Hulme End

Hulme End (/hjuːm/) is a small hamlet in Staffordshire, England, in the Peak District National Park 10 miles north of Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

The hamlet's primary significance stems from its position as the northern terminus of the former Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway, an independent narrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) line built following the legislation of the Light Railways Act 1896 which let companies to construct short lines to serve more isolated places.

Today the old station building has been fully restored, complete with mock beams, and is now a staffed visitor centre, open most weekends and during school holidays.

[3] In 1937 the former railway was re-opened by the County Council as the Manifold Way, an 8-mile tarmacked leisure route for walkers and cyclists, some of whom use the local campsite.

Keys R and Porter L (1972) The Manifold Valley and its Light Railway, Moorland publishers Media related to Hulme End at Wikimedia Commons

Hulme End station (left) is now a visitor centre. On the right is the rebuilt former engine shed; built to resemble the original, a small part of the original framework exists inside.
A timetable poster of 1904, now framed in the old station at Hulme End.