Holmes Chapel Viaduct – Bidlea Dairy loop from Holmes Chapel

Hiking trails & Routes

Holmes Chapel Viaduct – Bidlea Dairy loop from Holmes Chapel

Moderate

5.0

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hikers

Holmes Chapel Viaduct – Bidlea Dairy loop from Holmes Chapel

02:04

7.87km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.51 km

Holmes Chapel Viaduct

Highlight • Monument

Go under the viaduct to the road turn left and walk along the only roadway for 500m then look for the style into the field.

Tip by

2.68 km

Bidlea Dairy

Highlight • Rest Area

Small, very friendly farm shop selling their own milk and butter and local ice-cream and other products.

Tip by

2.70 km

Bidlea Dairy Café & Ice Cream

Highlight • Cafe

Cafe & delicious local ice cream

Tip by

7.87 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.16 km

969 m

893 m

389 m

358 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.92 km

1.62 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

8°C

36 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

February 20, 2025,719 Holmes Chapel (Ches)☑️

This was a lovely walk, extremely wet and very muddy in sections. The bonus to the walk was that the route took us straight through Bidlea Dairy 👌🏻🍦🥛🧀🧁 we had a superb view of Jodrell Bank when we left Bidlea.
Holmes Chapel is well known to motorists travelling along the A50 for its churchyard juts out to the edge of …