The Hayhurst Arms, Moulton and the River Weaver

Saturday 11 May 5.5 miles

Carol, Hilary and Jane

The weather had brightened up so we wondered if we would be too hot. Fortunately there were some high clouds in the morning so that was good. We set off from the Hayhurst Arms where some young boys and girls were playing football.

From Brick Kiln Lane we crossed the busy road (A533), and went up Jack Lane, then Niddries Lane, to the end of the tarmac and onto the track. There were quite a few cars going along the track.

As we walked down the track a farmer was ploughing his field using a blue tractor. We went under the railway bridge and down to the river. 

Walking along the river was quite pleasant as there was still some cloud about. Having arrived at the Vale Royal Locks we looked about for somewhere to sit. We decided it was lunch time, but as it was quite bright and exposed we sat on the little triangle of grass under the trees. A couple of people on paddle boards came by and had to get themselves and their boards out of the water to navigate the locks.

From here we took the footpath going across the fields, we could see that the path had been very wet but fortunatley for us it had pretty much dried out. We crossed over the railway line and as the sun was now shining brightly we put on some more suntan lotion. We continued along the path to come back to Moulton. We followed the track along the edge of the houses back to Niddries Lane, then onto Jack Lane and back to the Hayhurst. 

We sat outside under an umbrella and had cups of tea and Carol had two scoops of icecream, one was marmalade and the other was honeycomb.