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…
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Introduction Happy New Year to all my readers. A new year, and a new approach today, as I decided to take the train to my starting point. There has been a lot of rain this week, but the sun shone as I left home at 1010, catching the 1021 from…
Introduction The crisp sunny weather earlier in the week has given way to overcast Atlantic air, and it was raining by the time I finished this walk. It’s a 35 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Tandle Hill Country Park. The walk is 7.4 miles with about 650 feet of…
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Introduction Storm Ciaran is with us, but I decided it was still worth getting out for a short walk to enjoy some autumnal colour. In fact, the weather was dark and moody with low cloud, but very little rain and only a very light breeze. The walk is 4.5 miles…
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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,…
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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The Greater Manchester Tour The “social bubble” of Caroline, Adam and I ventured forth once again, and continued our tour of the boroughs of Greater Manchester, following the visit to Ramsbottom in the borough of Bury on 1st November and the City of Manchester on 1st December. Adam was our…
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