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!