Sandstone Trail officially one of ‘Britain’s Favourite Walks’
It's official! Fans of Julia Bradbury and Ore Oduba's popular ITV programme, 'Britain's Favourite Walks' have voted to include the [...]
Walking the Sandstone Trail
Walkers' paradise: xxxx The Sandstone Trail is undoubtedly one of the best walks, and best walking routes, in Cheshire. It’s [...]
Lowland heath on Bickerton Hill
Lowland heath: Open heath dominated by heather, gorse and bilberry is one of the UK's rarest habitats The National Trust's sterling [...]
Overton Hill, Frodsham in 1910
Bare hills: Like most of the Sandstone Ridge in the past, Overton Hill was almost treeless in 1910 Much of [...]
Bluebells on the Sandstone Trail
Cheshire bluebells are coming into bloom in Bodnook (bird nook) Wood, below Raw Head on the Sandstone Trail. Soon the [...]
Top 5 pubs on the Sandstone Trail
Top nosh: The 'hidden' Boot Inn at Willington serves delicious food year round For walkers, pub goers and lovers [...]
The Pheasant Inn, Higher Burwardsley
Farm and pub: Now called the Pheasant Inn, the pub and farm was originally called the Carden Arms Originally called [...]
The Peckforton cyclone
Mighty wind: Woodsmen clear trees uprooted during the 'Peckforton Cyclone' On the evening of 27th October 1913, Stonehouse Lane, on the [...]
Beeston Castle a century ago
A century ago: Victorian visitors to Beeston Castle before the medieval ditch was cleared Beeston Crag has been occupied for at [...]