Hathersage

Hathersage is in the Peak District of Derbyshire. Hathersage is a tourist destination because of the scenery of the Hope and Derwent valleys, its literary connections, and easy access by train or road from Sheffield and Manchester. Its visitors come to swim (open-air heated swimming pool, with cafe open all year), climb (Stanage Edge, which with other nearby edges have been the nursery for many famous British rock and mountain climbers) or ramble in its river valleys or hillwalk on its open moors. Hathersage Moor is the site of the Carl Wark hillfort and Higger Tor; both are now within the Sheffield boundary.

Get in

Trains from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield run hourly via New Mills, Chinley, then through a long tunnel to Edale, Hope, Bamford, 1 Hathersage railway station, Grindleford, and Dore & Totley.

Bus 271 runs from Sheffield to Fox House, Hathersage, Bamford, Hope and Castleton. It runs M-Sa every couple of hours.

Bus 65 runs from Sheffield to Meadowhall, Fox House and Grindleford then heads south to Calver, Eyam, Great Hucklow, Tideswell and Buxton. It doesn't reach Hathersage.

A6187 passes through the village to join A57 at Ladybower Reservoir.

See

• 1 St Michael and All Angels' Church. 14th century. Stones in the churchyard mark what is known as the grave of Little John (updated Mar 2017)

Do

Climber at Stanage Edge

• 1 Stanage Edge. This gritstone scarp is a good hiking and climbing area, with great views and innumerable climb sites. It stretches for five miles, best accessed from the south: from Hathersage railway station walk up The Dale for a couple of miles, or use one of the several car parks. (updated Nov 2017)
• 2 Burbage Edge is the southern extension of Stanage Edge, where a mixture of natural edge and past quarrying have left dozens of climbing routes. Best visited early evening. The nearby boulders can be used for practice by less experienced climbers. Walk there from Fox House Inn on A6187, which has buses from Hathersage and Sheffield. if driving, use the large car park off Ringinglow Road, which climbs up from Hathersage and across the moor to meet Eccy Road in Sheffield.
• 3 Millstone Edge on Sheffield city boundary is a former gritstone quarry with sheer walls blasted smooth by dynamite, so it's a challenging site. It's two miles to walk from Hathersage, or take a bus or park at "Surprise View car park" where A6187 pitches over the scarp.

Sleep

• 1 YHA Hathersage, Castleton Road, ☏ +44 345 371 9021. (updated Mar 2017)
• 2 George Hotel, Main Road, Hathersage S32 1BB, ☏ +44 1433 650436. Comfy pub with rooms in a Tudorbethan coaching inn, good food. No dogs. B&B double £100. (updated Jun 2020)
• 3 North Lees Campsite, Birley Lane, Hathersage S32 1DY, ☏ +44 1433 650838. Simple tranquil campsite near Stanage Edge. Tent £18. (updated Apr 2021)
• 4 Plough Inn, Bridge, Hathersage S32 1BA, ☏ +44 1433 650319. Cosy pub with meals and rooms. B&B double £100. (updated Oct 2023)

Connect

As of March 2024, Hathersage and its approach roads have 4G from Three and Vodafone, and 5G from EE, but only a poor patchy signal from O2.

Go next

• Eyam
• Castleton
• Sheffield