Rose Hill has good transport links, with hourly trains into Manchester city centre from Rose Hill Train Station, and with regular buses into Marple and Stockport. In the area we also have a post office, an off licence, two pubs, and a tip. There's also three schools, two dentists, a park and our own football team, Rose Hill Rovers.
The River Goyt flows through Rose Hill, past Marple Dale and on towards Stockport where it becomes the River Mersey at its confluence with the River Tame under the M60 at Portwood. The Manchester Canoe Club, founded in 1933, have their own site on the River Goyt in Rose Hill and regularly hold slalom competitions and river races there.
Rose Hill is a walker's delight, providing a mixture superb scenery and historical features. The surrounding countryside offers many pleasant walks and trails, there being 66 miles of public footpath in the urban district alone.
The former rail link from Manchester to Macclesfield via Rose Hill closed in 1970 and reopened in 1985 as an 11 mile traffic-free cycle lane and bridlepath known as The Middlewood Way. The Way offers a range of recreational opportunities including walking, cycling, horse riding and picnicing, providing the ideal opportunity for a quiet and enjoyable family outing. From Way to Cut, starting along Middlewood Way, but continuing on to the Macclesfield Canal is a shorter alternative route.
Other walks include Marple Dale, a 3 mile walk alongside the River Goyt with an opportunity for refreshments half way round. On the way back you pass the site of Marple Hall, which is the former home of the Bradshaw family; and Chadkirk, which takes you past the site of Marple Hall before crossing the River Goyt, and taking you to to the ancient settlement of Chadkirk. Chadkirk Chapel dates back to the 15th or 16th century, although it's been restored extensively since then.