Introduction It’s been a couple of years since my last trip to Ramsbottom when I completed a short walk of discovery with Cal and Adam. I’ve been meaning to return to this area for some time. Affetside and Hawkshaw lie to the west of the town. I found this walk…
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Introduction Other commitments mean that I can’t get out for a walk today. But no worries, I went on Tuesday instead! Smithills Estate is the largest site owned by The Woodland Trust in England. The starting point for the walk is just 3 miles northwest of Bolton. The weather was…
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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