England · United Kingdom
Cat and Fiddle
A537Macclesfield to Buxton
A celebrated moorland road climbing past one of England’s loftiest old coaching inns.
The A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton rises across open moorland past the Cat and Fiddle, long one of the highest inns in England. Its sequence of bends and big views has made it famous, and also given it a serious accident history, so it is a road to enjoy well within the limits and the speed restrictions that now apply. Exposed weather can arrive fast at this altitude.
Britain’s most storied moorland road, bending past the second-highest inn in England between Buxton and Macclesfield. Bleak, brilliant and never dull.
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Where it runs8.5 mi · point to point
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busiest around mile 5Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%130.8 – 514.6 mPoints of interest3 stops
- Cat and Fiddle InnFormer inn at one of England's highest pub sites.6.8 mi in
- Shining TorViewpoint5.5 mi in
- Macclesfield War MemorialLandmarkat the start
Hazards
- Serious accident record, drive within the limits
- Exposed moorland weather
- Tight bends near the summit
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“the Cat and Fiddle is a road of mythical proportions”
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