Get Together

Saturday 22 December

Started at Donna and Martin's for apéritifs and Champagne.

Then we went to The Kinderton House Hotel for the Christmas meal. 

We went in the car as it was pouring with rain!

We were able to walk home in the dry and there was quite warm breeze at midnight.

Hilary's Walk

Saturday 24 November

Carol's Walk

Saturday 6 October

Weston

Saturday 8 September 7.5 miles
Tracey, Hilary, Carol

Get Together

Saturday 4 August 

Carol and Phil's 25th Wedding Anniversary meal.

Mow Cop and the Macclesfield Canal

Saturday 28 July 5 miles

Donna, Jane, Hilary

Decisions, decisions will the weather be hot or cold  - and so what to put on? It turned out to be a bit cooler than the previous few days.

We started on the edge of Scholar Green and walked up to Mow Cop. We went up roads, through fields, under a bridge, through woods and up onto the higher ground where there was a fabulous view across the Cheshire Plain. We could see Jodrell Bank, the Salt Factory in Middlewich, Frodsham Hill, Beeston and the Peckforton Hills with the Welsh hills in the distance.

The breeze was quite cool but we managed to find a sheltered spot to have our lunch by the folly, the sun kept us warm and we had the view over Biddulph and into the Peak District.

On the way down we passed some very nice properties with great views. We stopped and spoke to a lady who had not long moved into a house on the hill. She was having problems with rain water coming into the house so she was trying to keep a channel free along the roadside side to take the water away, but some kids had pushed the stones back into the channel.

The path was a little muddy in places on the way down and the nettles have grown well this year. 

Rode Hall wasn't open and at Little Moreton Hall we would have had to pay to get in, so we went to the Astbury Garden Centre. The cafe has been extended since we were last there, the afternoon special (scone) had loads of cream with strawberries and jam. Yummy!

Delamere Forest

Saturday 7 July
Jane and Helen

We parked on the roadside as the carpark was full, we walked back along the road and along the path. Under the trees it was cooler than I was expecting so we put our jackets on. It wasn't particularly wet under foot considering the rain we have had this week.

The streams we past were running quickly with plenty of water.
It is always lovely to walk in the dappled shade of the trees.

Due to the rain and the warmth there plenty of weed growth so we had to watch for nettles and thistles along some stretches of the path.

When the sun came out it was really warm.

Get Together

Monday 25 June

The White Bear for Donna's Birthday Meal

Get Together

Saturday 16 June 

BBQ at Tracey and Chris's House

We sat in the new conservatory whilst Chris went out side to BBQ the food.

Llangollen (mini break!)

Saturday 9 June

Llantysilio Mountains 8 miles

Hilary, Tracey, Jane, Donna

There was rain most of the week so we didn't know what to expect on the Saturday. The forecast was for a better day, so we hoped for the best.

We started near the Horseshoe Pass opposite the Ponderosa Cafe.

It wasn't always easy to follow the directions, but we did ok.

We went on some OMG paths - i.e. there was a drop down the mountain. There were a few puddles left by the rain but we didn't get too wet.

The views were excellent, even though the cloud was a little low the clarity and colour was beautiful. It was very windy on the top of the mountain. Summit trig point on Moel Morfydd (549 m).

 

The Ponderosa cafe - we did not rate it for tea and homemade cakes, somehow tea and coffee machines and cake wrapped in cling film did not appeal!!

We stayed overnight in Llangollen at Gales. We enjoyed our meal of Welsh Black rib eye and chips.

Sunday 10 June

We visited Plas Newydd the house of the old ladies.

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - also walked across. Free parking!!

Over Peover

Saturday 5 May 6 miles

Carol, Hilary, Tracey, Donna, Jane.

We walked over the fields to Peover Hall, an Elizabethan manor house. The old barns are very attractive. What came first the barn or the barn owl?

It was lovely walking through the woods with the bluebells, the water, and the sunshine coming through the trees. It was a bit muddy in places. 

Returned to the Hall and the white gates, then went around to St. Lawrence's Church where we sat in the churchyard to have our lunch.

To follow the path we had to walk in the furrows - it wasn't too easy.

In one of the fields there were lots of tractors that were ploughing the fields.

Tea/coffee and cake at the garden centre, Victoria sandwich, Bakewell tart and a shared strawberry tart!

Get Together

Monday 30 April

The White Bear

Hilary and Ian's 30th Wedding Anniversary.

Donna's walk

Saturday 14 April

Walk didn't take place

Viewing The Cloud from Both Sides

Saturday 10 March 7 miles
Jane, Tracey, Carol, Hilary

A cloudy day!!
We started at Timbersbrook car park. As we walked to the right out of the car park there was a very nice looking house, perhaps it had only recently been done up as the garden was very open.

Macclesfield Canal
There was a long stretch on the canal.
Just before we left the canal we sat on a walk-way that was to avoid a boggy part of the canal. As we sat there a girl who was running ran though the wet because she couldn't use the walkway as we were in the way. So she had wet trainers!

The Cloud (height 343 metres)
A bit of a steep walk with scrambling near the top. We went to the trig point and there were views all around. The information board pointed out the various directions, we could see across the Cheshire Plain to Helsby Hill and Beeston Castle.

Afternoon tea, i.e. scone and cream with tea in Marton.

Year Six Summary

Walk 1: March 5 2011 Dane Valley 7.5 miles Tracey, Donna, Hilary + Jane

Walk 2: April 9 2011 Near Arley Hall 5.5 miles Donna, Hilary, Tracey + Carol.

Walk 3: May 7 2011 No walk

Walk 4: June 4 2011 No walk

Walk 5: July 2 2011 Alderley Edge 8.5 miles (+detour) Tracey, Hilary + Jane

Walk 6: July 30 2011 Spike Island to Wigg Island 7.5 miles Hilary, Carol, Tracey + Jane

 

Walk 7: September 3 2011 The Trent & Mersey Canal and the River Weaver 8 miles Donna, Jane, Tracey + Hilary

Walk 8: October 1 2011 Farndon and Churton 6.5 miles Jane + Hilary

Walk 9: November 5 2011 Appleton Reservoir and Grappenhall 8.5 miles Tracey Jane, Donna, Hilary + Carol

 

Walk 10: December 3 2011 Rawhead to Larkton Hill Jane + John

Walk 11: January 14 2012 Dunham Massey 5.5 Miles + Hilary, Carol, Tracey, Jane + Donna

Walk 12: February 4 2012 A walk around Middlewich 8 miles Hilary, Jane + Carol