Long Preston Beck
We took a trip out to one of our old haunts – the first Rohan Shop in Long Preston. Many years ago we often drove along this now very busy … Continue reading
Cown Edge from Broadbottom
It must say something about my sense of humour, or perhaps my medical condition, but any name including a “Bottom” always gets a personal snigger. It’s also one of my … Continue reading
Solomons Temple
A walk with friends and dogs over Buxton Country Park at the back of their house. The muddy track through the wood took us up to the top of the … Continue reading
Tockholes
It was a bright sunny day, but the wind whipping in from the east made it extra chilly on the tops. Although the plan was to walk across to … Continue reading
Tramway to Burnt Edge
A cold wind blew across Winter Hill, a hard edge to the wind. A thin layer of snow lay in some exposed hollows, but mostly it was mud along the … Continue reading
Deer on West Pennine Moors
A regular walk from our house is up through Barrow Bridge onto Scout Road. Yesterday we enjoyed the clear afternoon, well wrapped up for the bracing icy wind. The keen … Continue reading
Finishers Arms and Pool Place
On the way up to Doffcocker Lodge, our local nature reserve, the walk takes the dog and I through an old part of this side of Bolton. This is Pool … Continue reading
Torra Barn
A stretch of old track joining Turton Tower with the Bolton to Blackburn road contours around the hillside above Wayoh Reservoir and Chapeltown. Heading up the hill a tarmac track … Continue reading
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