Introduction On the recommendation of Cal and Adam, today I took a different type of walk, in a country valley snaking through the Greater Manchester conurbation. As this photo of the OS map shows, you would hardly imagine there to be a lovely country walk to be had here! Downstream,…
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Introduction It’s been a wet week, so I chose a location and route that I hoped wouldn’t be too muddy. Today’s weather was quite good, plenty of sunshine, cloudy spells, and one brisk shower. It was breezy out on the marsh. It’s a 35 minute drive to Frodsham from Cheadle…
Introduction Today was a great day for a proper hill walk. The weather was cool and cloudy with little breeze, but there was one heavy shower. The sun did shine for a while toward the end of the walk. It’s a 50 minute drive over the Woodhead Pass to Langsett…
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Introduction This summer’s weather so far has been decidedly average in northwest England – not too wet, but not too warm either! This morning was cloudy, 17 degC, and typical of the season. However, it did warm up by lunchtime, and a lovely, warm afternoon followed. I fancied a flat…
Introduction This is a wonderful summer walk. On a lovely British summer’s day, is there anything better? It is a figure of 8 walk, so can easily be done in 2 separate loops at different times. There was, a forecast of sunshine, and the odd heavy shower. There was much…
Introduction I was back up on the moors today with magnificent views over the ever popular and beautiful Dovestone Reservoir. Mossley is a small town to the east of Oldham. However, it actually lies in the borough of Tameside, and is just a 35 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. This…
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Introduction Jordan and I have our birthdays this Bank Holiday weekend, and began the celebrations on Friday with perfect weather for a magnificent walk. This is no half day affair. It was 13 miles and 6 hours. The start at Barber Booth is 40 minutes drive from Cheadle Hulme. Rolo…
It is my view that the dales of the White Peak District are at their best in April and May.. So with a decent weather forecast I headed for the Coombes Valley RSPB reserve which I try to visit every spring. It is a one hour drive from Cheadle Hulme.…
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Introduction For those not familiar with this area, Peover is pronounced “peever”. The walk is bisected by the A50 as it runs south from Knutsford to Holmes Chapel. Over Peover, to the east, is in the parish of Peover Superior, whilst Lower Peover, to the west, is in the parish…
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Introduction My soon-to-be daughter in law’s friends had arranged her party in a wonderful self catering country retreat near Longnor, south of Buxton. Jordan and I chauffered the bride’s mother and groom’s mother respectively to and from the event. While most of the ladies were out on a scavenging exercise…
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