Introduction The weather has turned colder and duller, so I thought I would look for places of interest in the lowland areas of Cheshire today. This 9 mile walk had little change in elevation, and the easy walking meant I completed it in just 3 hours 45 minutes, plus 15…
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Introduction It has rained a lot this month. Last Thursday was simply too wet to consider heading outside, and by today I was surprised just how much I found that I had missed my routine of a weekly walk! And so, I challenged myself to complete a 9 mile walk…
Introduction On the recommendation of Cal and Adam, today I took a different type of walk, in a country valley snaking through the Greater Manchester conurbation. As this photo of the OS map shows, you would hardly imagine there to be a lovely country walk to be had here! Downstream,…
Introduction It’s been a wet week, so I chose a location and route that I hoped wouldn’t be too muddy. Today’s weather was quite good, plenty of sunshine, cloudy spells, and one brisk shower. It was breezy out on the marsh. It’s a 35 minute drive to Frodsham from Cheadle…
Introduction Today was a great day for a proper hill walk. The weather was cool and cloudy with little breeze, but there was one heavy shower. The sun did shine for a while toward the end of the walk. It’s a 50 minute drive over the Woodhead Pass to Langsett…
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Introduction This summer’s weather so far has been decidedly average in northwest England – not too wet, but not too warm either! This morning was cloudy, 17 degC, and typical of the season. However, it did warm up by lunchtime, and a lovely, warm afternoon followed. I fancied a flat…
Introduction This is a wonderful summer walk. On a lovely British summer’s day, is there anything better? It is a figure of 8 walk, so can easily be done in 2 separate loops at different times. There was, a forecast of sunshine, and the odd heavy shower. There was much…
Introduction I was back up on the moors today with magnificent views over the ever popular and beautiful Dovestone Reservoir. Mossley is a small town to the east of Oldham. However, it actually lies in the borough of Tameside, and is just a 35 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. This…
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Introduction Jordan and I have our birthdays this Bank Holiday weekend, and began the celebrations on Friday with perfect weather for a magnificent walk. This is no half day affair. It was 13 miles and 6 hours. The start at Barber Booth is 40 minutes drive from Cheadle Hulme. Rolo…
It is my view that the dales of the White Peak District are at their best in April and May.. So with a decent weather forecast I headed for the Coombes Valley RSPB reserve which I try to visit every spring. It is a one hour drive from Cheadle Hulme.…
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