Introduction I was anticipating a window of dry weather today for about 3 hours from mid-morning, so planned to head north on the M60, M61 and M65. As it turned out, the forecast was accurate, and a beautiful morning gave way to heavy rain, fortunately 10 minutes into my drive…
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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…
Introduction It’s not officially winter, but it feels like it. On a stunning sunny Thursday, I headed off just beyond Wigan, not far from the M6 to an area I had spotted from my walk at Rufford and Burscough a couple of weeks back. It’s a 50 minute drive from…
Introduction The highly changeable weather continues. Today, I took a walk on a flat, lowland area, with plenty of bailout options should the weather really close in. In fact, it was just the last 40 minutes when the showers reached me, so I enjoyed almost 3 hours of dry walking.…
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Introduction The Ribble is a majestic river as meanders from Clitheroe down to the Irish Sea at Preston. The weather has suddenly turned colder, but there was not a cloud in the sky for the whole walk. It was such a good day that it all but erased memories of…
Introduction Cal and I had some time on our hands today, so we headed north to the popular folly and beauty spot of Rivington Pike, situated between Bolton and Chorley. The weather was warm with sunny spells, and a couple of brief, sharp showers. Rivington is a 40 minute drive…
Introduction At last, a really nice summer’s day, and a chance to take a good hike in the hills. As the traffic is lighter in August, I decided on a longer day out, and ventured almost to Lancaster and the western fringe of the Forest of Bowland. The weather was…
Introduction After three busy weeks it was great to get back out in the countryside on a glorious summer’s day. A fortnight ago we attended the funeral of our friend and former neighbour, Rev. Sandy Mailer. He lived to the age of 91, and he spent his last 30+ years…
Introduction What a fabulous day for a walk! The area to the east of the M61 is one I’ve been visiting more often. These West Pennine Moors seemed an ideal location for today. So, I headed off to my chosen starting point, the charming White Coppice Cricket Club. The weather…
Introduction For the first time in quite a while, I decided to venture further afield today. Scouring the maps, I thought Ribchester looked interesting, and an area I’d never been to before, so planned this walk. I was not disappointed! It is an hour’s drive from Cheadle Hulme. The walk…
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