I’d wanted to combine my trip to Stockport with some proper walking in the Dark Peak, but urgent teenage haircuts limited me to a night at the local CAMRA Branch meeting and some meandering in Hyde. Both were worth the journey. I stayed at the Heaton Chapel, an Innkeepers Lodge with attached Toby Carvery. Before… Continue reading STOCKPORT’S HOPE
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STOCKPORT HILLGATE STAGGER
I’ve mentioned Stockport‘s marvellous pubs many times on this blog. One thing I hadn’t done was join one of the local CAMRA branch’s renowned pub crawls, so the annual Hillgate Stagger last night was another tick on the bucket list. Pub crawls with unfamiliar folk can be a bit daunting, so I was grateful to Cooking Lager’s… Continue reading STOCKPORT HILLGATE STAGGER
THE DUKERIES
Yesterday I made an early morning trip to Hazel Grove using a slight variation on one of my many routes (A1/M62 and A14/M1/A50 are least disliked). I don’t use SatNav, but a quick look at Google Maps showed that because of A1 delays a trip from Elkesley to Bolsover, and then through the Peak, would… Continue reading THE DUKERIES
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