Category: <span>East Cheshire</span>

Introduction After a busy and enjoyable Christmas and some wet and unsuitable weather, not to mention dealing with a burst water pipe and flood, it was great to be able to get out in the fresh air today. It was also great to get to use my new binoculars. My…

Introduction Having returned home at 10pm last night from a busy and enjoyable 3 night stay in Lincoln, I decided that a shorter local walk would be in order today! The weather started wet; the steady rain continued unabated throughout the walk. Thankfully, there was little breeze and it was…

Introduction With an Annual Tennis Club Tournament match to play at 6.30 this evening, an easy, short walk was the order of the day today. It was a dry day, cooler than recent, but plenty of pleasant sunshine. It’s a 45 minute drive to Sandbach from Cheadle Hulme. The walk…

Introduction If you know Woodford, you’ll probably know The Deanwater Hotel, on the banks of the River Dean. What you may not know, is that high in the foothills of the Peak District, to the east of Macclesfield, Bollington and Rainow, the River Dean is dammed to create Lamaload Reservoir.…

Introduction After the exertions of dancing the night away at the Shaggy concert in Manchester last night, and with a league tennis match to play this evening, just a short walk was the order of the day today. The weather was gloriously sunny, and probably too hot for a long…

Introduction We are dog sitting Rolo this week, and, with hot weather forecast, I took Cal’s advice and took the boy with the black fur coat to the cool woods for a walk. The weather was partly hazy, but mostly sunny and very pleasant. The drive to Alderley Edge takes…

Introduction This walk almost joins the walk I completed last week but comes to Bow Stones from the opposite direction. I was surprised and delighted to find that I’d never previously walked the paths up from from Adlington Basin to Bow Stones. Adlington Basin is a 20 minute drive from…

Introduction With a North East Cheshire Lawn Tennis League match to play this evening, a short walk not too far away was the order of the day today. Just over the back of Lyme Park, and on the road from Higher Disley to Kettleshulme lies the old Moorside Hotel, now…

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…