22nd: Eyam walk
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Sunday, 22 August 2010
Saturday, 21 August 2010
21st: Cheshire Ring part 1
21st: Cheshire Ring part 1
On Saturday four intrepid explorers met up at Stockport station to venture out into the salt plains and marshes of Cheshire. Well actually it was John, Linda,Sue and Tracy setting out on a walk along the Trent & Mersey Canal.We alighted at Lostock Gralam and it was all of about an hour before our first refreshment stop : scones with jam and cream kindly provided by Tracy. This was in a delightfully sylvan setting between Northwich and Middlewich.
We made it to Middlewich before our first pub stop : the delightful ‘Big Lock’. This was accompanied by the first of several light showers which gave Lindaand Sue the chance to show off their snazzy umbrellas.
It was an entertaining day with plenty of action on the canal, with lots of boats coming and going with the many locks on this section; and everyone very friendly.
We had a further stop at Sandbach at ‘The
Commercial’, a wonderful old fashioned type of an establishment, before
moving on via ‘The Broughton Arms’ (very busy) and
finishing up at ‘The Red Bull’ in Kidsgrove. We had a tasty meal but had
to jog back along the canal, just in time to catch our train. It was a
full and enjoyable day and we’re already planning the next stage :
Kidsgrove to Macclesfield.
John H
Saturday, 14 August 2010
14th: Anderton Boat Lift
14th: Anderton Boat Lift
Twelve of us set out to explore the wonders of the Anderton Boat
Lift. This is a massive structure built in 1875 to lift boats from the
River Weaver to the Trent and Mersey canal, a height of 50 feet. We were
very surprised to learn that the lift was built by a Stockport
engineering company. We boarded a boat on the River Weaver and were soon
whisked up (very slowly) to the canal above us. After the boat ride we
split into two parties to undertake walks. My thanks to Vince for
leading a gentle ramble round Marbury Country Park. Ice creams and tea
were taken at the half way mark. For the more seasoned ramblers, we went
a walk all of six miles! This took in Budworth Mere and Great Budworth
Village, where a refreshment stop was made at the local pub. After this
we walked past the Lion Salt Works Museum before returning along the
canal. We all met up again at the Visitors Centre before returning home.
Sunday, 1 August 2010
01st: Trespass Trail
01st: Trespass Trail
Last Sunday saw 22 of us set off from New Mills station to walk the
Trespass Trail, a way marked 14 route established to celebrate the 75th
anniversary of the Kinder Mass Trespass in 1932. Despite some dark
clouds it remained largely dry, and very warm, all day. Late morning saw
some confusion when we realised that the reason Joan thought there were
only 21 people on the walk was because we had in fact last someone, and
no one could remember when they were last seen! After some debate about
the leader retracing our route, we decided to carry on, only to find
the missing person sat outside the pub in Rowarth knocking back the
beer. We carried on to Little Hayfield for a welcome lunch stop and pub
stop at the Lantern Pike. After that it was uphill part way up Williams
Clough (losing a few more people on the way) to the approximate spot
where the trespassers encountered the Duke of Devonshire’s gamekeepers
on the original Trespass. After that it was downhill all the way, back
to Hayfield and along the Sett Valley Trail to New Mills, picking up
assorted folk on the way, to finish with 22 people again.
For those
feeling tired after the walk, while the leaflet stated the route as 14
miles, when we measured the route out, including the extra part through
New Mills, it came out as 15.9 miles in total
Helen & Colin
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