4/5.11/14 Walking with; Jo The shin splints finally seem to have mended and what better way to celebrate a return to walking health than with a classic Peak District double header. Mam Tor is a Peak District icon, alternatively known as “The Mother Mountain” or “The Shivering Mountain” it delivers spectacular views of the
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9.5 miles 4.5 hours Whilst not quite as spectacular in altitude or appearance as it’s Swiss namesake, Shutlingsloe or the Cheshire Matterhorn is a lovely, little hill that is definitely worth a visit. Coming in at 506 metres, it is the third highest peak in Cheshire, but to my mind it is inherently more attractive
10.5 miles 4.5 hours Last week I found myself in Oxfordshire and enjoyed a couple of beautiful rural walks in and around the idyllic villages surrounding Oxford and Bicester. It’s a landscape of thatched cottages and village greens dotted around huge estates and country houses, the most notable of which is Blenheim Palace, the Churchill’s
29.9.14 Walking with; Al The Lakeland horseshoes are some of the best walking that England has to offer. I have long loved the Fairfield and Kentmere versions, and can safely say that the Coledale has now joined this illustrious list. Al and I had spent the night camping in Braithwaite and partaking of the
16/17.9.14 Walking with; Nobody Oxfordshire is not known for it’s hills. White Horse Hill, the highest point in the county comes in at 261 metres, not even as high as The Shard, and yet for all that there is some very pleasant walking to be had. In a week when national identity is high on
12.8.14 Walking with; Nathan I am going to go out on a limb and say it “Kinder is the best walking in the Peak District”, and walking the Kinder edges is probably the best walking on the plateau. The middle is a maze of groughs, peat hags, bogs and runnels, but the edge has
There are a plethora of books out there that explore our love affair with walking or rambling and all the attendant issues and eccentricities that are often associated with it, few, however balance humour and information as well as this one by Sinclair McKay. It is the perfect book for the bedside table, each chapter
Here is my first newspaper column for the district Advertisers and Stockport Express. The column will go out fortnightly and highlight the brilliant and exciting walks we do here at Come walk with me UK When I first moved to Manchester back in the dim and distant past I had the stereotypical image of an
4-8.8.14 With; JJ, Tyrone, Lizzie, Emily, Sophie, Georgina, Beth, Delicia and Josh The National Citizens Scheme is an optional programme for teenagers that helps to prepare them for life in the adult world via a series of workshops and projects. Week one is a teambuilding week and I have just spent the week at Condover
2.8.14 Walking with; Al, Kate, Jen, Paul and Ruthy The area around the Three Peaks of Yorkshire holds fond memories for me. It was after a day on Ingleborough in the snow of Easter that I decided to propose to my wife in “The Game Cock Inn” in Austwick, the fact she said
