www.hpo.ukgo.com

 

St Johns Ambulance Brigade

www.derbyshire.sja.org.uk

 

Whaley Bridge Guides

www.whaley-guides.fsnet.co.uk

 

High Peak Scouts

www.highpeakscouts.org.uk

 

Whaley Bridge Rose Queen Carnival. Run by a friend of ours

www.rosequeen.co.uk

 

Whaley Hall. A Christian retreat and community just up the road from us.

www.whaleyhallckl.org.uk

 

Whaley Bridge Amenity Society.

Not much of interest at the moment but they have produced some interesting booklets so you never know what they may yet put on their site.

users.breathemail.net/wbas