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Pendle Hill from Downham

21.05.12Walking with; Nobody Pendle, old Pendle, thou standest alone.Twixt Burnley and Clitheroe, Whalley and Colne,Where Hodder and Ribble’s fair waters do meetWith Barley and Downham content at thy feet Pendle Hill truly does stand alone, an imposing monolith towering over the impossibly picturesque village of Downham. For all the associations with witches and the supernatural

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Results of Poll Number 4

Poll number 4 dealt with the issue of Outdoors Heroes. Whilst I was surprised nobody voted for Martin Strel (any man who’s training involves 2 bottles of red wine a day deserves some credit), the results proved that maybe the Come Walk with Me Facebook followers are more fans of the Amber nectar!1. Crocodile Dundee-4

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Mud, mud, not so glorious mud round Alderley Edge

07.03.12 Walking with; Nobody Alderley Edge is famous for the “Cheshire Set” and being home to various multi-millionaires and Premiership football stars. It also has a magical reputation with myths and tales linked to wizadry and the Arthurian legends (http://mythsandlegendsofcheshire.blogspot.com/2008/10/wizard-of-alderley-edge.html) and nowadays is home to the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics whose enormous radiotelescope dominates

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Results of Poll Number 2

Well folks the results of the second poll are in. We asked which one of the famous, international trails would you do if time, money and energy were not an issue. There was a very clear winner as you can see below!1. The Inca Trail-14 votes2. Wainwright’s Coast to Coast-4 votes3.=The Annapurna Trail-3 votes3.=The Milford

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If time and money were no object which great trail would you choose to walk?

The second of our weekly polls is now up and running on our Facebook page. If time and money were no object would you fancy walking to Everest base camp, circumnavigating Mont Blanc, walking to Macchu Pichu via the Inca Trail or maybe wandering through the magnificent South Island scenery of New Zealand on The

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Results of Poll Number 1

Well, our first weekly post has closed. We asked Which British National Park was your favourite? The results from our Facebook page are shown below;1. The Lake District-12 votes2. Snowdonia-10 votes3. The Peak District-7 votes4. Brecon Beacons-2 votes4.=Norfolk Broads-2 votes6.The New Forest-1 vote6.=The Cairngorms-1 vote6.=The South Downs-1 vote Honourable mentions also went to Dartmoor, Exmoor

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Come limp with me……round Pennington Flash

28.1.12 Walking with; Ruth Confined by circumstance (in the shape of my knee operation) the high hills and low dales of the Peaks and Lakes were out of reach for a weekend or two. However it takes more than a bad Long John Silver impression to stop a dedicated walker from getting out and about

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Most popular National Park in the UK

Whilst I am laid up recovering from my knee operation I thought I’d better keep the site going and hopefully continuing to inspire! So please visit our Facebook site below to let me know your opinion in our first ever poll!!!The link is below, and if you are not already a member please let me

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Castleton-Winnat’s Pass-Mam Tor-Back Tor-Castleton

15.1.12 Walking with; Rob and Helen A perfect Sunday walk in the sunshine with a couple of short climbs rewarded with disproportionately spectacular views of the Hope and Edale valleys and the Kinder Plateau. We started out of Castleton, passing the path to “The Devil’s Arse” cavern and following the gentle contours along the frosty

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