Waterswallows Quarry

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Waterswallows Quarry is one of 95 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire. At just 0.01 km², only three are smaller. The Wye Valley and Topley Pike and Deep Dale are among the SSSIs within 3.3 km. For arrivals by rail, Buxton Station is about 2.6 km to the south-west.

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