As part of Dimmingsdale’s transformation in the 1800’s, the Earl of Shrewsbury commissioned the design of two gatehouses within the Alton Towers Estate – Dimmingsdale Lodge (now the Ramblers Retreat) and Pink Lodge (opposite the lower gates to Alton Towers).

These gatehouses were strategically positioned on Earls Drive, the main thoroughfare through the estate. The gatekeepers would keep a watch for the Earl's carriage from the tower to ensure that gates were opened promptly & thus avoid an interrupted journey.

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As part of Dimmingsdale’s transformation in the 1800’s, the Earl of Shrewsbury commissioned the design of two gatehouses within the Alton Towers Estate – Dimmingsdale Lodge (now the Ramblers Retreat) and Pink Lodge (opposite the lower gates to Alton Towers).

These gatehouses were strategically positioned on Earls Drive, the main thoroughfare through the estate. The gatekeepers would keep a watch for the Earls carriage from the tower to ensure that gates were opened promptly & thus avoid an interrupted journey.

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1. Earl's Road loop via Threap Wood & Dimmingsdale Wood

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2. Ramblers Retreat – The Lord's Bridge loop from Oakamoor

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3. Ramblers Retreat – The Lord's Bridge loop from Alton

7.00km

01:53

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Location: Alton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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