Introduction The second half of September was blighted by heavy rain. With the ground so wet, I decided to stick to what I hoped would be fairly well made paths in an urban country park area. I wasn’t disappointed, as this is a really interesting area to explore. The weather…
Category: <span>6 to 8 mile walks</span>
Introduction Last week I introduced my walk as a great walk at summer’s end. This week’s walk was not so great and the weather had a distinctly autumnal feel, with a strong, cool easterly breeze taking the edge off the temperature. The journey to Church Minshull (south of Middlewich) took…
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Introduction Summer’s end nears, but we appear to be set for a fair weekend, and today started it early, so I headed to the hills between New Mills, Hayfield and Chapel-en-le-frith. This is a great walk! The journey is about 30 minutes each way by car from Cheadle Hulme to…
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…
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Introduction The sultry heat of early this week had passed this morning, to leave a lovely day 18 degC, bright and largely sunny. I chose to revisit a classic stretch of the Dove Dale, a wonderful and popular tourist spot in the Peak District. However, I, unlike, I estimate, 90%…
Introduction Gosh, it’s been so wet recently… and showers were once again forecast today. However, it was quite cloudy and windy, but it stayed dry for this journey into the Peak District. Birchover and Winster aren’t names that are instantly associated with the White Peak, but both villages are lovely…
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Introduction We are spending a week based in Newlyn with our friends Sue and Chris. We’ve spent a couple of days soaking up the culture and art history of Penzance and the “Newlyn School”. The weather was fine and sunny, so I was delighted to get out to the coast,…
Introduction A dry day was expected, and I headed north today, to an area I have never visited before. It’s a 1 hour drive from Cheadle Hulme to Darwen. The weather was indeed dry, with a layer of high cloud, and quite cold, especially in the light breeze on the…
Introduction I had a free day today, so made my way out into another wonderful walking area, starting from Gradbach car park. It’s a 40 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Gradbach. The weather was bright, with a layer of very high cloud, intermittent sunshine, and quite cold. The walk…
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Introduction We are off to see Hamilton (the musical) tonight, so I chose a local walk, safe in the knowledge of being home in plenty of time. It’s a 15 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to the village of Alderley Edge. The weather was fine, with some spells of sunshine,…
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