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…
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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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Introduction For those not familiar with this area, Peover is pronounced “peever”. The walk is bisected by the A50 as it runs south from Knutsford to Holmes Chapel. Over Peover, to the east, is in the parish of Peover Superior, whilst Lower Peover, to the west, is in the parish…
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Introduction My soon-to-be daughter in law’s friends had arranged her party in a wonderful self catering country retreat near Longnor, south of Buxton. Jordan and I chauffered the bride’s mother and groom’s mother respectively to and from the event. While most of the ladies were out on a scavenging exercise…
Introduction With the current spell of warm spring weather set to continue, I decided to travel further afield than usual today. The weather was warm and still, but not very sunny, actually they were perfect walking conditions. This is an area I don’t know well, and I was unsure how…
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Introduction The weather forecast seemed perfect for a strong climb over the moors today – not too cold, not too hot, and not too wet. The drive from Cheadle Hulme took 35 minutes. I reversed my initial plan and chose to complete the walk anti-clockwise, so as to have the…
Introduction After the heavy rain and strong winds of the past week, I decided that a lowland walk would be sensible this week. Where better, I thought, than my old work area, beautiful Vale Royal, and the Whitegate Way. The Whitegate railway line carried salt for almost 100 years, from…
Introduction It was a cold, crisp, sunny day as I headed north to Lancashire. I didn’t see a cloud all day. I’ve never been to this area, and have no expectations as to what I may find as I cross the moors taking in parts of the Pennine Way, Pennine…
Introduction I decided to stay down in the Cheshire Plain today, for this walk in the Dane Valley between Holmes Chapel and Congleton. There are only three bridges over the river between these 2 towns, one being a main road. I chose to create a circular walk using the other…
Introduction It has been extremely wet this week. So it was with some trepidation and a sense of adventure that I left home today. I decided to stay quite close to civilisation, and take some well used paths. Despite that slight concern, it is a walk that I knew was…
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