Organisations
Clubs and organisations
14 organisations of 6 kinds.
Community groups1 organisation
Tideswell Cinema
Based at Tideswell Community Hall · Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
Volunteer-run cinema and live broadcasts at the Community Hall; season runs September to August.
Schools2 organisations
Bishop Pursglove CofE Primary School
Based at Bishop Pursglove CofE Primary School · Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
Church of England primary academy.
Website of Bishop Pursglove CofE Primary School (another website)Email Bishop Pursglove CofE Primary School: enquiries@bishoppursglove.derbyshire.sch.ukPhone Bishop Pursglove CofE Primary School: 01298 871282Service
After School Club
For pupils, in the Old Grammar School building, Tuesday to Thursday.
How to use it: Contact the school office.
Where: St John's Institute (Old Grammar School)
Great Hucklow CE Primary School
Based at Great Hucklow CE Primary School · Great Hucklow, Cressbrook, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
Voluntary controlled primary in the Woodland Federation of Peak District Schools, ages 3 to 11.
Health services1 organisation
Tideswell Surgery (Peak & Dales Medical Partnership)
Based at Tideswell Surgery · Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
GP surgery, a branch of the Peak & Dales Medical Partnership.
Website of Tideswell Surgery (Peak & Dales Medical Partnership) (another website)Email Tideswell Surgery (Peak & Dales Medical Partnership): ddicb.adminpeakanddales@nhs.netPhone Tideswell Surgery (Peak & Dales Medical Partnership): 01298 871396Service
GP appointments
Branch surgery of the Peak & Dales Medical Partnership.
Cost: NHS
When: Closed from 1pm on the second Wednesday of each month for training; phones until 1.30pm, then NHS 111.
How to use it: Phone, the NHS App, or the online triage form for appointments, fit notes and repeat prescriptions.
Local businesses1 organisation
Peak District Yarns
Based at Peak District Yarns studio · Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
Hand-dyed yarn inspired by the Peak District landscape, dyed in small batches at a studio in Tideswell. Sold online and from the studio, which also runs workshops on most Sundays.
Hours: Thursday to Saturday 10:30 to 16:30
Civic bodies7 organisations
Hucklow Parish Council
Parish council or meeting · Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Cressbrook, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
Joint parish council for Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow and Grindlow.
Litton Parish Council
Parish council or meeting · Litton, Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Miller's Dale, Wheston
The parish council for Litton, Litton Mill, Litton Slack and Cressbrook.
Tideswell Parish Council
Parish council or meeting · Based at Tideswell Sports Complex · Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
The parish council for Tideswell.
Website of Tideswell Parish Council (another website)Email Tideswell Parish Council: clerk@tideswellparishcouncil.co.ukPhone Tideswell Parish Council: 07738 076902Service
Public toilets
Run by the parish council, which took them over to prevent closure; a refurbishment appeal opened in July 2026.
Who it is for: Anyone
Cost: Free
When: Open at all times
Wheston Parish Meeting
Parish council or meeting · Wheston, Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale
Wheston's parish meeting: the parish's electors meet in place of a parish council.
Derbyshire County Council
Public body · Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
Highways, libraries and transport authority.
Services
Household waste recycling centres
Nine county recycling centres for Derbyshire residents' own household waste, free for most things. The nearest to Tideswell is Waterswallows, near Buxton, open 8.30 am to 6 pm daily; the next is Northwood, Harrison Way, Darley Dale, Matlock DE4 2LF, open 9.30 am to 5 pm daily. Every centre has bins for batteries (take them out of electrical items first) and takes small electrical items and…
Who it is for: Derbyshire residents, with waste from their own household only; proof of address may be asked for. No trade waste, and none brought by a paid clearance firm.
Cost: Free for most household waste; soil improver £4.50 a 50-litre bag, card only.
When: Waterswallows 8.30 am to 6 pm daily; the other centres 9.30 am to 5 pm daily.
How to use it: Register your vehicle on the county council's website before the first visit: a car or pick-up once, for seven years, up to two a household; a van up to 3.5 tonnes for each visit. Then turn up in opening hours; number-plate cameras check the registration. Nothing over 3.5 tonnes, and no horse boxes.
Where: Waterswallows Household Waste Recycling Centre
School term dates 2026-27
Term dates for Derbyshire community and voluntary-controlled schools; academies and INSET days may differ.
Who it is for: Pupils at Derbyshire maintained schools
When: Autumn: 4 Sep to 23 Oct and 2 Nov to 18 Dec 2026. Spring: 4 Jan to 12 Feb and 22 Feb to 25 Mar 2027. Summer: 12 Apr to 28 May (3 May bank holiday) and 7 Jun to 26 Jul 2027.
How to use it: Published on the county council website.
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Public body · Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
District council: bins, planning outside the National Park, council tax.
Services
Battery collection with your recycling
Household batteries collected from the kerb with the recycling: AAA, AA, C, D, 6 V and 9 V batteries, button cells, and laptop and mobile phone batteries. Not damaged or leaking batteries, and not car, van or other industrial batteries, which go to a household waste recycling centre. Shops that sell batteries, including supermarkets, have battery boxes too.
Who it is for: Households in Derbyshire Dales
Cost: Free
When: On your recycling collection day.
How to use it: Put the batteries in a clear plastic bag and leave it beside your recycling containers on collection day. The collection works best with ten or more, but do not overfill the bag.
Bin and recycling collections
Household waste collections for Tideswell: residual waste, dry recycling, food waste and, by paid subscription, garden waste. Crisp packets, sweet wrappers and other soft plastics do not go in the recycling bin: they go in the grey bin, or to a supermarket's soft-plastics collection (in Buxton, Transition Buxton's recycling guide of October 2026 lists Morrisons, Aldi and Waitrose).
Who it is for: Households in Derbyshire Dales
Cost: Included in council tax; garden waste by paid subscription
When: Residual waste fortnightly, dry recycling fortnightly, food waste weekly, garden waste fortnightly by subscription. The weekday for Tideswell is not yet confirmed.
How to use it: Look up your address on the council website for the day.
Small electrical items collected weekly
Small electrical items that need a plug or a battery, collected every week from beside the bins since 3 February 2025: kettles, toasters, hair dryers, shavers, remote controls, laptops, mobile phones, chargers, radios, small fans and Christmas lights, for example. Not air fryers, bread makers, computer screens, electric blankets, vacuum cleaners, lamps, microwaves, printers, satellite dishes…
Who it is for: Households in Derbyshire Dales
Cost: Free
When: Every week, on your usual collection day.
How to use it: Leave the items loose beside your bins, sacks or caddies by 7 am on your usual weekly collection day.
Peak District National Park Authority
Public body · Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
Planning authority for Tideswell.
Service
EV charging at Millers Dale
Two 7 kW Pod Point units (four sockets) in the station car park.
Who it is for: Anyone
Cost: Pay and display parking plus charging tariff
When: 24/7
How to use it: Drive in; pay by card, coin or RingGo 51716.
Where: Millers Dale station car park
Transport operators2 organisations
Andrews of Tideswell
Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
Local coach operator; runs the 173.
Stagecoach Yorkshire
Cressbrook, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Litton, Miller's Dale, Wheston
Operates the 65, 65A and 66.
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