Address: Buxton Old Rd, Sutton, Macclesfield SK11 0AP, United Kingdom
Phone: +441625374833
Rating: 4.7
based on 204 reviews.
Accessibility
Pros:
"Ample parking spots all the times."
"The car park is often busy on a nice day but reasonably priced at £3 for up to 10 hours."
"Toilets and cafe on site and awesome views really worth a visit."
"There is toilets, cafe and a information bureau for attractions."
"Lots of parking. You can pay at the machines or using the app."
"This place enough parking for 40 to 50 cars including accessible spaces."
"Big car park with cafe and toilets."
Cons:
"I would not recommend this place for young children. It is not pram or wheelchair friendly on the walks and some of the paths are pretty hazzardous."
"Quite hilly in parts. Not suitable for prams and I think young children would struggle."
"Footpaths to top not too easy for people not steady on their feet."
"Not long in distance but steep both downhill and up with uneven surfaces, a bit of a challenge and won't be accessible for everyone I'm afraid."
"it was hard to get there without a car and I dont recommend people to walk to the park, it is a bit dangerous."
"It is meant to be pushchair and wheelchair friendly, but the circular route we walked had a flight of about 20 to 30 uneven steps to negotiate."
"New pathway needs some attention due to recent rain storms."
Cafe and Facilities
Pros:
"A great day out with a top class cafe well worth a visit."
"The Tea Room has public toilets, and we had a very pleasant lunch there - prices were quite reasonable."
"the cafe is small but serves the best hot chocolate."
"Friendly and helpful staff in the cafe."
"Cute little cafe with wide range of breakfast and coffees."
"The cafe was open but we'd taken a picnic so didn't go in bit it was obviously popular as it was so busy."
"Cafe serves lovely food at fair prices."
Cons:
"Cafe not currently open due to Covid but would like to return in the summer."
"The menu at the till was poor as when we asked for beans on toast were promptly told it wasn't available."
"Lovely place, the only disappointing aspect is that the tea room was not open when we arrived which was a Tuesday."
"Midway through the gritstone trail. Waited by the window for service (coffee and bite to eat) but after five minutes of being ignored decided to leave."
"The cafe offers various drinks hot/cold, food is basic on our visit today tea cakes, crumpets, crisps etc we were hoping for lunch like it has been in the past."
"The cafe, which offers a limited selection of food, I wouldn't describe as a 'destination' cafe."
"We were less than impressed with the cafe, it was smaller than we'd imagined."
Parking
Pros:
"Free parking available at the bottom of the hill by the reservoir, sizeable paid parking and café available at the top."
"Only £2.50 to park all day."
"Plenty of parking, (reasonably priced)."
"Parking is cheap, the cafe is cheap and the area is just phenomenal."
"Car park is cheap."
"Good amount of car parking spaces and parking fees are a good rate too."
"Large car park, and reasonably priced at £3.00 for 12hrs."
Cons:
"The car park you have to pay for, £3 for 10 hours. We paid by coins which it ate and didn't give a ticket or return the coins."
"Very busy on Sunday, only just about got a space, you have to pay for parking too."
"Car park was full, though once out on the paths, had comfortable socially distanced leisurely walk."
"Parking machine can be a bit temperamental - easiest to bring cash as Wi-Fi not great."
"One downer- the car park is awkward to pay for if you don’t have a phone application."
"Payment machine for parking is incredibly slow, make sure you know your reg as you have to give it."
"Place is amazing, lots of walks and things to see. CARPARK MACHINE horrendous after queuing for ages."
Views and Environment
Pros:
"Once you get past the first hundred yards from the parking areas, tiptoeing your way around all the nasty dog walkers bagged remains, the park itself becomes beautiful."
"Great views across Cheshire, can see all the way to the airport and Manchester town centre on a clear day."
"The views are amazing and the rolling hills of England spread out before you."
"Great views all over, well tended paths."
"Such a great place for a walk - amazing views in all directions."
"Fantastic views across the Cheshire Plain and into the foothills of the Peak District after a short steep incline."
"Teggs Nose offers some of the most beautiful views across Macclesfield, the Peaks, the Cheshire Plain, over to Manchester and even Snowdonia on a really clear day."
Cons:
"Some of the paths are not very well maintained."
"The walking up hill can ge difficult in areas but plenty of routes to take depending on your fitness."
"Not long in distance but steep both downhill and up with uneven surfaces, a bit of a challenge and won't be accessible for everyone I'm afraid."
"It's a cool place with some great views of Cheshire and in a lovely location."
"Only been here twice but both times were very windy at the higher points along the way."
"The views look over miles taking in macc forest which is a beautiful place on its own."
"Its quiet and its probably more suited to walkers than Mountain Bikers."
Historical and Educational Value
Pros:
"The display of quarrying equipment is fascinating, and there are good information points around the site giving insight into the history of the area."
"There is also the historic interest of the mining operations and geology with interesting things to read about on the plaques along the route."
"Lots of quarry equipment placed around the former quarry with information boards, which we found interesting."
"Some of the old quarrying equipment has been preserved, providing some additional historical interest."
"Historic machinery from its quarry history."
"Lovely little café and a pretty circular walk with good little information boards about the wildlife and history of the area."
"This place is absolutely brilliant for STAR gazing WITH OR WITHOUT A TELESCOPE."
Cons:
"No links of public transport and no taxi service to park."
"The only minor criticism from me is that I would have loved for there to be more signposting or information boards around that give a bit of historical insight as we had to Google a lot of it afterwards."
"New pathway needs some attention due to recent rain storms."
"Didn't go in the cafe as there was a big queue."
"A long wait for an order of coffee and cake in the tea room with no obvious reason other than a lot of chatting in the kitchen."
"Went in the cafe before we started our walk and were queueing for quite sometime despite only 2 people being before us."
"By the time we were leaving mid-afternoon, the car park was much busier and cars had parked anywhere they could."