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320 Saturday 30th May 2026 Bramhall to Manchester Airport

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 This  was  the next instalment of  our station to station walk from  Bramhall  to Manchester  Airport. I  knew from the map that  it  wasn't  going to be a classic walk as it  covered  mainly built up areas.  We  passed this attractive  building  not  long  after setting  off.  We  were  soon on  a  dreary walk along endless  estate  roads with  frequent checks of  the  map  to  ensure we stayed on the straightest line.  The  day was scorchingly hot so we dived in the first pub we passed - The  Pointing Dog-for a drink. Shortly after that we headed into some meadows which provided an oasis of greenery though it ended in confusion where a farm on the map had been swallowed up by a new housing development. Then followed another  dreary piece of road walking, followed by an even briefer walk in the fields  ...
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319 Saturday May 23rd 2026 Ribby Hall Zoo

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 Simon  chose to visit this little zoo north of Preston. It took a bit of finding because the  website didn't make it entirely clear that it's actually part of a hotel complex and not really signed until you enter the site. The  first animals we saw were these tortoises. There were plenty of tropical fish I think these are Gidgee skinks. There were Rainbow lorikeets The Guinea pigs were cute This is Leopold the serval I think this is a genet. Reindeer always look a bit ragged. This is one of their two emperor tamarins Our favourites were the wildcats We also went in the bat enclosure where it was too dark to film. We  then had lunch at an onsite bar/restaurant called The Hive.  We then drove home.
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318 Saturday 16th May 2026 Selside

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 We used  this  Saturday  to visit our friends in Selside using the Dales train.  We  alighted  at  Ribblehead Station and  waited  to be  picked  up. The  views were fantastic in every  direction. We  were  picked up from the station. At  their  house, we  had  a  chat  and then a barbecue lunch in the morning then went for a walk in the afternoon. We told them about a nearby trig point and the walk was designed to  visit  it. The  weather could have been a bit nicer. We  spotted some wild orchids. The  video we filmed  at the trig will appear here in due course.  Simon got  a  bit  upset that the other kids were  throwing  dried dung at him. Julie got a bit upset at the rough terrain . We finished in time to get something to eat in Horton-in-Ribblesdale before  the  train. The  Crown Hotel was too ...
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317 Sunday 10th May 2026 Wembley

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 This was  our  big  day, going to watch Dale's play-off Final  to escape the  National League  at  Wembley. We  had  to set off early to get parked up and  be  at  Spotland for the coaches. We  also made sure we got  on  the  same  one  as Philip because he had the tickets.  We  had a  stop at  a  services near Leicester and had something  to  eat there. We  arrived at Wembley with a couple of hours to spare. We went for  a  drink in a fan zone. Once  we  had our  tickets from Philip, we went for a stroll round the otside of the stadium.  I took a photo of Simon under the Bobby Moore statue. A  nice  guy  then offered to take one of both of us. Dale  fans were milling on the concourse below us. The  match  itself was a difficult watch . Borehamwood were the better team on the day and  dese...
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316 Saturday 2nd May 2026 Manchester

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 This  was \a  routine  trip chosen by  Simon to fit in with picking up his sunglasses from Clough's in Bolton. We  would have some errands in Manchester before lunch but I can't recall  why we would have ended up at Deansgate Castlefield station We  went for lunch at Vapiano (the main point of the trip). The video we filmed can be viewed here. We then wernt back to Manchester Victora where Simon had a go on the piano before the train 
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315 Sunday 26th April 2026 Dock Pudding Festival, Mytholmroyd

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 We  went  to  the World Dock Pudding Championship  in Mytholmroyd to meet up with YouTubers Dark Side of the Moor and film a video. This can be seen here: After the Festival we popped into the local Co-Op where we met my old history teacher Mr  Coneys.
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314 Sunday 19th April 2026 Trigs near Blackburn

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 We  chose to visit some Trig points in thevicinity of Blackburn. We went to The  Fernhurst for lunch first. The footage we filmed can be seen here.
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