Outdoors

Walking - Longdendale valley - reservoirs, hills, flat trail www.transpenninetrail.org.uk

Sailing on Torside, Visitor centre at Torside www.highpeak.gov.uk/culture/sportsdev/GlossopSailingClub/default.asp

Cycling - Longdendale Valley Cycles www.hikers-and-bikers.co.uk/longdendale-valley-cycles

Horse riding - Hargate Hill Equestrian Centre www.hargatehill.com

Fly fishing - Arnfield Fly Fishery www.arnfield-fly-fishery.com

Coarse fishing - Bottoms Reservoir

Clay pigeon shooting - Boar Clough www.boarclayshootingground.co.uk

Golf - Glossop Golf Club www.glossopgolfclub.co.uk

Cricket clubs - Hadfield, Tintwistle, Glossop www.hadfieldstandrews.play-cricket.com

Crown Green Bowls - Hadfield www.northderbyshirebowls.co.uk/Clubs/Hadfield.html

Bankswood Park - childrens play area  woodland walks (and good hill for sledging in winter!) www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1378120

Newshaw Lane Park - play area football pitch all weather pitch and in-line/skateboard area

Indoors

Pot Painting in the Courtyard

Music Stop - children's music sessions

Mr Clowns - indoor play rooms www.mrclownsfunzone.com

Ten pin bowling - Kingsmoor Leisure www.kingsmoorleisure.co.uk

Snooker - Kingsmoor Leisure www.kingsmoorleisure.co.uk

Pottery - have a go on a potters wheel - Hen Shed Pottery

Library - local history section www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/find_your_local_library/hadfield/default.asp

Gallery - Laughing Badger - Padfield  www.laughingbadgergallery.com

Places to visit

Glossop - Market and shops, Partington Theatre www.partingtonplayers.org.uk , 

Howard Town Brewery www.howardtownbrewery.co.uk,

Oak Street Gallery www.ghislainehoward.com/ghsg.htm ,

Antique Centre Brookfield Road Glossop - SK13 6JE 01457-863904,

Baths www.highpeak.gov.uk/leisure/glossopPool , Leisure centre,

Manor Park - tennis courts, bowling greens, play area, crazy golf, miniature railway, skateboard area www.highpeak.gov.uk/culture/parks/manor/manor_park.asp

Hayfield - lovely little village - walking (Kinder) and gallery www.hayfield.uk.net

Buxton - spa town - lots of lovely shops, Opera House, Buxton Pavilion and Gardens - and Go Ape www.visitbuxton.co.uk

Chatsworth - House and farm www.chatsworth.org

Haddon Hall www.haddonhall.co.uk

Hardwick Hall www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-hardwickhall

Peak District - Matlock Bath wwwvisitmatlockbath.co.uk, Matlock,

Bakewell www.bakewellonline.co.uk,

Hathersage www.peakdistrictinformation.com/towns/hathersage.php 

(David Mellor factory and shop www.davidmellordesign.com )

Castleton www.derbyshireuk.net/castleton.html , Hope,

Edale www.edale-valley.co.uk

Manchester -  shops galleries museums pubs clubs vibrant busy city life

Salford Quays - Lowry Centre - theatre and galleries - designer shopping, War Museum

Trafford Centre

Football Stadia - Old Trafford, City of Manchester,  Sports City, Anfield, Goodison, Walker, Reebok, JJB - and many other league teams

Velodrome - (bike hire available)

Ice skating - Altrincham

Cricket  - Old Trafford Headingley

Sheffield

Liverpool - Albert Docks, Tate

Blackpool

Alton Towers

Stoke on Trent and the Potteries

York

Harrogate

North Wales

Lake District

 .....and London is only three hours away by train  www.nationalrail.co.uk