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Group Accommodation in Chapel-en-le-Frith
Chapel-en-le-Frith is known as the 'Capital of the Peaks', and lies just off the A6 road between Buxton and Stockport. Known by locals as 'Chapel', the town derives its unusual name from the church that was built here by Foresters from the Royal Forest in 1225, Frith being a local word for forest.
The market place is still cobbled and a very busy market is held every Thursday, bringing in people from surrounding districts. It is surrounded by pubs and most of the remaining old buildings of the town. The market place also contains a fine old market cross, the old town stocks, the war memorial and a horse trough placed here to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
On the first Saturday in July each year Chapel-en-le-Frith comes alive for the local carnival. The streets are gaily decorated, local shopkeepers deck out their windows, and a colourful procession wends its way to the Memorial Park. There is also a well-dressing.
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