Macclesfield

OS Map: Explorer 268 Macclesfield and Congleton

Macclesfied's early development was as a silk manufacturing town. The old town has much character within its steep streets which contain some attractive black and white 'Magpie' houses. To the east of the town lies the green Bollin Valley and beyond, the dramatic gritstone hills of The Peak district. Macclesfield forest, 6km east, is a wild moorland which was once part of a royal hunting park. There are a herd of red deer who share the forest with foxes, badgers and other wildlife. Further east lies the remotely sited Cat and Fiddle Inn.

Shutlingsloe is know locally as the Matterhorn of Cheshire and its prominent distintive outline, rising to 506m, is visible in most of eastern Cheshire. There are splendid vistas of Cheshire from the summit.

Situated three miles south of Macclesfield is Gawsworth Hall, an attractive 15th century half-timbered manor house.

Suggested Walks

Location
Distance
Guide Book
Adlington, Adlington Basin and Styperson Pool 10.5km East Cheshire Walks
Anson Museum, Poynton's Pits and the Macclesfield Canal 5.0km East Cheshire Walks
Big Low and Berristall Dale 7.0km East Cheshire Walks
Bollington and the Bowstones 16km East Cheshire Walks
Disley, Mellor Moor and Strines 12.0km East Cheshire Walks
Gawsworth 12.0km Cheshire - A Year of Walks
Gawsworth and North Rode 9.5km East Cheshire Walks
Higher Poynton to Furness Vale via Lyme Park and the Dipping Stone 19.0km East Cheshire Walks
Ingersley Vale, Rainow and Swanscoe Hall 9.5km East Cheshire Walks
Lamaload 8.0km East Cheshire Walks
Lamaload, Forest Chapel, Shutlingsloe and the Tors 17.5km East Cheshire Walks
Lamaload, Tegg's Nose and Langley 16.5km East Cheshire Walks
Lamaload, The Tors and Pym Chair 11.0km East Cheshire Walks
Lyme Park 12.0km Cheshire - A Year of Walks
Macclesfield Forest, Shutlingsloe 8.5km Cheshire - A Year of Walks
Mottram Cross to Adder's Moss 5.0km East Cheshire Walks
Over Peover and Lower Peover 13.0km East Cheshire Walks
Poynton, Higher Poynton, part of Lyme Park 9.5km East Cheshire Walks
Prestbury to Mottram 10.0km East Cheshire Walks
Prestbury to Whiteley Green 7.0km East Cheshire Walks
Pym Chair, Charles Head and Windgather Rocks 11.0km East Cheshire Walks
Redesmere, Siddington and Capesthorne 11.0km East Cheshire Walks
The Cat and Fiddle 10.0km Cheshire - A Year of Walks
The Cat and Fiddle, Errwood and Burbage Edge 13.5km East Cheshire Walks
The Saddle of Kerridge 4.0km East Cheshire Walks
Timbersbrook, The Cloud, Rushton Spencer and the Bridestones 12.0km East Cheshire Walks
Todd Brook Circular: Pym Chair, Dunge Farm and Saltersford 11.0km East Cheshire Walks
Wildboarclough, Gradbach and Three Shire Heads 10.5km East Cheshire Walks
Wildboarclough, Shutlingsloe and Langley 11.0km East Cheshire Walks
Wincle to Sutton Common along the Gritstone Trail 15.0km East Cheshire Walks

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Tourist Information:
TIC Macclesfield
For further information about the town services: macclesfield.gov.uk