Year Thirteen Summary

Walk 1: March 24 2018 Goostrey 6.5 miles Hilary, Jane and Donna

Walk 2: April 21 2018 Audlem 6 miles Donna, Jane and Hilary

Walk 3: May 19 2018 Little Paxton Weekend Tracey, Hilary and Donna

Walk 4: June 9 2018 Timbersbrook and the Cloud 6.25 miles Carol, Hilary, Tracey and Jane

Walk 5: July 14 2018 Prestbury Tracey, Hilary and Carol

Walk 6: Sept 15 2018 Plumley Station Walk 7.5 miles Donna, Tracey, Jane and Hilary

Walk 7: Oct 13 2018 From Carol’s House 4.5 miles Carol, Hilary and Jane

Walk 8: Nov 10 2018 Wildflowers and Rode Hall 5 miles Hilary, Carol, Tracey and Jane

Walk 9: Jan 16 2019: Planning meeting only - The Big Lock

Walk 10: Feb 16 2019 Poynton 6 miles Jane, Tracey, Donna and Hilary

Poynton

Saturday 16 February 2019 6 miles

Jane, Tracey, Donna + Hilary

The walk had a bit of history, woodland, open views, canal, horses, deer and a single sheep in a field. 

We were lucky with the weather, and it wasn't too muddy under foot. 

We parked in South Park Drive. As we walked up the road we passed a plot of land where there is to be an estate of expensive lake houses being built starting at £1.25 m - and those would be the ones by the road and the gate! Two women with bikes were looking through the holes by the gate, we asked if there was anything to see, they said there wasn't. In having a look for ourselves all we could see was bare earth, the site had been cleared and the earth was being moves presumably to make the lake.

Once we got to the end of the road we were out into countryside. Walking through the woods with the sun shining through the bare trees was very pleasant. The woods were dog walking territory, a black dog, Brutus, adopted us so that we could throw his stick. until Donna threw his stick over the fence. Hilary found a bigger stick, the dog then bounded off to show it's person.

As usual Hilary hadn't had enough breakfast so she wanted her lunch from about 10.45! We crossed the Middlewood Way, continued towards the Macclesfield Canal and followed the towpath for a short distance, crossed Bridge number 14. The path then went towards a farm. At this point we could see The Cage on the hill so were close to Lyme Park. With the warmth of the sun in the sheltered pathways we all decided to take off a layer. We were now at the turning point of the walk, so we came back towards the canal, crossed it, followed the marked path towards a farm.

As we arrived at some woods with fallen logs we thought that was a good opportunity to stop for lunch and it was twelve o'clock by then, so a good time to stop. We sat on a log under the trees with a woodpecker calling. The sun was shining and it was very pleasant.
There was mud on the steps down to the road, so we ended up with mud on our boots.

Poynton Tea Room provided us with tea and cake, we had banana cake, fruit cake, a cup cake and a toasted tea cake as well as our cups of tea, 2 very weak earl grey teas and 2 ordinary teas.

Planning Meeting

Wednesday 16 January

The Big Lock

We didn't manage to meet for a walk in January so we met for a meal at The Big Lock - they had a special January price deal.  So we had a chat, a meal and the year planned out.

Get Together

Saturday 15 December 2019

The Fox and Hounds Christmas meal.

All ten of us made the meal, there was plenty of food - the portions were very generous.