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Dimmings Dale.

Dimmings Dale is a site of ancient woodland, spread along the slopes of the Churnet Valley. The well surfaced paths pass along either side of a stream, punctuated by pools along its length, such as the one in the photograph above. Other tracks can be explored up the slopes of the woods to the left of the stream, or to the right for views of the valley with Alton Towers in the far distance. See the links in the box below for the tracks and/or maps. Dogs are allowed if kept on a lead.

There are two car parks situated either side of The Ramblers Retreat restaurant, where meals or snacks and ice cream can be bought.

For a gallery of the walk, see HERE.

For a large picture of the tracks to follow, see HERE.

For a larger map of the one below, see HERE.

Directions:

Take the B5417 from Cheadle (Staffordshire) to Oakamoor for 3 miles, and turn right (whilst heading down-hill), into Mill Lane (not signposted), before the bridge at the bottom of the hill in Oakamoor;
past the Admiral House Hotel just on your right around the corner, ( see picture below );
then after a quarter of a mile, 1st left on to Red Road and drive for a mile alongside the River Churnet Valley until you get to the car park by The Ramblers Retreat restaurant.
(Enter: ST10 4BU in the Get-a-Map service link above the map picture, to get a live map of the area).

Image produced from the Ordnance Survey
Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with
kind permission of Ordnance Survey and
Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.

See larger map Here.

Admiral House Hotel

Ramblers Retreat Restaurant

 

LINKS:

Try here for further information: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website

Or here: http://www.walkingworld.com