A Circular Walk Of Marsden Moor And Pule Hill
This 9 mile circular walk is a wonderful quiet walk full of variety. Starting by the Huddersfield Canal in the village of Marsden you get to enjoy Standedge Tunnel, a climb up the expanse of…
A Pendle Hill Walk In History From The Village Of Barley
Pendle Hill is an isolated hill of Lancashire that is full of not just great walking terrain but plenty of history and folklore. It is 557 metres (1,827 ft) in height above sea level which makes…
Stoodley Pike – Upper Calder Valley, West Yorkshire
A couple of months ago we decided to go for a drive out to West Yorkshire. We’ve been doing quite a lot of driving and exploring over the past months during lockdown. Discovering new places…
Torside And Woodhead Reservoir Walks – North Derbyshire
North Derbyshire will always be one of my favourite places to walk, and that is the reason for deciding to write about one of the walks I have so often returned to. I’ve visited the…
The Tar Bah’l of Allendale Town on New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve in Allendale Town high on the Pennine Hills in Northern England and there was some strange goings on, The Tar Bah’l. Actually it was just a regular New Year Eve in Allendale….
A Family Walk Up Standedge – Overlooking Saddleworth
Where Yorkshire meets Greater Manchester, Standedge is a rocky outcrop that I have wandered up to many times since I was a young boy. A perfect spot, whatever the weather to look out over Saddleworth,…
A Walk Over Blackstone Edge and Views Beyond Rochdale
Blackstone Edge and the walks along the Pennines around it are a favourite haunt of mine. In pages past I have explained how coming from Oldham, the hills in this area mean a lot to…
Walks On Crompton Moor (High Moor), Oldham
Spanning approximately 160 acres and is one of the largest open spaces run by Oldham Countryside Service and is a registered common in Greater Manchester. It has also been a site of biological importance from…
A Kinder Scout Adventure in the Peak District
Kinder Scout Plateau is the highest point in the Derbyshire Peak District National Park, rising to 636 metres (2,087ft) above sea level at its highest point. In 1932 Kinder Scout Plateau was historically involved in…
Dove Stone Reservoir – A Saddleworth Gem
A place I have lived at, with great memories and a place that draws me back time and time again, Dove Stone Reservoir, Saddleworth. On the outer edge of Oldham and Greater Manchester, above the…
Murton Pike and views over the Eden Valley
Murton Pike is an unmistakable conical hill sitting at the foot of the Northern Pennines in the Eden Valley, Cumbria. A tempter for many a quick ramble, family walk, dog walk or for the keener,…
Cross Fell: A Walk To The Top Of The Pennines
Cross Fell’s summit stands at 893 metres (2,930 ft). The highest point along the whole of the Pennines and it is the highest point in England outside the Lake District, albeit still in Cumbria. It stands high…
