Introduction After a hectic week including Jordan and Adele’s amazing woodland wedding in North Yorkshire, an easy lowland stroll in Cheshire farming country seemed to fit the bill today. Redesmere is a picturesque mini tourist spot just off the A34 between Alderley Edge and Congleton, about 20 minutes drive from…
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Introduction After an early morning call at our son Jordan’s house, There is no better place from which to start a walk. I was particularly keen to see the bluebells in Prince’s Wood at Higher Poynton. This made for a fantastic walk, circumnavigating High Lane, taking in a canal, two…
Introduction With a hike up Kinder Scout with Jordan planned for tomorrow, I selected a flat walk near the coast today. Hesketh Out Marsh is on the south bank of the Ribble estuary, a 70 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. This is a seven and a half mile walk covering…
Introduction With good spring weather forecast, I chose to venture further afield today, and headed off to Wales. Ruthin is a pretty market town in Denbighshire, a drive of 58 miles, one and a quarter hours. The weather was still, warm and cloudy, ideal for walking. After a fairly flat…
After recent visits to the interesting Holme Valley, I looked a little further north for today’s walk. Today was a short interlude between Storms Dudley and Eunice, but still a very blowy day! I chose not to go too high, nor too far. This 6.5 mile walk included a total…
Introduction Heading out for my walks, I often pass through Macclesfield. Today, I thought I’d stop there. If you walk east from Macclesfield, you will be walking uphill. This 6.5 mile walk included a total ascent of 1100feet (335m). It was an exciting day for weather, starting out very sunny,…
Introduction It was back in November that I first visited this area, and vowed to return. So, today I did. It was a dull and misty day for the most part, just a little brightness at the end of the walk. Holmfirth is 50 minutes drive from Cheadle Hulme. This…
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Introduction Overnight rain had cleared and I hoped for a sunny day as I made my way into the heart of the White Peak. It turned out that the cloud hung around for much of the walk, with some bright spells. My starting point, Calton Lees, is about an hour’s…
Back to Plan A from last week! With good weather expected I headed out to Rainow, between Macclesfield and Whaley Bridge. Rainow is just a half hour drive from Cheadle Hulme. The weather was beautiful! Not since the 2nd December had I seen such a consistently sunny day. The walk…
Introduction Sometimes it’s just great to visit a beautiful place that you know will be delightful every time. This is one such place , and I was able to find several paths that I haven’t walked before. I drove up the A6 through Whaley Bridge and reached Fernilee Reservoir in…
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