Having arrived in Midmar and spending some time with Sarah’s cousin Clive and his wife Sally, it was time for a walk in the local hills. We decided to walk up the nearby Green Hill. We set off from the car park just off the B993. It had been raining in the morning, but now if was a cool but dry afternoon. Then it was straight up the hill. And into the forest. Clive is a keen mycologist! This, of…
Sarah and I were heading up to Midmar, to visit Sarah’s cousins for a few days. Due to coronavirus, it has been a few years since last visited. On our way up, we popped into National Trust for Scotland‘s House of Dun. The house lies just outside Montrose. It was a bit of a wet afternoon when we drove up the drive to the entrance. Entering the courtyard, you are met with a Georgian country house built by William Adam…
This Macclesfield Circular 2021 cycle route repeated our Stockport Community Cycling Club ride of 2017 and 2019. It has always proved to be a ride enjoyed by our members for being challenging while surrounded by some lovely scenery. We met at Macclesfield Riverside Park visitor centre on a cool though fine Autumn Saturday morning. I was leading this cycle ride and Sarah was the back-leader. Upon leaving Riverside Park we dropped down Summerlea Close and joined the Middlewood Way. In…
This was a route I recognised. Not surprising, since this route Andy S had put together was almost a carbon copy of a ride I had put together for a cycle ride out to Mottram St Andrew we had shared during coronavirus lockdown! Curious. It was a fine autumn Saturday that witnessed Stockport Community Cycling Club riders meeting at Poynton Pool car park. Graham was today’s ride leader. Sarah was the back-leader. We began by cycling up Towers Road. Weaving…
This Giro D’Stockpoort cycle route was the third part of the trilogy in my Stockport Community Cycling Club series celebrating the iconic major European bike race tours following our Tour De Stockport and Vuelta a Stockport cycle rides. Of course, the French word ‘tour’, Spanish word ‘vuelta’, and Italian word ‘giro’, all simply translate to the English word ‘tour’. It was a ride that had run into difficulties even before we arrived at the start line. When recceing the route…
