2026-september

We parked at the Bog, and headed up the hill. The Stones were formed when the sandstone / quartzite were shattered by repeated freezing & thawing. Later, magma forced its way through the cracks, leaving rich seams of lead and barytes ready for Human Beans to dig up and sell. Geology in action… It was… Read more

We parked in the National Trust car park, and headed up and along the Edge. Between the trees, there were fine views towards Wales to the north/west, and England to the south/east. Interesting things in hedges… We walked along to Presthope, and then dropped down off the edge to Hughley. After lunch we walked across… Read more

Caer for Roman fort, Swys (or Swys-wen) possibly the name of a local queen – the Fair Susie. The walk promised easy walking & fine views; unfortunately the paths were not well-maintained or even well-marked! Eventually we gave up and walked along the road to the next village, where we had our picnic by the… Read more

We needed to nip into Welshpool for a few essentials – there was a passing shower while we were in Tesco, and then the rest of the day was beautiful. We parked under Bromlow Callow and walked up to the little copse at the top. There were magnificent views to the east over the Cheshire… Read more

We left home very soon after 10am, and apart from a bit of delay on the M62 (and the usual nonsense around Manchester) we had a good run over. We stopped for lunch in Frodsham, which we have often driven past on the M56, and is actually a very ancient & pretty little market town.… Read more