It had a theatre for 40 years, which was run by L. du Garde Peach with actors and staff from the local area.

The Nightingale Centre, which belongs to the Unitarians, is in the middle of the village and accommodates groups for school and community visits to the area, conferences and provides country holidays for children from inner cities.

[citation needed] Recently, Great Hucklow has taken control of the Silance Mine Heritage Site, jointly with the village of Foolow.

This is a four hectare area of scrub, woodland and grassland on a south facing slope on Hucklow Edge which was the previous location for lead working at both Silence and Old Grove Mine and more recent re-working of the surface mineral heaps for fluorspar.

The history of mining has resulted in the development of complex surface soils with those derived from the shales lying in intimate association with soils developing from limestone and mineral material brought to the surface during the mining operations.

The village is host to an annual martial arts residency, a tradition that dates back almost 30 years.