November 2023. New Mills. An hour between trains at New Mills Central was enough to walk to Chalkers and back for the tick, admire the singular joys of the play area (I didn’t get on the horse), and resist the body piercing I’m saving for a special birthday. I walked over the Goyt, the rushing… Continue reading STILL NO SPACE TO SWING A CAT IN THE BEER SHED
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NEW MILLS – SWEET AS SWIZZELS
November 2023. New Mills. A BIG day out in Manchester must always start with The Breaking Of The Journey on the way. The fast train from Sheff takes 54 minutes and stops in Stockport; the slow one through the Peak takes 83 minutes and allows you to finish Derbyshire in New Mills. Perhaps only Chorley… Continue reading NEW MILLS – SWEET AS SWIZZELS
NEW MILLS, HANDY FOR THE PILs (PARENTS-IN-LAW)
May 2023. I’d made curated a beautiful list of Things To Do In And Around Sheffield That Aren’t The Blind Monkey for the in-laws ten (10) day visit, and a trip to New Mills was Number 1 on the schedule, if only to allow me to raid the Half Man Half Biscuit video store again;… Continue reading NEW MILLS, HANDY FOR THE PILs (PARENTS-IN-LAW)
THAT’S THE WAY YOU SPELL NEW MILLS
I was recently thinking of UK places that have become iconic in the last few years, and came up with Halifax’s Piece Hall, the Ouseburn Valley, and the Millennium Walkway in New Mills. For all I know The South has some iconic places of its own, but it’s a while since I went to Aldershot.… Continue reading THAT’S THE WAY YOU SPELL NEW MILLS
LOVE ON THE ROCKS
You left me in New Mills, where Mrs RM was weighing up the Pros (world class views down the Goyt Valley) and Cons (poor reviews for the Chinese takeaway). “I could always go to Whaley Bridge for a takeaway” I offered, remembering a NCTSS 4.5 Chinese supper from 2008, which may reveal excess optimism on… Continue reading LOVE ON THE ROCKS
THE NORTH – AN ACQUIRED TASTE
(Before you ask the half was mine. #PintWomen ) At the weekend Mrs RM made me go and look at houses in the North. You know, THE North. Mumsnet readers know it well; ***************** ***************** Comic gold. I guarantee you, most Mumsnet readers think Stockport is in Manchester, which they think is in Stoke. GinDaddyRedux… Continue reading THE NORTH – AN ACQUIRED TASTE
MISSING THE TRAIN FROM NEW MILLS – THE TRUTH
You go two years without a New Mills post and then you get two in a day ! I like to think you get the truth on this blog, dear reader. Perhaps not quite as candidly as young BRAPA, but even so. I await his Amber Valley Palma Violets post with interest. In a nutshell,… Continue reading MISSING THE TRAIN FROM NEW MILLS – THE TRUTH
HIGH HOPES, HIGH TABLES IN NEW MILLS
A motley collection of photos from New Mills, home to the second of our trio of modern micros. Charles and I pressed on without the good company of Paul, though with a photo of his legendary map for company. The walk along the Peak Forest Canal is surprisingly flat, but compensates with views quite scary… Continue reading HIGH HOPES, HIGH TABLES IN NEW MILLS
NEW MILLS, HANDY FOR THE HILLS
New Mills seems to have a particularly poor reputation among people who’ve never been there, rather like Oldham in fact. A work colleague who stayed in one of those posh B&Bs in neighbouring Hayfield, Smarmfields I think it was called, claimed never to have heard of the town. Clearly, I’m a big fan. We stayed… Continue reading NEW MILLS, HANDY FOR THE HILLS
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