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A walk from Disley Train Station to Lyme

A picture of Disley Station — Start your walk at Disley Station | © Victoria Baker

Lyme is easy to visit by train. Take this step free walk from the train station through the picturesque village of Disley to Lyme's entrance.

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Start point

Disley train station, Buxton Road West, Disley, SK12 2AE

Trail information

Difficulty

Full trail

DistanceMiles: 0.89 (km: 1.42)

Duration 30 mins

Dog friendly*

*All outdoor areas at Lyme are dog friendly. Please keep your dog on a lead in the estate. Look for signs that indicate off-lead areas.

Address
Disley train station, Buxton Road West, Disley, SK12 2AE
Directions via Google Maps
By train
The closest train station is Disley (0.5 mile / about a 20 minute walk) to the entrance and a further 1 mile / 30 minute stroll to the house and gardens. Please check the National Rail website for up to date train times. There is a map and waymarked route from Disley Station to Lyme. A free shuttle bus runs most days from 10.30am - 4pm from the admissions hut at the entrance to the house and gardens. Please note this service is volunteer led and subject to availability on the day. To confirm whether the shuttle bus is running on the day please call Lyme on 01663 762023. As a thank you for arriving car-free, enjoy 10% off in our cafés when you show a bus or train ticket with the day’s date on it, or a bike helmet.
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By road
Lyme can be accessed from the A6 in Disley. Please respect our local community by only parking at Lyme. If you can, please consider visiting Lyme by public transport. Parking: Please park in the marked bays only, limited parking is available for large vehicles. The house and gardens are a 0.2 mile / 5 minute walk from the car park up a steep incline. Alternative accessible parking is available near the orangery. Sat Nav: To reach Lyme's car park, use the postcode, SK12 2NR.
Total stages: 6
Total stages: 6
Start point
Disley train station, Buxton Road West, Disley, SK12 2AE
Stage 1
Arriving from the Buxton direction, follow the painted footpath that runs up the station approach road. At the top of station approach the road meets the A6 and there is a brick bus stop on the right. Arriving from the Manchester direction, follow the sloping path at the side of the platform that takes you up to the A6, turn right at the top of the slope and follow the pavement along the side of the A6 until you reach a brick bus stop on your right.
Follow the sloping path at the side of the platform that takes you up to the A6 and turn right. | © Victoria Baker
Stage 2
With the brick bus stop on your right, continue along the A6 pavement, past the War Memorial and Ram’s Head pub on your right and follow the pavement round to the right and onto Buxton Old Road.
Continue past the War Memorial and Ram’s Head pub on your right and follow the pavement round to the right and onto Buxton Old Road. | © Victoria Baker
Stage 3
Cross over the entrance road to the Ram’s Head car park and turn immediately right onto Red Lane. As the road climbs gently, follow it round to the right, passing the gates to St. Mary’s Parish Church on your left.
Look out for St. Mary's Parish Church
Look to your left up the hill to catch a glimpse of St. Mary’s Church tower. The original church was built as a Chantry Chapel for Sir Piers Legh V. Building began in 1510 and was completed by 1524. It was consecrated as a Parochial Church in 1558. The church was extensively rebuilt in the early nineteenth century during Thomas Legh's ownership of Lyme. The interior includes memorials to members of the Legh family of Lyme including Thomas Legh who died in 1857 and William John Legh, 1st Baron Newton, who died in 1898. There is a floor memorial to Joseph Watson, the park keeper at Lyme for more than 64 years, who died in 1753 at the age of 104. Much of the stained glass that now resides in the Drawing Room at Lyme originally came from St. Mary’s.
Look to your left up the hill to catch a glimpse of St. Mary’s Church tower. | © Victoria Baker
Stage 4
Continue up Red Lane as it gets gradually steeper and bare left at the summit, continuing to follow Red Lane. The road continues to climb towards a junction signposted with a Private Street sign denoting that there is no vehicular access to Lyme Park.
The road starts to get steeper here, continue up Red Lane for views of The Cage | © Victoria Baker
Stage 5
At the junction, keep right and continue to follow Red Lane. Continue along Red Lane as it starts to descend towards Lyme Park.
Continue along Red Lane | © Victoria Baker
Stage 6
At the bottom of Red Lane, you will reach the grade II listed gate pillars (piers) at the entrance to Lyme. Using the pedestrian gate, enter the parkland. At this point you can choose to take the minibus from the admissions hut to the house or enjoy a walk over Cage Hill – just follow the waymarked route to your left.
You're nearly there - pass through these grade-II listed pillars to reach Lyme's admission hut | © Victoria Baker
End point
The admissions hut at Lyme, Disley, SK12 2NR
Trail map
Use this map to guide you from Disley Station to Lyme | © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey
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