Tideswell - Peak District Villages

www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk presents Tideswell. Tideswell straggles along either side of a twisting, narrow valley on the moors of the limestone plateau between Litton and Wheston, and about a mile to the west of the main A623 Baslow - Chapel-en-le-Frith road. It forms the point of a triangle on the map along with Bakewell and Buxton, which are seven miles south east and the same distance south west respectively.
When the Romans arrived here almost two thousand years ago in 60 AD they would have found a small settlement of Ancient Britons living in mud and wood huts along the banks of a swift flowing stream. Today the stream is culverted and runs beneath the streets of a thriving, award winning rural community which has won the coveted East Midlands In Bloom competition three times in the last five years.
From all accounts Tideswell seems to be a place with an identity crisis,- too small for a town and too big for a village, and whilst the War Memorial at the end of Church Street honours `the men of this town' who perished in both World Wars, the majority of it`s 2000 residents prefer to describe themselves as villagers. Regardless of its designation Tideswell remains a place of great charm and character with interesting architecture and a fascinating history.
The Saxons ruled here after the Romans had departed and in the 7th century Tideswell was named `Tidi's Wall` after the Saxon Chieftain Tidi. The name remained with a variety of spellings until the 17th century when it became fashionable to suppose that the ebbing and flowing well described as one of Croston`s `Seven Wonders of The Peak` had created the present name of Tideswell.
The `tiding well` which was an intermittent spring produced by a natural syphon in the rock ceased to ebb and flow about 1790, but may still be seen in the garden of Craven House in Manchester Road.
Tiddiswell is recorded in the Domesday Book as a Royal Demesne and Berewick in the Royal Manor of Hope given by William the Conqueror to his illegitimate son, William Peverell who occupied Peverell Castle at nearby Castleton.
Peak District Online Recommended Places
The George Hotel - Tideswell
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[@mablesmum]

Living in Tideswell, I can honestly say ITS LOVELY - friendly and warm, nice shops & great people - hosts some fun seasonal events and has a great Wakes Week - The Catherdral of The Peak is always worth a visit. Soon to be televised as "Taste Tideswell" on the BBC

[@patmdonnelly]

Sarnies great at Tindalls and lots of speciality foodie bits. The Cathedral Gallery is worth a visit too

[@artfullodgershef]

Thanks for these vdieos, they make me want to visit the Peaks!

[@TimNicol]

It's a great place, but the video doesn't include the excellent Tideswell School of Food. Made famous in the BBC1 series "Village SOS" it's the centrepiece of 'Taste Tideswell" a social enterprise project run by the village to make it a food destination. Lots of courses on cooking and brewing to be had

[@DINAHOLLAND1]

great walks nearby here - with Millers Dale, Chee Dale, Wye Dale and Monsal Dale all really accessible from here - then great pub lunches when you are done!

[@mecj100]

looks like a lovely village - i must visit sometime

[@Clocked0Ne]

I've driven through plenty of times but never stopped in Tideswell, I'll have to stop in the pubs and have a pint or two. I hear Tindalls does some great sandwiches

[@TimNicol]

1 High Street Tideswell is a great place to stay too ;-) ideal cottage for couples - listed on PeakDistrictonline.

[@debsmc1]

great village if i hadnt lived here all my life i would want to visit the horse and jockey do good meals and a range of guest beers as its not brewery owned

[@JonC63]

A bigger village with plenty to see including 'The Cathedral of the Peak'