After skirting around Beeston Castle I headed into the Peckforton Estate. The path is still public but is accompianied by lots of signs emphasising the private nature of the estate.…
Sandstone Trail – Beeston Castle
The next morning I had a rather large English Breakfast in preparation for the calories I’d need for the day’s walking. The previous night my feet and legs had been …
Sandstone Trail – And Finally on to Tarporley
I still had about 5 miles to go until Tarporley where I was staying for the night. Although the trail is very well signposted (particularly the northern part) it was …
Sandstone Trail – Into the Forest
Did I mention that the weather was amazing?
After Manley Common I headed into Delamere Forest. I have many childhood memories of Delamere. We would sometimes drive out there with …
Sandstone Trail – On to Manley Common
When I walked the Sandstone Trail as teenager I did it south to north. I didn’t remember arriving in Frodsham and it became clear why when reading the guidebook. The …
Sandstone Trail – The Beginning
I did the Sandstone Trail north to south starting at Frodsham. The starting point is a sandstone obelisk outside a pub. Sadly it was about 10am so the pub wasn’t …
A Ramble in the Lakes
On Tuesday I completed a 9 mile walk from Grasmere to Windermere. The idea was that this would be a practice run for the Sandstone Trail (which I will hopefully …
The Sandstone Trail
In the near future I intend to walk the Sandstone Trail: “Northwest England’s Most Popular Middle Distance Trail” (according to the website). Perhaps if I successfully complete this one …