Brown End Farm Cycle Hire

About

A friendly, family run cycle hire centre for all ages and sizes. Enjoy direct access to the scenic and easy to ride Manifold Track ehich winds its way through the picturesque valleys of the rivers Hamps and Manifold.  It follows the route of the former Leek and Manifold light railway.

Pedalling easily along the tarmac surface you will pass farms, fields and wooded hillsides and then the impressive cliff-face of Beeston Tor.  After 4 miles, Thor's Cave, a gigantic cavern high in the hillside, can be visited on foot.  Then a mile on, you find Wetton Mill, a cafe situated by the river, where children can safely paddle and play!  The track then runs through the old railway tunnel and skirts the former copper-mining village of Ecton and ends at the village of Hulme End.  Pop-in to the visitor centre which explains the history of the valley and railway.

Helmets, puncture kits, pumps, locks and baskets are all FREE of charge.