Snake Pass is a hill pass in the Derbyshire section of the Peak District, crossing the Pennines between Glossop and the Ladybower Reservoir at Ashopton. The road was engineered by Thomas Telford and opened in 1821. The pass carries the A57 road between Manchester and Sheffield, but it is no longer the main signposted route between those two cities, with traffic instead directed through the Woodhead Pass to the north.
Approaching the summit from the Snake Pass Inn
The Pennine Way crosses Snake Pass at its summit.
The Snake Pass Inn was originally called the Snake Inn, but is now named after the pass itself, which in turn was named after the pub.
An abandoned car left hanging off the edge of Snake Pass, 1983
Glossop is a market town in the borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England, 15 miles (24 km) east of Manchester, 24 miles (39 km) north-west of Sheffield and 32 miles (51 km) north of Matlock. Near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, between 150 and 300 metres above sea level, it is bounded by the Peak District National Park to the south, east and north. In 2021, it had a population of 33,340.
Glossop
Victoria Street c. 1920 showing the electric tramway that operated until 1927
Norfolks' Lion
All Saints' Roman Catholic Chapel
