About
Hob Hurst's House is a square prehistoric burial mound high on Harland Edge above Beeley, named after 'Hob o' th' Hurst', a local goblin. A rectangular mound about 8 metres across, retained by drystone walling and holding a central stone setting that may have been a burial chamber, sits inside a steep-sided ditch and low outer bank. Thomas Bateman dug here in 1853 and found a cremation and two pieces of galena, or lead ore, ringed by small stones; most Peak District barrows are Bronze Age, though its unusual shape has led some to suggest an Iron Age date. Reviewers find it hard to spot and the interpretation board badly faded, so read up before you go, but they value the quiet and the moorland views. Dogs are welcome on leads under close control, as animals may be grazing. Managed by the Peak District National Park Authority, it lies just over a mile's strenuous uphill walk from roadside parking, with stiles and no shelter.
Open in daylightFrom English Heritage's calendar
- Open any reasonable time in daylight
From English Heritage's published calendar, updated 1 October 2026, with dates up to 16 March 2027.
Opening times may change at short notice.
Open any reasonable time during daylight hours, all year.
Free to everyone. Managed by the Peak District National Park Authority for English Heritage.
On open moorland with no shelter; it can be exposed in poor weather. No facilities on site. Smoking, vaping, barbecues and naked flames are not permitted.
Accessibility: The walk from the first stile is a fairly strenuous uphill route across moorland with gates and stiles.
Parking: No car park; informal parking on a gravel area at the start of the track on the bend of the road from Beeley, and a layby just beyond, just over a mile's walk from the barrow.
Photo: Brian Deegan. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hob_Hurst%E2%80%99s_House_Bronze_Age_Barrow,_Beeley_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7933310.jpg. Resized for display.
Dogs at the location: Allowed with restrictions. Dogs on leads are welcome at the barrow but must be kept under close control as animals may be grazing.
Dog walks in the grounds: Allowed with restrictions. Dogs on leads may accompany a free visit to the barrow on the open moor, under close control because animals may be grazing.
Leads: On leads and under close control; animals may be grazing.
PricingFreeFree for all visitors
Free entry for everyone
Entry
Free for everyone
Pricing details
Free to everyone; open access site.
ParkingNo car park
Arrive on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Parking details
No car park. EH names a wide gravel area at the start of an unmade track on the sharp bend where the road from Beeley comes out onto open moorland, with room for several vehicles, plus an informal layby just past the junction; the barrow is just over a mile's walk from there.
Driving arrival: the gravel parking area at the start of the unmade track (Beeley Bar Lane) on the sharp bend of the road from Beeley, as described by English Heritage; there is no Google listing for it.
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