Category: <span>4 to 6 mile walks</span>

Introduction Thursday’s weather forecast being quite grim, I had worked out a short walk relatively close to home. When the opportunity arose to complete the walk a day earlier than usual, I thought it worth taking. Prestbury is a location for big houses and pleasant, rolling countryside, interspersed with streams…

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 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 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…