Introduction For the first time in quite a while, I decided to venture further afield today. Scouring the maps, I thought Ribchester looked interesting, and an area I’d never been to before, so planned this walk. I was not disappointed! It is an hour’s drive from Cheadle Hulme. The walk…
Category: <span>6 to 8 mile walks</span>
Introduction Hollingworth is easily reached at the end of the M67 motorway, and as I was taking my travelling companion, Rolo, along with me today, a shortish journey seemed appropriate. It took just over half an hour in the car from Cheadle Hulme. This walk is around 6.5 miles, has…
Introduction I was last in Gratton Dale on 27th May2021 when I took in areas to the south and west of the dale – Today, I took in areas to the the north, east and south of Gratton Dale. The weather started sunny but slowly clouded over, and there were…
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Introduction This walk almost joins the walk I completed last week but comes to Bow Stones from the opposite direction. I was surprised and delighted to find that I’d never previously walked the paths up from from Adlington Basin to Bow Stones. Adlington Basin is a 20 minute drive from…
Introduction After a hectic week including Jordan and Adele’s amazing woodland wedding in North Yorkshire, an easy lowland stroll in Cheshire farming country seemed to fit the bill today. Redesmere is a picturesque mini tourist spot just off the A34 between Alderley Edge and Congleton, about 20 minutes drive from…
Introduction After an early morning call at our son Jordan’s house, There is no better place from which to start a walk. I was particularly keen to see the bluebells in Prince’s Wood at Higher Poynton. This made for a fantastic walk, circumnavigating High Lane, taking in a canal, two…
Introduction With a hike up Kinder Scout with Jordan planned for tomorrow, I selected a flat walk near the coast today. Hesketh Out Marsh is on the south bank of the Ribble estuary, a 70 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. This is a seven and a half mile walk covering…
Introduction With good spring weather forecast, I chose to venture further afield today, and headed off to Wales. Ruthin is a pretty market town in Denbighshire, a drive of 58 miles, one and a quarter hours. The weather was still, warm and cloudy, ideal for walking. After a fairly flat…
After recent visits to the interesting Holme Valley, I looked a little further north for today’s walk. Today was a short interlude between Storms Dudley and Eunice, but still a very blowy day! I chose not to go too high, nor too far. This 6.5 mile walk included a total…
Introduction Heading out for my walks, I often pass through Macclesfield. Today, I thought I’d stop there. If you walk east from Macclesfield, you will be walking uphill. This 6.5 mile walk included a total ascent of 1100feet (335m). It was an exciting day for weather, starting out very sunny,…
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