Introduction Those who follow me regularly will recognise this as a very similar walk to that which I posted on 7 November 2020. 11 month old Rolo has been staying with us for a couple of days. I love this walk, and wanted my first solo outing with him to…
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Introduction Cal wanted to crack on with her decorating work as we prepare her mom’s former home in Bramhall for letting. Despite the rain, I fancied some fresh air and took a lovely walk in the local countryside. The journey is 10 minutes each way. The walk was 3.8 miles,…
Introduction Thursday’s weather forecast has been looking rather grim all week, so when opportunity arose to walk on Wednesday this week, I took it. It turns out we’ve not had a drop of rain up till 4pm on Thursday…. whereas Wednesday…. I decided on an early start, so as to…
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Introduction After a week of long drives, I chose to stay local today. Greasley Hollow is a hidden wonder – an unspoilt and little known gem of a valley. It is not a place to go in the wet season, as it becomes extremely muddy; even the couple of days…
Introduction White Nancy featured in my blog back in October 2020 when I walked on the Rainow side of Kerridge Hill. Today’s walk was based around the heart of Bollington. https://www.half-daywalker.com/?paged=2&cat=148 It’s such a great area, and the climb up so invigorating that it brings me back time and again.…
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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,…
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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