This weekend took us on another of our short weekends away. On this occasion we were taking advantage of a Ramada special offer and staying at Sutton Coldfield. We decided a walk around Shugborough Estate on the way would break up the journey nicely. The walk started at Seven Springs car park just off the A513. It then followed a gravel path along the side of Cannock Chase. Over a ford. A little further along we picked up the Staffordshire…
Having a free afternoon last Sunday we decided to take the opportunity to do a bit of hill-walking and chose a route up to Kinder Downfall in the Peak District National Park. The route itself has some history behind it for we would be following in the footsteps of the mass trespass walk of 1932 where ramblers made their way to Kinder Scout. So following church we headed off to Hayfield and had our lunch beside Bowden Bridge car park,…
Nant Y Coed walk Yesterday was Sarah’s 50th birthday, and today was Sarah’s 50th birthday plus one day! It also signalled the end of our little break and was time to leave Caernarfon for home. On the way we stopped off at Llanfairfechan and for a walk beginning Nant Y Coed Local Nature reserve. Llanfairfechan, although a coastal town, much of the town is a ribbon development following the valley created by the Afon Llanfairfechan. At the top of the town…
Sunday afternoon we decided to go out for a walk with Chris (Andy’s brother who was up visiting from Bournemouth). We drove to the Peak District and parked in the car park near the visitor centre by Ladybower Reservoir in the Derwent Valley. Then we set off to walk around the reservoir. We didn’t walk very far before stopping at a bench to eat our packed lunch. We stopped off at the visitor centre for a drink and an ice…
After our journey over to Norwich on Friday and then spending a day in Ipswich on Saturday, today was a day for relaxing in Norwich. The sun was out and a stroll following the Norwich Riverside Walk seemed a perfect way to start the day. The walk follows the River Wensum. The walk passes Cow Tower owned by English Heritage. No visit to Norwich is complete without a visit to the Norwich Cathedral. We headed there next. …
