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Leek Moors

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Leek Moors is one of 55 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Staffordshire. None of the SSSIs in the county is larger. It lies inside the Peak District National Park.

For arrivals by rail, Buxton Station is about 3.2 km to the north. For more of the same, Thorncliffe Moor and Ecton Copper Mines are close by.

More places to visit near Leek Moors

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

Peak District

You’re inside itNational Park near Castleton

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

Photo: Chrome Hill, a viewpoint near Hollinsclough in the Peak District, Staffordshire, central England.Iconic

Chrome Hill

Viewpoint near Hollinsclough

Dragon's-back reef limestone ridge in the upper Dove valley, a sharp-crested fossil-reef hill with dramatic sunrise views.

0.9 km NE

Photo of Solomon's Temple, a folly near Buxton, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Solomon's Temple

Folly near Buxton

Victorian fortified tower on Grin Low above Buxton, built as a folly on a Bronze Age burial mound with wide-ranging views.

1.7 km N

Photo of Poole's Cavern, a cave near Buxton, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Poole's Cavern

Cave near Buxton

Two-million-year-old limestone cavern on the edge of Buxton, with a source of the River Wye and rare 'poached-egg' stalactites.

1.8 km N

Photo of Tittesworth Reservoir, a reservoir near Leek, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Tittesworth Reservoir

Reservoir near Leek

Popular reservoir below the Roaches with a shore trail, visitor centre and grand views up to the gritstone edge.

2.2 km SW

Photo of Buxton, a village in Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Buxton

Village

Elegant spa town of Georgian crescents and a domed Opera House, England's highest market town, built on its warm mineral spring.

3.2 km N · Derbyshire