Cottages in the Peak District
Waterhouses Staffordshire in the heart of the Peak District National Park is where you will find Merry Cottage, one of many Peak Disrict cottages situated near the attractions of Alton Towers, Chatsworth House and historic Haddon Hall, there are plenty of opportunities for walking, off road cycling or something more adventurous such as rock climbing, canoeing or caving.
Merry Cottage Waterhouses
is a three bedroomed holiday cottage on the edge of the Peak District. Local attractions include the Manifold Valley and Thor’s Cave, the Tissington Trail, ideal for cycling, a number of pubs including, the Yew Tree Cauldon, Red Lion Inn Waterfall, Greyhound Inn Warslow and Ye Olde Crown Waterhouses.
The village of Waterhouses is on the River Hamps, a tributary of the River Manifold, and at the southern end of the track of the former Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (now the Manifold Way, a walk- and cycle-path), which ran to Hulme End. Nearby is the Cauldon cement plant of Lafarge Cement,and a large Tarmac Limestone quarry.
Waterhouses was served by a railway station opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on July 1, 1905, on the line from Leek to Waterhouses. Waterhouses was also served by a railway station which was opened by the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway on June 27, 1904, whilst being entirely operated by the North Staffordshire Railway. These two lines were next to each other. Due to the railway not being as successful as hoped and not utilised enough, it was later opened for tourists, but still failed to make a profit and was later closed and then turned into a cycle path.
Waterhouses situated on the A523 Leek to Ashbourne Road, near to Alton Towers and on the edge of the dramatic scenery of the Peak Park, is a popular place for visitors to the area. It offers a doorway to the beauty of the Peak District National Park, uninterrupted by traffic. via many footpaths or the afore mentioned Manifold Way Cycle path and is also a common respite stop for visitors to Alton Towers.