Goyt Valley walk 2: Errwood Hall Walk distance: 1 mile | Date recorded: March 2011 (updated July 2019)Start point: Errwood Hall car park | Google MapGPX file: Just £1.50 | Download file This is one of the most popular and easy walks in this part of the Goyt Valley;...
Goyt Valley walk 3: Valley views Walk distance: 1 mile | Date recorded: April 2011 (updated July 2019)Start point: Errwood Hall car park | Google MapGPX file: Just £1.50 | Download file The third walk in this series took me a while to discover. It’s a very easy...
Errwood Hall & Grounds These photos show Errwood Hall and its grounds in all their former glory. The Grimshawe family’s grand country house was built in the early 1840s and demolished less than 100 years later. Click on any image to enlarge, and then scroll...
Goyt Valley walk 4: Errwood Hall & The Shrine Walk distance: 3 miles | Date recorded: July 2019Start point: Errwood Hall car park | Google MapGPX file: Just £1.50 | Download file This easy, three-mile walk takes in three of the most historic sites in this part of...
The Grimshawe family & friends The Grimshawe family of Errwood Hall moved in very grand circles, counting the Spanish royal family amongst their friends. I haven’t yet managed to identify all the faces on this page. Click on any image to enlarge, and...
Goyt Valley walk 5: Whaley Bridge to Taxal Walk distance: 3 miles | Date recorded: July 2019Start point: Whaley Bridge Canal Wharf car park (SK23 7SR) | Google MapGPX file: Just £1.50 | Download file This gentle but very scenic 3.5 mile walk starts just a short stroll...
Errwood Hall staff & servants The Grimshawes of Errwood Hall employed a large staff of servants and estate workers. They were the principal employers in this upper part of the Goyt Valley. Simply click on any photo to enlarge, and then scroll through the...
Goyt Valley walk 6: Taxal Edge Walk distance: 7.5 miles | Date recorded: May 2011Start point: Goyt Valley main car park (SK17 6SX) | Google MapGPX file: Just £1.50 | Download file Starting from the main car park, just over the dam wall separating the two reservoirs,...
A series of four photographs taken at what must have been an annual sooting party for friends of the Grimshawes of Errwood Hall. In the sequence shown, they’re dated 1881, 1882, 1883 and 1887. I’ve captioned them with information taken from the original photos. The...
Goyt Valley walk 7: The rhododendrons Walk distance: 2 miles | Date recorded: June 2011Start point: Errwood Hall car park | Google MapGPX file: Just £1.50 | Download file I recorded this walk to capture the rhododendrons that bloom so magnificently in June*. But...
