Leek is situated on the western fringe of the Peak District and lies within the Staffordshire Moorlands area. It stands at the head of the Churnet River and is flanked to the north and east by wonderful hilltops with strange shaped rock formations. Travelling to your Bed and Breakfast in Leek you may pass by The Roaches, Hen Cloud or Ramshaw Rocks and the Winking Man, which lie at the southern end of the Pennine chain of hills.
Leek is lovingly referred to by its residents as the ‘Queen of the Moorlands’ and contains a wealth of history and many old buildings. In the past the town was famous for its silk mills and weaving industry, and it is possible that your Bed and Breakfast in Leek could be in a former millworkers cottage. From your Bed and Breakfast in Leek you will find a network of roads and local bus services that can transport you into neighbouring Derbyshire and Cheshire, with access to the Peak District National Park
Leek has an excellent shopping centre if you feel like some retail therapy whilst staying at your Bed and Breakfast in Leek, and there are various recreational facilities and leisure activities including tennis and squash courts, two golf courses, bowling greens, a running track, cricket and football pitches. Leek also has a large indoor swimming pool so be sure to pack your ‘cossie’ if staying at a Bed and Breakfast in Leek.If you feel like a touch of culture whilst staying at your Bed and Breakfast in Leek, then you may wish to visit the Nicholson Institute which houses the local museum and art gallery as well as a well-stocked county library.
A short drive north from your Bed and Breakfast in Leek will take you to Tittesworth Reservoir which contains a Visitor Centre and Nature Trails, whilst a few miles south of your Bed and Breakfast in Leek you will find steam trains at the Churnet Valley Railway Centre, also the Caldon Canal where part of the Staffordshire Moorland Walk follows a stretch of the towpath. Only a few miles further from your Bed and Breakfast in Leek and you will be at Alton Towers – the fun, frolics and fast-ride capital of the Midlands!