10/07/2026
We made it!! 61 beautiful (if not a bit warm) miles!
Chris had a smashing birthday yesterday, and whilst we should have been celebrating the history of this carefully curated path....we had a brilliant pub crawl, celebrating the wonderful establishments on the way. (Namely Cheshire Cheese, Old Hall hotel, Travellers Rest, Bike and Boot)
Today we walked over Totley Tunnel, because apparently it's not open to pedestrians... Even on days like this?!? We would have paid good money.
The Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet is an absolute must, entry by donation and plenty of local history to learn about... Unfortunately, it's very close to The Waggon and Horses, which has better b**r.
The path took us right by The Sheaf View which will always be Jo's spiritual home... Lovely to see old faces.
The highlight though, was being reunited with Hoddles The Dog, who has been working away. (He got a gig in Sheffield, doing security patrol in Grandma's garden and testing out Grump's new air conditioning unit. The rate was two sausages a day + overtime, so he couldn't have turned it down)
We're very happy to be back in Edale for a much needed wash and to sleep in an actual bed!
The is an excellent, very carefully planned route, which we recommend you do in sections, so you can fully appreciate in the history it was designed around.... It's also a very good pub crawl (but don't go to New Mills on a Tuesday!)
We can also announce.... 🥁 🥁 🥁 That we've raised a whopping £68.37 for Edale Station Friends!
