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The Cat and Fiddle Inn is a former public house in the English Peak District, close to the border between Cheshire and Derbyshire. It sits on the A537 road from Macclesfield to Buxton, which runs across a high and remote area of moorland. A section of the road is known as the "Cat and Fiddle Road" after the inn. The building is some 1,689 feet (515 m) above sea level, and it was the second-highest public house in Britain before it closed in 2015 (the Tan Hill Inn in Yorkshire was slightly higher).[1] In 2020, it reopened as a distillery, shop and bar.
History edit
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The Cat and Fiddle first opened in 1813.[1] It was for many years the final checkpoint of the Four Inns Walk, an annual fell race organised by the Scout Association. Its future as a pub was cast into doubt after Robinsons Brewery closed it to the public in 2015.[2][3] It remained empty until 2019, when the Forest Distillery took out a long-term lease on the property.[4] A crowdfunding appeal raised over £50,000 towards the restoration of the building,[1] and it reopened in the summer of 2020 as a bottle shop. Gin and whisky are now distilled on site, and the building is open for tours.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Historic pub to be 'Britain's highest whisky distillery'". BBC News. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Roper, Danielle (12 January 2016). "Mystery surrounds closure of England's second highest pub". Macclesfield Express. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Greer, Stuart (30 September 2016). "The iconic Cat and Fiddle pub to reopen". Macclesfield Express. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Dodds, Jonathan (21 October 2019). "Whisky distillery planned for historic Peak District inn". Buxton Advertiser. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Greensmith, Alex (5 August 2022). "UP CLOSE: The Macclesfield family behind gin and whisky brand Forest Distillery". Macclesfield Nub News. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
External links edit
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