Redesmere

Sunday 28 May 6 miles

Hilary, Donna, Tracey and Jane

We started from the car park on Redesmere Road, when we had put on our boots we walked to the A34 turned left and turned left on the B5392. we crossed the road and walked up the driveway to Siddington Church, there was a service going on so we didn't go inside. (2021 marked the 500th Anniversary of the consecration of the church!)

We continued on down a path from the porch, and looked at some of the newer graves, and then went through a gate into a field. Crossing a few fields we came to Northwood Farm. Take the stile just before the farm gate, skirt the farm and turn left along a farm track, in following the track we ended up at a hedge near the road but managed to find our way to Marton Lane.

At a gate we turned left on a road to Crabtree Moss Farm. The farmhouse had a flag pole with a Ukrainian flag, and a large glass structure that looked as if it joined two older buildings together. At the back of the farm buildings we took the path and then turned right to follow a track through the trees to Henshaw Hall Farm. Then continued on to Henshaw Lane. Where we met the B5393 we crossed to join the lane opposite. As the lane had a lovely grass verge we decided to have lunch even though it was only 11.52am. It was a sunny spot by some rhododendrons, where we could hear the bees buzzing from flower to flower.

We continued up the track passed some lovely houses with gorgeous gardens. At one of the houses there were builders putting in some lovely stone walls finishing off the look of the house which had probably been done up inside as well. There are some very nice houses in this part of Cheshire. We joined Fanshawe Lane, and walked along the road until we came to a farm where we turned onto a footpath. The footpath led to a track and we passed some horse chestnut trees, one of them must have been very old as its branches were twisted some parts had died and were on the ground.

The track led us to the A34 where we turned left. After walking through the quiet of the countryside the road seemed extra busy and noisy, fortunately we only had to go along it for a short distance. We walked around the side of Redesmere passing the entrance to the sailing club and then went through the woods and back to the parking place.

For tea and cake Hilary took us to Rowley House in Kermincham which was having an NGS open garden day. We had tea and a lemon drizzle cake and three coffee and walnut cakes.

Then we had a wander afound the garden looking for the trees in the guide which Tim Foden had planted back in the 70s and 80s. There was a beautiful horse that Hilary stroked.