Highlights of the Goyt Valley - Errwood Hall and Shining Tor

Buxton SK17 6UP, UK

The Goyt Valley is a dramatic moorland valley in the Peak District, straddling the border of Cheshire and Derbyshire near Buxton. Its twin reservoirs, Errwood and Fernilee, were built in the 1930s, flooding the original village. The evocative ruins of Errwood Hall, a Victorian mansion built for the Grimshawe family, still stand amid rhododendron woodland, drawing walkers and history enthusiasts year-round.

This video traces the valley's highlights, from the hall's atmospheric stone remains to the ridge walk up to Shining Tor, the highest point in Cheshire at 559 metres. Expect sweeping views across the reservoir, open heather moorland, and a sense of wild solitude rarely found this close to Manchester and Sheffield.