Introduction Caroline suggested a Sunday morning stroll, hoping to beat the showers. For a while we have been meaning to visit the local landmark that is Mellor Cross. So, it was off to the hills and moors of Stockport, above the village of Mellor. Travel time –about half an hour…
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Introduction It’s likely that everyone reading this has visited this part of north Staffordshire. Yet, while the rollercoasters’ roars and thrill seekers’ shrieks provide the background drone from the world -renowned Alton Towers Theme Park, nature carries on serenely in the adjacent Churnet valley. In fact, but for the the…
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Introduction Thanks to the M60 motorway, the West Pennine moors to the north of Bolton offer rich opportunities for walking within an easy drive from south Manchester. Entwistle is a tiny hamlet, with a railway station and pub, so also easily accessible by train. I elected to drive, and chose…
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Introduction For several months during lockdown, my wife Caroline has been saying she’s heard great things about the views from Bamford Edge, above the village of Bamford and the south end of Ladybower Reservoir, and that we must go there when lockdown ends and the weather is on our side.…
Introduction This week, I followed a recommendation from my son Adam, and headed to this United Utilities reservoir in the South Pennines, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. There were some unexpected twists along the way! Travel time – 50 minutes each way. Walk time – 3hrs 40minutes, plus a…
Introduction Inspired by some pictures posted by Lucy Goldsmith, one of my Twitter followers and a former colleague at Weaver Vale Housing Trust, I headed out through Glossop on the A57 Snake Pass from Manchester to Sheffield. My walk was designed to follow parts of the Rivers Ashop and Alport…
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…
Where Have I Been? My last post ended with the line “But, sadly, my next blog post could be some way off, folks.” That was on 31st December 2020. The knee injury I suffered when falling off a rock in the snow near Bramhall Park seems a long time ago.…
Tier 4 – Exercise From Home I rose to a beautiful snowy morning on this New Year’s Eve, our first day in Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions. This seems as good a place as any to start a walk and avoid hazardous driving conditions and take exercise whilst remaining near home.…
The Greater Manchester Tour The “social bubble” of Caroline, Adam and I ventured forth once again, and continued our tour of the boroughs of Greater Manchester, following the visit to Ramsbottom in the borough of Bury on 1st November and the City of Manchester on 1st December. Adam was our…
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