The Greater Manchester Tour The “social bubble” of Caroline, Adam and I needed some exercise today, and took the opportunity to continue our tour of the boroughs of Greater Manchester, following the visit to Ramsbottom in the borough of Bury on 1st November. Caroline was our leader for this trip.…
Category: <span>2 to 4 mile walks</span>
Introduction We are so lucky to have the beautiful National Trust site at Lyme Park on our doorstep. So, on a relatively warm, windy November day it was good to find time for a quick 2 mile walk. We were back home within 3 hours of leaving. The cafe was…
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Introduction Caroline had a two hour lunch break from caring for her mom, so I prepared a picnic, picked her up, and 15 minutes later we were at the little known and unspoilt Styperson Pool, just north of Bollington. Walk time – no more than 1.5 hours, and though it’s…
A Stroll Of Exploration Broadbottom is a small village, in Tameside , to the east of Hattersley. I walked from here down the River Etherow to Botham’s Hall, south to Chew and back via Woodseats about 6 weeks ago with our son Adam. It was a lovely walk, but we…
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Stockport’s Jewel I’ve been visiting Etherow Country Park for more than 40 years, and it is an absolute treasure. The full circuit of the Keg Wood is just over 3 miles, but there are opportunities to extend this around Ernocroft Wood, or through Mortin Clough. The link below takes you…
Travel time 40 minutes each way Walk time 2 hours Weather – warm and sunny Ordnance Survey Explorer Map OL1 Parking – Visitor Centre Car Park (£4 for 4 hours, cash only despite these COVID times) For my first walk to be included in the blog I was joined by…
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