Most days of the year, even when the weather is bad, visitors can be found walking and cycling along the Manifold and Hamps Valleys between Waterhouses in the south and Hulme End in the north. It is a distance of eight miles and the path they use is covered with tarmac.
It is the trackbed of the leak and manifold Valley light RailwayWhichRun between 1904 and 1930. Several books have been written about the history of the line. Yet for those who are not Arden Railway enthusiast, There are currently no titles in print which satisfies the casual visitor’s curiosity.