The Old Pumphouse

28/07/2024

Finally, our hot tub has arrived 🤩🤩

27/04/2024

Are you looking for a special gift for a loved one or for a deserving couple?

How about a holiday in a cosy shepherd’s hut at the foot of the Roaches in the Peaks?!

Please message for more details.

07/04/2024

Spring has sprung at The Old Pumphouse 🌼🌷

Now we just need the sunshine ☀️🤔

04/04/2024

After a long winter we’re now preparing for Spring 🌷🌼🌱🌿🌺

Everyone is pitching in with the grounds keeping today 💕

15/05/2023

Yummy drinks for me and my little helper whilst we do some admin (and colouring) for the Pumphouse and Roaches Retreat Eco Glampsite

15/08/2022

23/06/2022

23/06/2022

Thank you for the stunning photos 🤩

07/01/2022

We've not been very active on Facebook since opening due to time constraints, but please feel free to head over to our Airbnb page to have a look at our reviews and to book quickly and easily.

https://airbnb.com/h/oldpumphouse

Entire home/flat in Upper Hulme, United Kingdom. Designed in 'Olde Worlde' rustic styling, the Old Pumphouse sits in the village of Upperhulme near Leek, overlooking the ford, and is situated in p...

13/11/2021

Stunning views from the Roaches today - photos taken by a friend 🤩

30/09/2021

We'd love to introduce you to our new, hand-built wooden shepherd's hut in the stunning Peak District countryside.

Book direct on www.old-pumphouse.co.uk, or send us a message.

27/09/2021

Recreating the glamming experience at home 🤩.

Anyone else doing the same? Post your pictures in the comments....

23/09/2021

OPENING OFFER....We'd love to introduce you to our lovely new shepherd's hut, so we have an offer that's not to be missed to tempt you along!!

Come and spend some time in the stunning Peak District countryside on a blissful weeknight getaway for 2 for only £60 a night*!!

The only catch is that you tell all your friends about what an amazing time you had so that they get to experience it too 🥰.

Please email us for more info or to request dates on - [email protected]

*weeknights only throughout October and November. Offer may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Minimum 2 night stay. £100 refundable damages deposit applies.

05/09/2021

Did you know that The Old Pumphouse sits proudly on the site that was once occupied by a shed housing the pump that supplied the dye works in the old mills! You'll also found the wells they used beside the top seating area and a well directly in front by the roadside!

There is much more to learn about the history of the village and the surrounding areas but here's a brief extract of the history of the nearby buildings... (link to full text below)

'A silk throwster named William Lowndes was living at Upper Hulme in 1824, (fn. 157) and by 1831 there was a four-storeyed silk mill with a house and four workers' cottages. (fn. 158) No silk workers were recorded at Upper Hulme in 1841, but by 1851 another silk throwster, George Parker, ran a mill there, employing 18 workers. By 1860 John Beardmore used the works for spinning flax and for dyeing. (fn. 159) In 1869 the mill was sold to William Tatton, the son of a Leek silk dyer, and he opened a dyeworks there. From 1924 the works also wound rayon filament yarn, and in 1928 warping machines were introduced. The company also had warping machines in rented premises in Shoobridge Street in Leek until 1931, when a new factory was built at Upper Hulme to house all the machines. In 1970 production was moved from Upper Hulme to the firm's premises in Buxton Road, Leek. (fn. 160) The premises at Upper Hulme were converted to other industrial uses. Roaches (Engineering) Ltd., established in 1974, designs and manufactures matrices for textile laboratories, and small-scale machines for the same market are made by a sister company, Roaches (Fabrication) Ltd. Hillcrest Engineering Instrumentation Ltd., established in 1986, makes instruments for measuring temperatures in industrial processes. (fn. 161) There was also a furnituremaking business, J. S. and R. Hine, in 1992. The surviving mill buildings include offices dated 1891.'

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/staffs/vol7/pp191-202

The digging of coal was included in the licence granted in 1596 or 1597 by Sir Henry Bagnall, lord of Leek manor, to Thomas Jolliffe, a Leek mercer, to exploit the waste in Leek and Leekfrith, and coal pits recorded in Leek manor in the early 18th century were probably in Leekfrith. (fn. 162) Six co...

04/09/2021

If you're thinking that The Roaches is only a place to visit in the warmer months, you may want to reconsider.....

Behind the Old Pumphouse, 5 minutes on foot, you will meet the most spectacular scenery - any time of year 😍😍😍😍

04/09/2021

We have created various seating areas for our guests to enjoy at the Old Pumphouse, but our favourite is the private raised decking area behind the hut!

You can look over the village and watch the world go by, or relax back in the rocking seat with a glass of wine listening to the gentle gushing of the waterfall - pure peace 🤩🤩

23/08/2021

Our website is now fully up and running and ready to take bookings!

Please visit www.old-pumphouse.co.uk and take a look around, constructive feedback welcome.

Unique, hand build shepherd's hut in the Peak District

11/08/2021

11/08/2021

10/05/2021

Just a few more photos - almost finished now 🌟

24/02/2021

Photos with many thanks to the very talented Paul Minshall https://www.facebook.com/paulminshallphotography/ ❤️

24/02/2021