Introduction Thursday’s weather forecast being quite grim, I had worked out a short walk relatively close to home. When the opportunity arose to complete the walk a day earlier than usual, I thought it worth taking. Prestbury is a location for big houses and pleasant, rolling countryside, interspersed with streams…
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Introduction I decided that I would stick to low level winter walking today, and headed a short distance to Chelford. The weather was great for walking – cloudy, quiet, and relatively warm for the time of year. It wasn’t so great for photography! It’s a 25 minute drive from Cheadle…
Introduction So, January has thrown up some proper snowy winter weather! Too risky to attempt a journey to the hills. In fact it took me an hour and a half to do 10 miles in the car to reach the start of this walk. This is a walk of 9…
Introduction After a busy and enjoyable Christmas and some wet and unsuitable weather, not to mention dealing with a burst water pipe and flood, it was great to be able to get out in the fresh air today. It was also great to get to use my new binoculars. My…
Introduction Having returned home at 10pm last night from a busy and enjoyable 3 night stay in Lincoln, I decided that a shorter local walk would be in order today! The weather started wet; the steady rain continued unabated throughout the walk. Thankfully, there was little breeze and it was…
Introduction With an Annual Tennis Club Tournament match to play at 6.30 this evening, an easy, short walk was the order of the day today. It was a dry day, cooler than recent, but plenty of pleasant sunshine. It’s a 45 minute drive to Sandbach from Cheadle Hulme. The walk…
Introduction If you know Woodford, you’ll probably know The Deanwater Hotel, on the banks of the River Dean. What you may not know, is that high in the foothills of the Peak District, to the east of Macclesfield, Bollington and Rainow, the River Dean is dammed to create Lamaload Reservoir.…
Introduction After the exertions of dancing the night away at the Shaggy concert in Manchester last night, and with a league tennis match to play this evening, just a short walk was the order of the day today. The weather was gloriously sunny, and probably too hot for a long…
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Introduction We are dog sitting Rolo this week, and, with hot weather forecast, I took Cal’s advice and took the boy with the black fur coat to the cool woods for a walk. The weather was partly hazy, but mostly sunny and very pleasant. The drive to Alderley Edge takes…
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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…
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