Saturday 9 November 5 miles
Donna, Carol, Tracey, Hilary Jane
A walk from Cheshire Life.
We were really lucky with the weather, a frosty morning meant that we had sunshine.
Leaving the station we crossed the bridge and walked along the road a little way then across the fields to Trouthall Lane, then onto Cheadle Lane, turning right across fields.
Crossing over the train line on a bridge and across the fields, a large dog suddenly appeared around the corner for the hedge, it was called back by the owners once they realised people were about. Turned left here.
We went to look at Holford Hall with the Moat. Holford Hall has a medieval moat which is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Then walked around Plumley Nature reserve and crossed the Chester train line and decided we had better have some lunch. There was a gap in the fence so we went and found a piece of concrete to sit on. The old 'Works' area now has some trees starting to grow on it.
Crossed the railway on the bridge again and followed the edge of the fields an at the end of the hedge turned right this time to cross the Peover Eye and walked back into Plumley.
There was a table sale at Plumley Village hall which we had a look at, and Donna bought a mouse mat.
Tea and cake at the Plantation, very nice with the woodburning stoves working it was very cosy. We hadn't really eaten lunch very long ago but we managed the cake!
Got back to Middlewich and sat outside Hilary's house as the rain started and was quite heavy, then the hailstone started! As we travelled through the streets it looked as though it had snowed.
