LOCATION

Whaley Bridge

Whaley Bridge lies on the edge of the Goyt Valley in the Peak District National Park and within the High Peak. It is a popular area for holidays and offers a rich variety of attractions.

There are regular trains and buses to the spa town of Buxton, seven miles away, which has many attractions including St. Anne's Well, the Pavilion Gardens, the Opera House, Poole's cavern and Solomon's temple (a folly).

Lyme Hall, a country house belonging to the National Trust, is about ten minutes away and about fifteen minutes away is Castleton, with its caverns and Blue John mine. It is a similar distance to Edale and the rest of the Hope Valley. Chatsworth House, the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, with beautiful gardens and splendid architecture is about half an hour away.
In fact all parts of the Dark and White Peak are readily accessible within an hour's drive with attractions including Haddon Hall, Hardwick Hall, Cauldwell's Mill, Cromford Mill and Bakewell (home of the pudding).

Within an hour's drive in the other (Cheshire) direction are Styal Mill, Tatton Hall, Alderley Edge, Jodrell Bank and many other places worth a visit.

The trains and buses make it easy to visit central Manchester , Buxton, Stockport and Sheffield for shopping, cinema, theatres and concerts.

Whaley Bridge also provides a wonderful base for walking holidays for peoples of all abilities. A car is not needed as lots of different circular walks of varying difficulty can be started from our doorstep. As Whaley is fairly compact and surrounded by open country and farmland these walks fan out in all directions providing more than enough variety for one or two weeks holiday. The Goyt valley and Lyme Park, in particular, are surprisingly easy to get to via footpaths with very little road walking being required. There you will find forests, reservoirs stately homes and ruins to explore.

Springbank

Springbank provides quality bed and breakfast in a discrete victorian guest house in a prime location right in the middle of Whaley Bridge. It is the second house on Reservoir Road and is less than a minute's walk, on level ground, from the railway station, bus stops, post office, newsagent, chemist, off-licence and three pubs. In spite of this proximity to the town centre it is however in a surprisingly quiet position on a no-through road and has an open arboreal aspect to the front with some fine views of the surrounding hills.

Not only is Springbank a very good base for walking holidays involving walks of a reasonable length but there are many wonderful short walks or strolls to be had from our front door. The local reservoir is only a couple of minutes walk up the road (which is why it is called Reservoir Road) and from the top of the dam wall the view is peaceful and breath taking. The local park is even nearer and, on a warm summer's evening after dinner, there is nothing to match a leisurely walk along the dam wall and then back through the park, perhaps with a short diversion to a local hostelry.

Trains and buses

As it is so near to the station the railway naturally runs fairly close by and the station is only a minutes walk away. This has frequent, half hourly, trains (via Stockport) direct to the centre of Manchester and, in the other direction, to Buxton. The trains are small passenger trains, daytime and evening service only, and don't appear to present any noise nuisance. They don't run after about 11pm any way.

The bus stop is nearly as close as the station and there are regular, half hourly, buses direct to Manchester airport (also via Stockport).