- The Torrs Riverside Park
The Torrs Riverside Park, New Mills - The Park Under The Town
The Torrs gorges were created during the ice age when ice occupied the Goyt and Sett river valleys. Meltwater from the ice cut 94 feet (29m) through the Woodhead Hill rock, a hard sandstone. more..........
- Torrs Hydro
our stated aims are to :
- · Help regenerate the community and environmental sustainability of the New Mills area;
- · Provide an opportunity for public-spirited people and organisations to contribute financially to the community, with the expectation of a social dividend, rather than personal financial reward.
- Examples of the ways in which we may carry out our aims include:
- · Developing and operating a grant system out of the revenues from the Scheme;
- · Developing an educational programme on environmental issues;
- · Developing new or existing services to the local community that contribute to the local economy. More..............
- Millenium Walkway
Millennium Walkway - 1999
The Torrs Riverside Park, deep below the town was until the opening of the aerial walkway divided by an impasse between the historic Torr Vale Mill and the equally imposing railway retaining wall.
- Heritage Trail
New Mills Heritage Trail
Walking this Heritage Trail takes around 1.5 to 2 hours..There are some steep paths and uneven surfaces.
- Easier Access to the Torrs
Easier Access to the Torrs Riverside Park - Written by Phil Nadin for New Mills Heritage and Information Centre
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This site is listed in the British Towns and Villages Encyclopaedia of Great Britain and we can be found in the entry for New Mills