August Walks from Tideswell

Our next walk will be from 

Tideswell 

in Derbyshire

and will be on

Saturday 11th August

0800hrs prompt from the short stay car park

The 'George' in Tideswell

Tideswell (known locally as 'Tidza') is one of the most ancient settlements in the central Peak District and was granted a charter for a market in 1251 - these were held regularly until relatively recently. It was the site of the 'Great Courts' of the Royal Forest of the Peak in the time of Edward I and a few of the buildings along the main street have foundations which date from this period. However the major feature from the medieval era is the magnificent 14th-century church, known locally as 'The Cathedral of the Peak'.

This fine church was funded by the local wool trade and by lead mining - for Tideswell was a major centre for the lead-mining industry from medieval times to the nineteenth century. As the mining declined from 1850 onwards so did the population of the village and it has only started to recover in recent years.

Wheston Cross

The village still has a range of shops, cafes and pubs.

The nearby hamlet of Wheston is one of the smallest hereabouts with about 15 houses, mostly farms, and a hall which is reputedly haunted. There is an agricultural supplier here but no shops or amenities.

The main point of interest is the fine, recently restored 15th-century cross just on the western edge of the hamlet. Unusually, the cross is essentially complete despite its age. It is thought it once marked the boundary of the Royal Forest and has the Virgin Mary on one side and Christ crucified on the other.

There will be three walks as normal:

• A Walk led by: Jenny Matthias
• B Walk led by: Joan and Shirley
• C Walk led by: Heather Sissons

Details of the walks will be added as they become available, but by Saturday 4th August

 Guide to the area here
Video of Tideswell here: 

Weather Forecast for area; click here then click on Saturday 11th