It was a fine sunny Sunday morning for this Marton Revisited cycle ride, essentially a repeat of our cycle ride out to Gawsworth and Marton put together by Neil last summer. We met at Blossoms Lane. Then set off towards Woodford. After Woodford we made our usual way out to the Cheshire lanes through Wilmslow and Mottram St Andrew. We headed up Wilmslow Old Road. Sarah spotted this Easter floral display … While Neil spotted this wooden owl … A…
While the coronavirus lockdown continues and group cycle rides remain suspended, our weekly Sunday cycle rides with a couple of our friends has become something to be cherished. For this weekend Neil had put together a route that would take us out to Gawsworth and Marton. We met at Bramhall Library. It was a cool and windy morning with rain forecast later. Leaving Bramhall we headed out into Cheshire through Woodford. And on into Wilmslow. Though not for long, as…
A few years ago, Neil put together a Stockport Community Cycling Club cycle ride to Eaton. This Marton ride route was a modified version of that, and with a new lunch stop. It began in the lay-by in front of the Deanwater Hotel at Woodford. Immediately, there was the cheeky little hill up to Lees Lane. After a few miles, we turned off towards Prestbury. We dropped into Prestbury. Followed by a climb that took us out of the village. This…
The SCCC Eaton Ride 2017 was on Sunday. We met in the lay-by outside The Deanwater Hotel. We set off along Lees Lane and made our way towards Prestbury. We cycled through Prestbury village. Leaving Prestbury, we headed towards Broken Cross. Heading towards Gawsworth. We then turned into Marton Lane and made our way through Marton and Newsbank whilst making our way to Eaton. We were following NCN Route 55. We stopped at the Waggon and Horses pub for lunch….
This has not been the best of weekends for Sarah and I, or to be more exact, Sarah. Sarah and I were due to lead today’s Stockport Community Cycling Club ride to Middlewich, tomorrow and Wednesday Sarah was due to lead the club ride around Poynton Lanes, and of course it is now under three weeks before we set off on our big JOGLE cycling trip … Sadly this week Sarah broke her foot whilst on a work trip to…
