Introduction I was picking up my “nearly new” car today, from a garage in Colne. Wycoller is a village in nearby Trawden Forest. I’ve visited the area once before and this was a great opportunity to return for a shorter walk. There are few trees in Trawden Forest, but I…
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Introduction A lovely day to get out, so Cal and I took the short 15 minute drive to Alderley Edge. This easy walk is 2.8 miles. It took an hour and a half. The walk is mainly on tracks and paths in woodland, and the area is ideal for, and…
Introduction A cool, windy day greeted me as I set out on today’s short walk. For the most part, the walk is completed to a background hum of traffic on the M56, and thus may not be to everyone’s taste, but for me the gorgeous valley of the River Bollin…
Introduction At last, the weather seems to be a little warmer and drier. With a league tennis match to play this evening, a short, flat, stroll seemed a good idea. Malpas is one part of Cheshire that I’m unfamiliar with, so I hoped this would give me a taste of…
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Introduction On a bright, dry day, Cal and I headed off to The Peak District. Bakewel is heaving in the summer, but just busy enough for the shops and eateries to be fully open now. It’s a 1 hour drive from Cheadle Hulme. We parked in the Market Place and…
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Introduction No heatwave this week, but with a tennis match to play this evening, I opted for another local, shorter walk this week. Rolo is 3 today, and his treat was a Thursday walk with Gramps! It was great walking weather, around 16deg C, cloudy after overnight rain, with little…
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Introduction So, it’s officially a heatwave. I decided that a short walk would suffice in this heat. It was already 22 degC when I left home on the short drive to the lay-by next to the former Cheshire Hunt Inn, now the Cheshire Hunt Holiday Cottages. It’s just a 20…
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Introduction Yesterday was such a beautiful spring day, Cal and I just had to get out and enjoy it. Mellor is a district of Stockport that is full of interesting places and great views. The drive to Mellor is almost half an hour from Cheadle Hulme. This is aneasy 2.3…
Introduction Cal and I have been staying at The Three Horseshoes Inn, Blackshaw Moor, Near Leek where we met our friends Chris and Ian who had travelled up from Bedfordshire. The hotel is on the A53 in the shadow of Hen Cloud and the rocky ridge of The Roaches, and…
Introduction I didn’t intend writing a blog during a short stay with Cal in Anglesey, but this short morning walk, and this afternoon’s rain have inspired me! Parys Mountain isn’t really a mountain, being only about 340 feet high. It’s just off the A5025, and we parked in a layby…
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