Stockport Community Cycling Club riders met at Gatley Rail Station for this cycle ride out to Timperley. Sarah would be leading the group and I was the back leader. It was a fine morning. Yes, we could still cycle in short-sleeved gear! So, we began by setting off down Northenden Road. Then we turned into Longley Lane. Leaving Longley Lane, we took a shortcut up Beech Avenue. This took us through to Northenden. When we reached Northenden we joined National…
This Lincolnshire Lost Lanes Itinerary outlines a short little tour I (Andy) will be cycling in Autumn 2022. It is inspired by Jack Thurston’s series of cycling guidebooks. The fifth in the series is a celebration of cycling around Central England, including Lincolnshire. I will cycle with some of our friends from Stockport Community Cycling Club. The team for our short little tour will be Andy P, Andy S, Andy S and Mike. Lincolnshire is a fantastic county to explore…
This Manchester Airport Circular 2022 cycle ride seemed a familiar route. Yet, it wasn’t as familiar as we thought. We had previously cycled a paired-down version of this route as an afternoon ride and an alternative route starting from Bramhall. We met in Heald Green on a pleasant August morning and set off along Finney Lane. After navigating our way through Heald Green we reached Handforth and cycled down Clay Lane towards Styal. When we turned into Moss Lane we…
On Welsh Borders Day 6 we completed the coast-to-coast route. However, our cycling wasn’t yet complete, as we still had to get home. So on Welsh Borders Day 7, we cycled from Chester back to Stockport. Leaving our accommodation we went for some breakfast, and afterwards navigated our way through Chester. At Northgate, we joined NCN Route 5 along the section that formed the Chester Millennium Greenway. This was another route we had cycled on our recent visit to Chester….
Following a more leisurely Welsh Borders Day 5, we were hoping for something similar The hot weather persisted, the only difference being today would be a little longer. For Welsh Border Day 6, we would also be reaching the North Wales coast and the end of our Welsh Borders route. The sun was already beating down as we left Ruabon and headed towards Wrexham. Our route took us through Erddig Park. Then into Wrexham. Through the town centre. And out…
