Hot Pot Walk 2nd February 2013
Chris Hughes organised an excellent walk, starting at Disley Station on a bright day with a chill breeze. 20 trekked through Lyme Park up past the Cage and round the back of Lyme Hall up the ascent to the east of the Lantern Tower.
After a pause for breath the descent took us down to the drive to the Moorside Hotel then up round the shoulder overlooking the Dipping Stone and Whaley Bridge.
The next descent led across the fields and down by Ringstones Caravan park to Furness Vale, across the level crossing and down the valley to join the path by the River Goyt.
Here the wild life was teeming – many varieties of hens & cocks, a donkey and 3 Llamas.
A first for me was the lovely area of the Torrs, the former industrial mill area with the newish Archimedes screw. The sun was just setting so the pink and turquoise sky beyond the viaduct looked wonderful.
We joined the canal at the top of New Mills and walked along till the first stone bridge where we crossed and walked in the dark up to the A6 and hence to the White Lion Pub with it’s quirky Zebra Pub Sign. More SWOGGERS joined us, so about 32 had the Hot Pot and well deserved drinks.
Denise.
