Introduction With a busy day ahead tomorrow, I took the opportunity afforded by a warm and pleasant day today to take this short walk in the Cheshire countryside. It would have been longer, but many of the fields were now holding cattle, and after avoiding two such fields I decided…
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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 With a tennis match coming up this evening, I took a familiar, shortish walk in largely dry, cloudy, but cold weather this morning. It’s a 30 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Whaley Bridge. The walk is 4.6 miles long, with 775feet of ascent, and it took about 2…
Introduction We’ve had some illness this week, so I was glad to recuperate with a shortish walk on a fine, if largely cloudy day today. This is a lovely walk in the foothills on the western slopes of the Peak District. It’s a 35 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to…
Introduction More rain was forecast overnight, and everywhere is very wet underfoot, so I chose quite a short walk in familiar surroundings today. It was a good choice as most of the walk was on stony paths or tarmac tracks and minor roads. The weather was cloudy and bright with…
Introduction I was anticipating a window of dry weather today for about 3 hours from mid-morning, so planned to head north on the M60, M61 and M65. As it turned out, the forecast was accurate, and a beautiful morning gave way to heavy rain, fortunately 10 minutes into my drive…
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Introduction On a bright, dry day, Cal and I headed off to The Peak District. Bakewel is heaving in the summer, but just busy enough for the shops and eateries to be fully open now. It’s a 1 hour drive from Cheadle Hulme. We parked in the Market Place and…
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Introduction The forecast was for a misty day, clearing during the morning. I woke to clear blue skies and headed optimistically down the M56 to Wales. It’s a 1 hour drive from Cheadle Hulme to Ffrith. By the time I reached the Welsh border the mist had closed in. Sadly,…
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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’ve had a busy few weeks, and am just catching up with my blog posts. I completed this familiar walk last Thursday! It’s a 30 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Langley. The weather was quite dull, with rain towards the end. The walk is 5.25 miles long, and…
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