Pup Obi Travels

It’s 2008 and a new year meaning new walks, so today’s Sunday walk with the group is around Ashley, a small village not far from Manchester Airport but surrounded by countryside.

Starting in Hale, which was a few miles from Bowden where we did the Dunham Walk, this route would take us south from here into the countryside. We passed a few big houses and the Altrincham United Reform Church, a red brick tower of a building. Prefer the small parish church of St Elizabeth’s in Ashley, more interesting building and likely a lot more history to it. Each to there own.

We didn’t actually go into Ashley village, we circled around it. Crossing lanes and fields. Picture below shows us crossing one field which some curious horses.

Some lane walked was done as well in varying parts which did mean at least it was dry underfoot  The field walking wasn’t so much.

The route, after a while going south, turned east passing under the railway line which carries the train from Manchester to Chester, through the Cheshire countryside. Despite being an industrial picture being a bridge, find bridges interesting features.

Heading East also meant we were heading towards the airport, so as we walked across the fields we saw a few planes fly over head. So not a peaceful walk like if we were in Wales or the Yorkshire Dales.

I liked this route, but the fields were rather muddy in places.

The tree above was found along the river Bollin which we reached following our route back towards Hale. We tracked the Bollin back and then back I think Hale to return to our start point by the railway station.

Despite the mud and the damp conditions of a January walk, the blue sky and walking a new place was nice to do.