Lymm and the Dam

Saturday 30 July 2022 5.5 miles

Jane + Tracey

It was again hard to know how many layers to put on, the weather was a bit warmer but sometimes the wind could be chilly. We parked in Burford Lane, even though both of us had brought our fleeces we decided to take a chance and leave them in the car. There was always a chance of rain so raincoats would be better.

It was interesting to walk along the back lanes, away from the traffic and yet you were in the town. Little pathways and quiet roads made for an interesting walk, having to work out which path to take in places.

We crossed the main road and had to find our way onto the path to go around Lymm Dam. I had thought we would be directly alongside the lake but we didn't all the way around. We went around the end of the dam on the path, but then I noticed that the walk suggested we walked to the Wishing Bridge, we were able to walk to it from the opposite side. It was pretty through the trees and the ducks were swimming about near the bridge.

As we walked away from the dam we crossed over the zebra crossing and went down some steep steps, a family with a pushchair and another child were trying to come up. We continued along the Dingle to the town. Through Lymm the road was busy, we walked up to Lymm Cross and then over the canal bridge and round onto the canal towpath.

We looked at the houses along the canal, but soon left Lymm and were out into the countryside.

I had thought we might find somewhere to sit for our lunch along the canal but there were no seats. Fortunately Tracey noticed a bench off the path in Spud Wood. 

It didn't take long to get back to the car across a few fields and up the road.

We were passing High Legh Garden Centre on our way home so we stopped there for tea and cake.