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Photo: The Cloud, a 343m hill near Gawsworth, Cheshire, north west England.

© Anthony O'Neil / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Cloud

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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The Cloud rises to 343 m (1,125 ft) in Cheshire. It is one of the 1,546 Marilyns — British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. Congleton Station is 3.5 km away to the south-west. The nearest other hill is Gun, 6.9 km to the east.

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More places to visit near The Cloud

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.

3.1 km E

Photo of Biddulph Grange, a Grade I registered house & garden near Astbury, Staffordshire, central England.Iconic

Biddulph Grange

House & garden near Astbury

Fantastical Victorian world garden, Egypt and China.

4.7 km S

Photo of Gawsworth, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Gawsworth

Village

Hushed village of pools and old halls, its timbered Gawsworth Hall and church of St James rising above a picturesque mere.

5.3 km N · Cheshire

Photo of Rudyard Lake, a reservoir in Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Rudyard Lake

Reservoir near Rudyard

Two-mile reservoir in wooded hills near Leek, ringed by a shore path and served by a miniature steam railway, its name borrowed by Kipling's parents.

5.5 km SE

Photo of Mow Cop Castle, a folly near Astbury, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Mow Cop Castle

Folly near Astbury

Sham ruined tower folly perched on a gritstone summit on the Cheshire border, a National Trust landmark with vast Cheshire Plain views.

7.9 km SW

Photo of Lud's Church, a cave near Flash in the Peak District, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Lud's Church

Cave near Flash

Deep mossy chasm hidden in woodland above the Dane, a fairytale cleft of dripping rock linked to the Green Knight and Lollard worship.

8.5 km E