Introduction

With rain due to arrive just after lunch, I decided to keep it local today, and take an easy walk on unfamiliar paths in a familiar area! As it turned out, there were plenty of showery bursts of rain in the morning too, but I persevered, and completed the 6 mile walk in less than 2.5 hours.

The journey is about 20 minutes each way by car from Cheadle Hulme to Prestbury.

It’s not really suitable for dog walkers- too many sheep, roads and stiles!

I walked in an anticlockwise direction, and there’s very little change in elevation throughout the walk, so it’s easy for anyone with decent walking shoes or boots.

The walk is on OS Explorer Map 268.

I parked on the Bollin Grove near to Prestbury Tennis Club, postcode SK10 4JJ 0AP. What 3 Words /// twig.blogging.blaring

Prestbury To Tytherington

I walked along Bollin Grove towards Prestbury village, enjoying the River Bollin views along the roadside.

The village is always well kept and attractive.

I made my way along Bridge Green, and used the short path by the river rather than staying on the road.

Emerging back at the end of the road I saw the tunnel under the railway line, and sheltered awhile as the first shower arrived.

After the tunnel, I was in open country.

I crossed the fields until I came to the very attractive Tytherington Golf Club.

I avoided several groups of golfers and came to a road section through Tytherington. There are lots of new houses round here, and some delightful older ones too.

Tytherington To Butley Town

Leaving the A5090 road, which heads into Bollington, at The Rookery, I crossed the fields to the intriguingly named Dumbah Hollow. OK, so it’s right next to the main A523 Stockport to Macclesfield road, but I ignored the traffic and just loved this pretty dingly dell!

It’s not too well used, and the path was partly blocked by a fallen tree, which I negotiated quite easily, and at the end it’s really boggy. I suspect passing through would be difficult outside of the summer months.

Over the road, the route goes through the middle of the Hilltop Country House Wedding Venue, where I’d attended a wedding many years ago.

Then it was back onto the open fields with views to Manchester in the distance, and the hills above Bollington nearer by.

The path came out in Butley Town. I’ve passed that sign to Butley Town (no through road) on the A523, near The Butley Ash pub, hundreds of times, and always wanted to see what it was like.

So, here I was. And it’s lovely.

Butley Town To Prestbury

At the end of the lane I walked straight through the farmyard, into the fields beyond. A clear sign made the route towards Whiteley Green clear enough.

I crossed a couple of fields and arrived at the bridge over the Himalayan Balsam-lined River Dean.

More fields then took me to the road up to The Windmill Inn in Whiteley Green, but I turned left back to the A523. It’s a busy road, but this short stretch had a couple of points of interest, in some pretty verge flowers, and a very old mile stone (marked on the OS map) at the railway bridge letting me know that it’s 170 miles from London, and 1.4 miles from Macclesfield! The distance to Stockport is buried under years of debris.

Back in the fields I made my way to the B5358, Bonis Hall Lane, and was thankful that the very wet grass was short and my feet were dry.

However, my feet were not to stay dry. After a short walk down the road, my route across to Park House Farm required traipsing through this, very long, grass.

So, by the time I reached the line of trees, my feet were squelching!

Still, I had dry socks and shoes in the car, and I was nearly back. At the farm, the horse riders had left their reins and bridles hung up attractively on a fence by the gate.

From here, it was a short stroll down village housing streets to the car.

And Finally….

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