Visiting Lyme Park – National Trust

Visiting Lyme Park The last time I wrote about visiting Lyme Park was earlier in the year, back in January and you can go back to that post at this link.   For our most recent visit,  as with other National Trust properties visits currently need to be pre-booked to enable active and safe management […]

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walking along the longdendale trail …

We took a walk along part of the Longdendale Trail which runs for around 6.5 miles on the old Woodhead railway line. The Woodhead line used to connect Manchester and Sheffield and amongst other things was notable for the three mile tunnels through the hills, which at the time of construction was the longest in […]

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wandering along the peak forest canal …

We took a very decent walk along the Peak Forest Canal close to the village of Chinley in the Peak District. The weather was first class as was the general ambience along the towpath and the relaxed views it provided. Not for the first time we reflected on how fortunate we are to have such […]

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