Rain Arriving Soon The forecast for today has been consistent – it’s going to rain from mid-morning. So, I planned an early start, a short drive, and a short walk! The downside to an early start is fighting through the school / rush hour traffic. I left home at 8.05,…
Category: <span>East Cheshire</span>
Introduction Which is it? The former is in common use, but the latter is as stated on the OS Map. Whichever, it is a beautiful spot, where I have walked several times, and yet today, I completed a 7 mile walk, with just a few hundred yards of path that…
No Trouble At T’Mill This should be the last of my Lockdown 2 local walks and once again the journey to the walk is under 20 minutes. The National Trust mill at Nether Alderley has been closed for most of the year, and parking is no trouble in the small…
It’s So Quiet Lockdown makes this the best ever time to walk in this delightful area. This hike would be ravaged by the constant roar of jet engines in “normal times”, but today the sound of the swollen river had taken over. Travel time – 12 minutes each way. Walk…
Introduction We are so lucky to have the beautiful National Trust site at Lyme Park on our doorstep. So, on a relatively warm, windy November day it was good to find time for a quick 2 mile walk. We were back home within 3 hours of leaving. The cafe was…
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Introduction – Lockdown 2, Walk 2 Staying local again, I decide to start and finish my walk in Stockport Borough, but walk predominantly in East Cheshire as I circle the village of Poynton, taking in farmland, woodland, pretty streams, some industrial archaeology, and the delightful Poynton Pool. The first half…
Introduction Caroline had a two hour lunch break from caring for her mom, so I prepared a picnic, picked her up, and 15 minutes later we were at the little known and unspoilt Styperson Pool, just north of Bollington. Walk time – no more than 1.5 hours, and though it’s…
Dedication This week I sadly learned of the passing from cancer of a former colleague at Family Housing Association (Manchester), Jane Moran. Jane worked in my team for about 8 or 9 years from the mid 90s to 2003. I didn’t know her outside work, but I know she was…
Today’s adventure started badly after leaving home at 9.25.. I planned a hike up the Peak District’s third highest peak, Black Hill, from Crowden on the A628, Woodhead Pass. As I passed Stockport on the M60, the overhead gantries burst into life…. A628 CLOSED AFTER A57 I reached Denton Island,…
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