Grindleford Peak District - Upper Padley Walk Around. Padley Chapel & Padley Gorge

Grindleford is a village in Derbyshire, Peak Distict around 7 miles from Sheffield.

00:00 Grindleford Spring
00:10 Grindleford Cafe
00:30 Grindleford Station
01:09 Totley Tunnel
02:28 Padley Gorge Path & Burbage Brook
03:12 Upper Padley & Padley Mill
04:07 Padley Chapel & ruins
07:00 Padley Gorge

At the top of the village is the small hamlet of Upper Padley, where we take a walk around in this video.

We start on the approach to Grindleford Station, which is located on the Hope Valley Line between Sheffield and Manchester. Outside the station is Grindleford Cafe (or Grindleford Station Cafe), which is known far and wide not just for it's food, but for it's charm and collection of signs. The cafe is home to it's own spring and brand of spring water.

At the side of the cafe, the railway bursts out of the Totley Tunnel, where train from Sheffield emerge. The tunnel is 3.5 miles long and after the Seven Tunnel is the UKs longest railway tunnel.

Grindleford is a popular starting or end place for walkers due to it's proxiety to some of the areas finest trails. If we head over the railay, we can either take the path the the right up the spectacular Padley Gorge (on onwards to the Longshaw Estate), or continue straight on to join the River Derwent to Hathersage or Bole Hill Quarries.

We pass over the Burbage Brook, and pass the old Padley Mill. Around half a kilometer up the track, we come to Brunt's Barn and the site of Padley Chapel. Padley Chapel is a 14th century Grade I listed building. The chapel which remains standing was originally the gatehouse for Padley Hall (or Padley Manor), which the ruins can be seen at the rear of the chapel.

On our way back, we take in some of the steep descent of the footpath from Padley Gorge.


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