Category: <span>6 to 8 mile walks</span>

Introduction It’s been a dank and dreary couple of days in the northwest of England, So I decided to get to the east of the high ground today. The Rivelin Valley runs out of the Peak District down into the heart of Sheffield. It’s my first visit here, and I…

6 to 8 mile walks South Yorkshire

Introduction I chose to head into the South Pennines today, starting my walk in the pretty village of Delph. in the borough of Oldham. The weather has been quite kind this week, and so it continued today with pretty much wall to wall sunshine for this walk. The journey took…

6 to 8 mile walks Greater Manchester Oldham

4 to 6 mile walks 6 to 8 mile walks Bolton Bury Greater Manchester

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Introduction Last week I introduced my walk as a great walk at summer’s end. This week’s walk was not so great and the weather had a distinctly autumnal feel, with a strong, cool easterly breeze taking the edge off the temperature. The journey to Church Minshull (south of Middlewich) took…

6 to 8 mile walks East Cheshire West Cheshire, Warrington & Wirral

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6 to 8 mile walks Derbyshire High Peak

Introduction With rain due to arrive just after lunch, I decided to keep it local today, and take an easy walk on unfamiliar paths in a familiar area! As it turned out, there were plenty of showery bursts of rain in the morning too, but I persevered, and completed the…

4 to 6 mile walks 6 to 8 mile walks East Cheshire

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Introduction The sultry heat of early this week had passed this morning, to leave a lovely day 18 degC, bright and largely sunny. I chose to revisit a classic stretch of the Dove Dale, a wonderful and popular tourist spot in the Peak District. However, I, unlike, I estimate, 90%…

6 to 8 mile walks Derbyshire Dales & Staffs Moorlands

Introduction Gosh, it’s been so wet recently… and showers were once again forecast today. However, it was quite cloudy and windy, but it stayed dry for this journey into the Peak District. Birchover and Winster aren’t names that are instantly associated with the White Peak, but both villages are lovely…

6 to 8 mile walks Derbyshire Dales & Staffs Moorlands

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Introduction We are spending a week based in Newlyn with our friends Sue and Chris. We’ve spent a couple of days soaking up the culture and art history of Penzance and the “Newlyn School”. The weather was fine and sunny, so I was delighted to get out to the coast,…

6 to 8 mile walks Other Locations

Introduction A dry day was expected, and I headed north today, to an area I have never visited before. It’s a 1 hour drive from Cheadle Hulme to Darwen. The weather was indeed dry, with a layer of high cloud, and quite cold, especially in the light breeze on the…

6 to 8 mile walks Lancashire