Easy hikes and walks around RSPB Coombes Valley

A great traditional pub, good atmosphere and friendly locals! Finished serving food at 2pm (not sure about evening food times), however you can get bar baps and snacks.

After this point we went to a tea room, which was nice and quaint. The next part of the route then takes you across some fields. Unfortunately, there was cows and bulls loose in the field and we didn’t feel confident walking through them. We chose to take a side road near the tea room and Komoot redirected us another way.

The Devil's Staircase is situated in Consall Woods in Staffordshire. It consists of 200 thigh-burning steps that lead you through oak trees, wetlands and deep woods.

Deep Hayes boasts two sets of stepping stones. This is the first set travelling south from the Visitor Centre and car park. Surrounded by woodland & the sound of the water flowing over the weir this is a delightful spot to take five minutes to relax and enjoy the calmness of the area.

Had a lovely lunch at the very quaint 'Cheddleton Old School Tea Rooms'. A surprisingly good choice of menu (including veggie and vegan options). Check out opening times prior to your hike to avoid disappointment as it is currently closed on a Mond and Tues and has various opening and closing times on other days of the week. The food was served quickly and was very nice :-)

Cheddleton Flint Mill is a splendid example of a watermill that ground flint for the local pottery industry. It was built sometime around 1760, possibly under the stewardship of the great canal engineer James Brindley. Today, the mill has been fully restored to working order, is Grade II-listed and makes for a fascinating visit. It houses a small museum that offers education to schools and a wealth of information for visitors.

A small building which has the distinction of being the first place used by the Methodists for Sunday Services in Cheddleton.

Edward the Confessor church is a Grade II* listed building and dates back to the 13th century. (visit link) The church at is dedicated to St. Edward the Confessor. The earliest church here was built in the last decade of the twelfth century. Much of the existing building dates from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries with the tower and porch being completed in the late sixteenth century. Major restorations were undertaken in the 1770s and particularly in the 1860s. It is particularly noted for its fine stained glass windows by William Morris and Edward Burne Jones. St Edward's was formerly a chapel-of-ease for St. Edward's at Leek but became a parish church in 1450. The church is in the Diocese of Lichfield and is now part of the United Benefice of St Edward's Cheddleton, St. Michael's Horton, St. Chad's Longsdon and St. Lawrence Rushton Spencer. The churchyard surrounds the church and has been extended to the rear for newer graves. Sir Thomas Wardle (1831–1909), who owned a dyeworks in Leek and was a friend of the architect George Gilbert Scott, Jr. and the artist William Morris, is buried in the churchyard. There is also a cross in the churchyard that is an ancient monument. The base is medieval; the upper part is by George Gilbert Scott Jr. and features Instruments of the Passion designed by William Morris. Source: waymarking