Hen Cloud Cottage Near the Roaches

Hen Cloud Cottage is a Bed and Breakfast on the Roaches, and sits at the base of Hen Cloud Crag in the beautiful Staffordshire Moorlands. The cottage is only seven miles from Buxton and just over three miles from Leek. There are lovely walks that start from Hen Cloud Cottage’s front door

Hen Cloud Cottage is a four star bed and breakfast. There is one double room in the Cottage. If you’re looking for a self-catering holiday then you can book the Annexe as a self-catering holiday apartment sleeping unto five people.with conservatory and hot tub.
The Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw Rocks

Hen Cloud Cottage sits beneath the spectacular Hen Cloud and lies on the Roaches, a mighty gritstone escarpment which marks the south-western edge of the Peak District. It is an area of rock and heather owned by the Peak District National Park Authority.

The Cottage looks up to Hen Cloud itself, an impressive, steeply rising, solitary edge. The Roaches have a gentler incline and consist of Lower and Upper Tiers which are connected by rock steps.

The Roaches is beloved of walkers and climbers and built into the rocks of the Lower Tier is Rock Cottage. This tiny primitive cottage has had a colourful past, once a gamekeeper’s residence, then the home of the self-styled “Lord of the Roaches”. It is now a climbing hut. Below and to the west of the main edge is a line of small subsidiary edges known as the Five Clouds.

The whole area is a delight for walkers, runners and rock-climbers, with the edges providing some of the best gritstone climbing in the country with classic routes such as Valkyrie, the Sloth and The Swan.

Hen Cloud Cottage bed and breakfast is a perfect place to stay for a memorable holiday