Good Friday was a good day for a walk, so we met a friend in Marple Bridge and set off for a walk to Mellor Moor. It was a lovely day for our Mellor Moor walk. Because the weather was so good, the views were really good. We passed the Hare and Hounds pub at Mill Brow. Our walk then continued to climb. We passed Mellor Hall. At the top on Mellor Moor, we found a trig point, which had…
Today I should have been leading an SCCC ride to Culcheth but it was cancelled due to the weather. Instead three of us went for a snowy walk around Toddbrook Reservoir. We parked in Whaley Bridge in the car park near the River Goyt. We started out along Reservoir Road. On the right there was a little lake, Brookfield Nature Pond, which was frozen over. We had a look out across Toddbrook Reservoir before continuing on along the road. …
Last Friday was Sarah’s birthday and we had made a weekend of it. A meal out at our favourite Indian restaurant, a cycle ride and an evening with friends on the Saturday, and a day out to one of Sarah’s favourite places – Keswick – on the Sunday. Sarah reckons this post should have been given the title “It’s my party and I’ll walk if I want to”, for this formed the majority of our day as we enjoyed some wonderful…
Saturday we went for a walk around Silverdale. We picked it as it was between home (we had to attend the cycle club AGM before leaving) and Carlisle, where we were spending the weekend. We found the walk in an AA book of walks that Andy bought a while ago and what a fantastic walk it proved to be! It was called ‘A Quart in a Pint Pot‘ as it contained a bit of everything. It started in a small…
Our second day at Ordiefork opened with wintry conditions outside. Not ideal conditions for a walk in the hills (though some may disagree). We decided to visit a nearby National Trust for Scotland property – Crathes Castle and Estate. The Estate was once part of the Royal Forest of Drum. In 1323, following Robert the Bruce’s successful campaign against the English as part of his rewarding families that fought with him, he granted the lands of Leys to Alexander Burnard….
