[1] The hamlet is at the edge of the Peak District and is home to The Roaches is, therefore, very popular with ramblers, climbers, and hikers alike.
The A53 road offers access to Tittesworth Reservoir in the south and Ramshaw Rocks in the North, making the hamlet popular for walking holidays.
The hamlet is popular with wildlife enthusiasts due to Wallaby's having been sighted on the Roaches and the successful annual breeding of peregrine falcons.
In Peregrine breeding season, a 'bird watching post' is set up at the foot of Hen Cloud, and park rangers are on hand to offer advice and information on the bird.
The hamlet has two local pubs; Ye Olde Rock Inn and The Winking Man.