The Roaches and the Manifold Valley: Thor's Cave
West Midlands, England
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The Roaches and the Manifold Valley: Thor's Cave
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On the south-west edge of the Peak District, The Roaches are a gritstone ridge, and just east of them on Ramshaw Rocks is the Winking Man, a rock that seems to wink at drivers on the A53. To the south-east, Thor's Cave opens in a limestone cliff above the Manifold Valley, where the Manifold Way follows the old railway line, and the market town of Leek lies below The Roaches to the south-west.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Walk the gritstone ridge of The Roaches, then find the Winking Man on nearby Ramshaw Rocks, the rock that seems to wink at drivers on the A53
2
of 4
Walk to Thor's Cave in the Manifold Valley, the cave mouth in the limestone cliff
3
of 4
Cycle the Manifold Way, the 8-mile path on the old Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway
4
of 4
Walk the market town of Leek
Walk the gritstone ridge of The Roaches, then find the Winking Man on nearby Ramshaw Rocks, the rock that seems to wink at drivers on the A53
Walk to Thor's Cave in the Manifold Valley, the cave mouth in the limestone cliff
Cycle the Manifold Way, the 8-mile path on the old Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway
Walk the market town of Leek
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