{"id":1009505,"date":"2025-02-18T17:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.half-daywalker.com\/?p=1009505"},"modified":"2025-02-19T11:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:04:56","slug":"a-short-stroll-at-alderley-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.half-daywalker.com\/?p=1009505","title":{"rendered":"A Short Stroll At Alderley Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A lovely day to get out, so Cal and I took the short 15 minute drive to Alderley Edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This easy walk is 2.8 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took an hour and a half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walk is mainly on tracks and paths in woodland, and the area is ideal for, and very popular with, dog walkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We walked in a clockwise direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walk is on OS Explorer Map 268.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We parked at the first layby as you climb the hill from Alderley Edge village, postcode SK9 7BS, What 3 Words \/\/\/finely.gazed.public<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Walk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We set off from the lay-by, crossing the road to take the footpath opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a lovely woodland track , which heads downhill. Cal was lagging behind slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She was taking interesting snaps too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The mainly birch woods evidence that this land has been fairly recently returned to nature from its rich mining history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a short walk down Artists Lane, we crossed the fields to the loud sound of a crowing cockerel, and reached the houses along Bradford Lane, where the wizard tree sculpture was previously featured in my walk of 20th May 2021 as pictured below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We walked up Bradford Lane, keeping left at the fork and passed the mobile home park where a woodpecker was drumming vociferously on a nearby tree. After re-crossing the main road, we crossed the car park, by-passed the tea room and then stopped off by the mine entrance which was being investigated by two of many children enjoying a half term tramp in the woods!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We took a few moments to look at the large cave opening too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wandering on, we stopped off at the classic edge viewing point, looking north east towards Stockport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All in all, a splendid way to pass a couple of hours!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Finally….<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We almost went to see ageing punk rocker Peter Perrett last week (it’s a long story, but let’s just say that life got in the way).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His 20 track album The Cleansing is full of thought provoking lyrics. This track is “Solitary Confinement”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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