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Hadfield

Once upon a time this was a small, inconspicuous town at the dead end of a branch railway line.

The main attraction of Hadfield is that it marks the start of the Longdendale Trail, which follows the line of the former Manchester to Sheffield railway line and forms part of the longer Trans-Pennine Trail that runs from coast to coast (Liverpool to Hull). It is now a safe, traffic-free trail for biking and walking. Its level sandy surface makes it suitable for wheelchair users and less agile people, as well as for families with small children and pushchairs. You can get onto the Longdendale Trail at Platt Street, Hadfield.

Longdendale itself is the valley of the River Etherow, and is a favourite place for day-trippers. Along the footpath through this wild and desolate valley there are many reminders of the past, including St James’ Chapel, the graveyard of which has numerous memorials to the navvies, and their families, who died in an outbreak of cholera in 1849 while working on the two tunnels on the Sheffield to Manchester railway line. The chapel was originally built in 1487, though it has been rebuilt several times since.