Tegg's Nose Country Park

Tegg's Nose Country Park,
Buxton Old Road,
Macclesfield,
SK11 0AP

Grid reference: SJ950733
Public Transport Info: Traveline website
Phone: 01625 374833
Email: rangers@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Site Ranger: Martin James

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Activities

• Climbing and Abseiling
• Tegg's Nose Armchair Walks
• 'Tegg's Nose Rocks!' Geology Trail 
• Walking
• No Cycling within the park - Alternative cycling route 'Grit & Gears II'
• Orienteering
• Wildlife watching
• Educational visits
• Guided walks and events (see Ranger event pages)

Facilities

• Pay and Display Car Park
• Car parking permits available
• Bike racks available
• Picnic benches in the main car park. For safety reasons fires and BBQs are not allowed at Tegg's Nose Country Park
• The Nose Coffee coffee shop, open 7 days a week. 9am to 3pm - Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm - Saturday and Sunday
• Public Toilets (including disabled toilet with baby changing table, RADAR key required). Currently open from 7am to 7pm every day
• Visitor Centre
• Tegg's Nose Country Park leaflet (PDF, 3.8MB)
  Including site map and 2 guided walk routes.
• Tegg's Nose on Facebook
• Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS)
• Green Flag award winning site

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About Tegg's Nose Country Park

Discover Tegg’s Nose Country Park and experience Cheshire’s wild hill country where rock dominates the landscape. Dry stone walls and sturdy barns add to the dramatic character of the steeply sided valleys while many of the hill tops are pitted with old quarries.

Quarrying was certainly happening at Tegg’s Nose in the 1500’s and continued until 1955. Men blasted, hammered, hacked and chiselled away at the rock in harsh conditions for low wages.

Today nature has softened the scars of industry and there is plenty to see at Tegg’s whatever time of year. You don’t have to go far to enjoy exhilarating views over the Cheshire Plain and on a clear day you can see Liverpool’s cathedrals and Welsh hills beyond. The car park provides an excellent base for numerous walks and throughout the year there are many events taking place at the visitor centre.

Why "Tegg’s Nose"? Early maps show the area as Tegge’s Naze. This may have come from Tegge, an early Norse Settler and ‘nose’ meaning a promontory or it may be that the hill originally looked like a sheep or ‘teg’.

To find out more about Tegg's Nose please download the site leaflet (PDF 3.8MB) which includes walking routes and information about how the site is managed for visitors and wildlife.

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Page last reviewed: 07 October 2024