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Barton Aerodrome 2018 – A Cycle Ride to City Airport

Barton Aerodrome 2018 – A Cycle Ride to City Airport

Finally, we were promised by the weathermen a bit of sunshine. It’s been a long time coming. It still seemed a long way off as a healthy crowd of Stockport Community Cycling Club members met at Sale Water Park for this Barton Aerodrome 2018 cycle ride. Leaving the car park, we set off down one side of the Water Park. A little further along we turned off and headed towards the Bridgewater Canal. Cycling along the canal we were following…

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Barton Aerodrome

Barton Aerodrome

Barton Aerodrome was the United Kingdom’s first purpose-built municipal airport. However, in spite of being in Eccles and nearby, we have never previously visited the airport. So, on a cold morning a healthy group of Stockport Community Cycling Club members arrived at Sale Water Park Visitor Centre for this new ride, and the second club ride this month to an airport! Soon we were setting off down the side of Sale Water Park. We crossed over the River Mersey and…

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