Within walking distance:

• Disley Village - Many part of Disley are very old and worth further investigation. A town trail can be provided on request.
• Lyme Park and Hall (www.nationaltrust.org.uk) - The park has a herd of Red Deer and magnificent trees, a big lake and a hill crowned with a square tower known as The Cage. There is a nature trail, children's playground, Pitch & Putt and orienteering courses of varying lengths and difficulty and refreshment facilities. The Park is open from 8am to dusk. Lyme Hall is partly Tudor and for many years the home of the Legh family. Now National Trust property and well worth seeing. Pride and Prejudice was filmed here.
• Bow Stones - High up on Lyme Moor, these two ancient pillars probably marked the boundary of Macclesfield Forest and are reputed to be haunted.
• Sport Centre - New Mills - about one and a half miles. Squash courts, saunas, swimming pool.
• New Mills Heritage Centre and Millenium Walkway

Accessible by public transport (Disley has a railway station):

• Manchester - The Museum of Science and Industry (free admission), The Manchester Museum (free admission), The Manchester Aquatics Centre (Commonwealth Games Swimming Pool), Manchester Velodrome (indoor cycling track - sessions for children available), The Filmworks (including Imax cinema), Manchester United Football Club, Manchester City Football Club, The Lowry Centre, The Imperial War Museum, Castlefield, Urbis, shopping etc. etc.
• Stockport - Cinema, Ten-pin bowling, Fun pool, Shopping
• Buxton - Pavilion Gardens, picnic/play areas, pitch and putt, swimming baths, Poole’s cavern, shopping.