As part of Sarah’s birthday celebrations, Sarah and I visited the recently opened RHS Garden Bridgewater. The garden is situated just off the Bridgewater Canal in Worsley. You begin by entering the Worsley Welcome Garden. We then began by exploring the Weston Walled Garden. This was once one of the largest Victorian walled gardens in the UK. RHS Garden Bridgewater is built on the vast estate of the former Worsley New Hall, the former home of the Egerton family. RHS…
This week it was my turn to put together a route for our latest lockdown cycle ride. Building on the success of my Cycle it to Ashton-under-Lyne from Davenport urban ride, I decided I’d put together another urban route taking us out north of Manchester. This time, we would cycle to Prestolee. We met at East Didsbury Metrolink on an overcast but generally fine morning. Immediately, we joined NCN Route 62. We followed this to Didsbury. After leaving the Fallowfield…
Having ridden the Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride on Sunday and stayed overnight in Blackpool, Monday was time for the return home Blackpool to Stockport ride. The first job of the day was to go out for breakfast – we went to the Weatherspoon’s pub called The Layton Rakes. We do like breakfast at Wetherspoons and it is good value too. Feeling refuelled, we had a last look at the sea before it was time to start our ride back to…
On Saturday we had managed to dodge the rain showers. The weather forecast was for more rain on the Sunday. Could we do the same as we joined in with the Stockport Community Cycling Club ride to Monton and Worsley? We met outside the Robin Hood pub in Stretford. John had even turned up in his Sunday best! The ride began by heading out through Trafford and Salford Quays passing through Media City. We weaved our way through…
