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Photo of Lyme Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Bollington in the Peak District, Cheshire, north west England.

Lyme ParkPhoto Explore Heritage / Pexels

Places to explore near Romiley StationRomiley

31 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Marple Locks, a landmark in Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Marple Locks

Landmark near Marple

Flight of sixteen canal locks and a towering stone aqueduct where the Peak Forest Canal climbs out of the Goyt valley.

2.8 km SE

Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

5.5 km E · spans 6 counties

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

National Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

6.2 km E

Photo of Lyme Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Bollington in the Peak District, Cheshire, north west England.Iconic

Lyme Park

House & garden near Bollington

Palladian mansion and moorland deer park.

8.6 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of the Peak Forest Canal, a 15-mile canal running from Dukinfield Junction to Bugsworth Basin, England.

Peak Forest Canal

Canal

Climbing out of Manchester's fringe to Whaley Bridge and Bugsworth Basin, once the transhipment point for Peak limestone.

0.4 km S · Greater Manchester, Derbyshire & Cheshire

Photo of Chadkirk Estate Country Park, a country park near Marple, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Chadkirk Estate Country Park

Country park near Marple

A country park in Greater Manchester.

0.4 km S

Photo of Etherow Country Park, a country park near Marple, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Etherow Country Park

Country park near Marple

A country park in Greater Manchester.

2.4 km E

Photo of Werneth Low Country Park, a country park near Marple, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Werneth Low Country Park

Country park near Marple

A country park in Greater Manchester.

2.7 km NE

Photo of Marple, a village in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Marple

Village

Canal town where the Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals meet at a great flight of locks and an aqueduct.

2.7 km SE · Greater Manchester

Photo of The Navigation Inn, a pub near Marple, Greater Manchester, north west England.

The Navigation Inn

Pub near Marple

Canal-side pub at Marple by the Peak Forest locks, popular with boaters and towpath walkers.

2.9 km SE

Photo of Reddish Vale Country Park, a country park near Marple, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Reddish Vale Country Park

Country park near Marple

A country park in Greater Manchester.

3 km W

Photo of the Macclesfield Canal, a 26-mile canal running from Marple Junction to Hall Green, England.

Macclesfield Canal

Canal

A high-level canal along the Peak District's western edge, carried on Telford-school embankments past silk-town wharves.

3.1 km SE · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Staffordshire

Photo: Mellor Moor, a 328m hill near Marple, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Mellor Moor

County top near Marple

A hill in Greater Manchester.

5.7 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (18) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.