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Walking & HikingWalking and hiking in Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and the northwest.
Affetside Mawdesley Bradshaw Valley THIS local ramble explores the upper reaches of Bradshaw Brook and walks along the shorelines of three reservoirs familiar to Boltonians. Saddleworth CURIOUS gritstone rock formations and a moorland war memorial form the highlight of this exhilarating walk which climbs to high crags above the town of Uppermill. Goyt Valley HERE is a walk without a single stile to be crossed. An easy to follow walk following canal towpaths and farm roads in the delightful hilly country on the Cheshire edge of the Peak District. Goyt Valley - Peak District National Park THE WESTERN edge of the Peak District National Park is our destination this week, with a plod along a popular ridge taking in the boggy summits of Shining Tor and Cats Tor. Peel Tower, Ramsbottom PEEL Tower is 150 years old this year ... so what better way to pass on your regards to Sir Robert Peel's celebrated monument than with this rural ramble around Ramsbottom. Anglezarke Reservoir - from Rivington to White Coppice BEYOND the tourist hotspots of Rivington Barns, the quiet countryside around Anglezarke Reservoir is criss-crossed with paths providing pleasant walking and panoramic views. Silverdale, Lake District NORTH Lancashire's limestone coast is an enticing mix of woods, coves, caves and mudflats on the edge of the Lake District. Haworth Village EMBRACE the spirit of Wuthering Heights and the Bronte Sisters with this walk which takes you from their family home at Haworth Parsonage to the heather moors and stony becks which inspired Emily Bronte's classic doomed romance. Lakeland STOUT footwear with a cleated sole is recommended, writes Alan Calvert. This magical, wonderfully old-fashioned piece of advice appears on the front of Lakeland Leisure Walks - a series of useful leaflets to be found in tourist information centres and other places throughout the Lake District. Tan Hill Inn, Pennine Way Q. Where can you walk a long distance path, get married, remember Ted Moult and struggle to get a signal on your mobile phone? A: England's highest inn, the isolated Tan Hill Inn on the edge of North Yorkshire. Church of All Saints, Walesby Did you know there is a church in Lincolnshire with a stained glass window dedicated to walkers?
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