Bleaklow, Crowden-in-Longdendale

Name: Bleaklow
Address: Crowden-in-Longdendale, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Crowden-in-Longdendale

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Bleaklow is a high, largely peat-covered, gritstone moorland in the Derbyshire High Peak near the town of Glossop. It is north of Kinder Scout, across the Snake Pass, and south of the A628 Woodhead Pass. Much of it is nearly 2,000 feet above sea level and the shallow bowl of Swains Greave on its eastern side is the source of the River Derwent. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 2077 ftProminence: 420 ftCoordinates: 53°27'40"N, 1°51'36"W

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Crowden-in-Longdendale United Kingdom

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Day trips

Bleaklow – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glossop Town Hall, Manor Park, All Saints' Church, Mill Hill.

3.9 miW
City hall
Glossop Town Hall, Glossop
100 min walk • Glossop Town Hall, Market Hall, and Municipal Buildings is a complex in the centre of Glossop, Derbyshire, providing offices for High Peak Borough Council, a retail arcade, and covered market.
3.5 miW
Park
Manor Park, Glossop
89 min walk • Manor Park is a city park in Glossop, Derbyshire, England.
3.3 miW
Church
All Saints' Church, Glossop
85 min walk • All Saints’ Church, Glossop is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Glossop, Derbyshire.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mill Hill, Peak District
103 min walk • Mill Hill is an open, flat-topped hill, 544 metres high, in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England.
2.6 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Longdendale Trail, Crowden-in-Longdendale
66 min walk • The Longdendale Trail is an English long-distance rail trail following the former Woodhead railway line, which ran between Manchester and Sheffield and closed east of Hadfield in 1981.
3.9 miW
53°26'37"N • 1°56'58"W
Partington Players Theatre, Glossop
99 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Valehouse Reservoir, Crowden-in-Longdendale
95 min walk • Valehouse Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was built between 1865 and 1869 as part of the Longdendale chain, which was built to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester while maintaining a constant flow into the river.
2.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Featherbed Top, Peak District
64 min walk • Featherbed Top is an open, flat-topped hill, 544 metres high, in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England.
4.1 miSW
Nightlife
The Crown Inn, Glossop
105 min walk • The Crown Inn is a public house at 142 Victoria Street, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 8JF. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It was built in the 1840s.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Torside Reservoir, Crowden-in-Longdendale
59 min walk • Torside Reservoir is the largest man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between April 1849 and July 1864 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
2.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Mossy Lea Reservoir, Crowden-in-Longdendale
62 min walk • Mossy Lea Reservoir is a disused reservoir near Glossop, north Derbyshire. In 1837, 50 local millowners and gentlemen, known as the "Glossop Commissioners", obtained an Act of Parliament to construct the Glossop Reservoirs.