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Whaley Bridge is a small town in Derbyshire, surrounded by the Peak District National Park, at the head of the Peak Forest Canal.

Understand[edit]

It is a popular place to start walking along the Goyt Valley.

Get in[edit]

Map
Map of Whaley Bridge

Get around[edit]

See[edit]

  • 1 Peak Forest Canal. Peak Forest Canal (Q7157817) on Wikidata Peak Forest Canal on Wikipedia
  • Goyt Valley.
  • 2 Toddbrook Reservoir. Site of Special Scientific Interest Toddbrook Reservoir (Q7348277) on Wikidata Toddbrook Reservoir on Wikipedia
  • 3 Whaley Bridge Memorial Park. Recreational park
  • 4 Roosdyche. A complex of banks and ditches, probably formed through glacial melt but may also have some early human usage and modification.

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Eat[edit]

Cafés and restaurants include:

Drink[edit]

  • 1 The Goyt, 8 Bridge Street, SK23 7LR, +44 1663 732840. Popular back-street local on Bridge Street with beers from the Punch Taverns range.
  • 2 The Railway, 33-35 Market Street, SK23 7AA, +44 1663 732245. Beer from Robinsons. Function room. Live music & film showings.
  • 3 [dead link] The White Hart, Market Street, SK23 7HN.
  • 4 The Shepherd's Arms, SK23 7HR, 7 Old Road, +44 1663 732384. Very popular small traditional pub. Extensive range of beers from Marstons. Beer garden.
  • 5 The White Horse, 141 Buxton Road, SK23 7HX, +44 1663 732617. At the south end of the town at the junction of the A5004 and B5470
  • 6 The Shady Oak, Fernilee, +44 1663 733658. A Marston's country pub about 2 miles south of the town centre on the A5004 at Fernilee in the Goyt Valley. Food. Rooms. The start and end point of many good walks in the Goyt Valley.

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Connect[edit]

As of March 2024, Whaley Bridge and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next[edit]


Routes through Whaley Bridge
ManchesterNew Mills  NW  SE  BuxtonBakewell



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