Stage 18: Wildboarclough to Bollington

START:  Wildboarclough (GR SJ 982685)
FINISH:  Bollington (GR SJ 937778)

OS MAP:  OL 24 Peak District – White Peak Area
DISTANCE:  8.5 miles/13.7km
ASCENT:  1,532ft/467m

Click here to download directions of the footpath route.

Transport Information: Stage 18 Wildboarclough (start) – Stage 19 Bollington (finish)

No public transport to Wildboarclough.

Bus   

Option to continue for 4 miles to Langley: Bus No. 14 Langley – Macclesfield (not Sundays)

https://www.highpeakbuses.com/bus-services/14/

Bus No. 58 Macclesfield – Buxton via Walker Barn (0.5 mile from Tegg’s Nose – not Sundays)

https://www.highpeakbuses.com/bus-services/58/

Taxi   

Silvertown Taxis (Macclesfield) 01625 616666

Macclesfield Radio Cars 01625 42111

Places to Park

Limited parking in layby on Nabbs Road – 150 metres north of the Crag Inn

PDNP car park at Clough House (free) – 1 mile to Wildboarclough village

Your Refreshment Stops

The Leather’s Smithy, Clarke Lane, Langley, SK11 0NE

01260 252313  https://www.facebook.com/Leathers-Smithy-Pub-139574192774064/

St Dunstan’s Inn, Main Road, Langley, SK11 0BU  01260 252615  http://www.stdunstaninn.co.uk/  (Photo credit: St Dunstan’s Inn)

Tegg’s Nose Tearoom, Buxton Old Road, SK11 0AP 07955 532703 http://www.facebook.com/teggsnosetearoom  (Photo credit: Tegg’s Nose Tearoom)

The Bull’s Head, 2 Oak Lane, Kerridge, SK10 5BD 01625 575522 http://www.robinsonsbrewery.com/pubs/bulls-head-kerridge  (Photo credit: The Bull’s Head)

The Crag Inn, Wildboarclough, SK11 0BD  01260 227239 http://www.facebook.com/thecraginn/  (Photo credit: The Crag Inn)

Your Accommodation Options

Berry Bank Farm Campsite, Buxton Road, Wildboarclough, SK11 0BG

07817 972596  http://www.berrybankfarm.co.uk/

Stanley Arms Hotel, Ankers Lane, Macclesfield Forest, SK11 0AR

01260 252414  http://www.stanleyarms.com  (Photo credit: Stanley Arms Hotel)

Robin Hood Inn, Rainow, SK10 5XE  01625 574060 (Photo credit: Robin Hood Inn)

http://www.facebook.com/The-ROBIN-HOOD-Rainow-2022423131380798  

Common Barn Farm, Smith Lane, Rainow, SK10 5XJ 01625 574878

http://www.cottages-with-a-view.co.uk (Photo credit: Common Barn Farm)

Local Businesses

The Forest Distillery, Chambers Farm, Bottom of the Oven, Macclesfield Forest, SK11 0AR     01260 253245

team@theforestdistillery.com   http://www.theforestdistillery.com/      (Photo credit: The Forest Distillery)

Swanscoe and The Random Apple Company, The Applery, Shrigley Fold, SK10 5SZ

07742 678873  http://www.swanscoe.co.uk/  (Photo credit: Swanscoe)