Hen Cloud Cottage

Hen Cloud Cottage lies on the Roaches, a mighty gritstone escarpment which marks the south-western edge of the Peak District. It is an area of rock and heather owned by the Peak District National Park Authority offering shepherds hut and caravan accommodation.
Hen Cloud Cottage looks up to Hen Cloud itself, an impressive, steeply rising, solitary edge. The Roaches have a gentler incline and consist of Lower and Upper Tiers which are connected by rock steps.
The Roaches is beloved of walkers and climbers and built into the rocks of the Lower Tier is Rock Cottage. This tiny primitive cottage has had a colourful past, once a gamekeeper’s residence, then the home of the self-styled “Lord of the Roaches”. It is now a climbing hut. Below and to the west of the main edge is a line of small subsidiary edges known as the Five Clouds.
The whole area is a delight for walkers, runners and rock-climbers, with the edges providing some of the best gritstone climbing in the country with classic routes such as Valkyrie, the Sloth and The Swan.