The Garden House is situated in Marple, down Lakes Road towards The Roman Lakes, and is easily accessible using a variety of transport methods. We encourage our visitors to leave the car at home and travel sustainably wherever possible.
The Garden House
Lakes Road
Marple
SK6 7DH
Further info:
We are around a 10 minute walk from Marple train station and a 15 minute walk from Marple town centre. We are located close to the route of the Goyt Valley Way and a host of connecting trails including the Peak Forest canal. We also have a beautiful riverside walk which leads into Marple Bridge.
Polite notice for dog walkers We love seeing your dogs but they must be kept on a short (not extendable) lead at all times when on site and never left unattended. Not all areas of the site are accessible for dogs as some of our animals roam free. Please take poo bags home with you, or to the nearest public waste bin.
If you need to travel by car, we recommend you park in a local public car park and walk down to us, however we do also have a car park on site.
To find us, type in Lakes Road, Marple, SK6 7DH. Head for Arkwright Road Marple, SK6 7DH. Turn into Faywood Drive and continue straight down to Lakes Road. Our Car Park is at the bottom of the hill on the left.
Our what3words address for the car park entrance is
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Our car park is for visitors to The Garden House only. Please respect our neighbours by parking responsibly and do not park on Lakes Road – this is an access road.
We are close by to several public car parks, the nearest being on Brabyns Brow (next to The Midland pub). The Garden House can be accessed from here by walking to the end of The Midland car park and following along the Riverside walk.
We are easily accessible via train. Our main train station is Marple, along with Rose Hill. We are around a 25 minute walk from Rose Hill train station and a 10 minute walk from Marple train station. To get to us from Marple train station, head towards the Midland pub, walk through the carpark to the end and this will take you to the entrance via our riverside walk. Marple train station provides regular connections to Romiley, New Mills, Manchester & Sheffield.
We are easily accessible via bus, with multiple bus stops that are close by. The nearest bus stop is ‘St Martins Road stop’ on Oldknow Road in Marple. We are closest to routes which support the following routes: 375, 384, 383 and 358. For further information about each stop: 375 – Mellor – Marple – Hawk Green – Offerton – Stockport. Click here. 384 – Marple – Romiley – Stockport. Click here. 383 – Marple – Bredbury – Stockport. Click here. 358 – Stockport and Marple – New Mills & Hayfield. Click here.
Disabled Parking
We have some disabled parking spaces for Blue Badge Holders Only adjacent to the main entrance gate. Turn into the main car park, then immediate left down the slope to the entrance gate.
