182 Saturday 16th July 2023 Chorley

 This  trip  was  dictated  by  football  as  Dale  were  playing Chorley  in  a  pre-season  friendly. We  made  a  day  of  it  by  visiting  Astley  Hall  in  the  morning.

We  took  the  train  to  Chorley.


We  first  went  to  the  record  shop .


We  then  headed  to Astley  Park  and  through  its  impressive  gateway.


Simon went  on  the  zip  wire  we  passed.


We  soon  caught  sight  of  the  hall


We  bought  our  entrance  tickets  from  the  shop  in  the  Coach  House.


Our  tour  of  the  Hall  commenced  in  the  great  hall


We  moved  through  to  the  internal  courtyard.


There  was  a  large  portrait  of  one  of  the previous  owners.



The  plasterwork  on  the  ceiling  was  very  impressive


As  usual, Simon  took  the  opportunity  to  dress  up.


The  long  gallery   was  perhaps  the  most  impressive  room  in  the  house.


After  a  brief  return  to  the  zip  wire  we  went  in  the  pets  corner. I  was  surprised  to  see  they  had  a  lizard.



The  rabbits  were more  expected.





After  that  we went  back  into  town  and  found  the  Wetherspoons  but  due  to  an  equipment  breakdown  they  weren't  doing food. We  relocated  to a  restaurant  near  the  bus  station  where  we  saw  some  other  Dale  fans.

We  then  walked  to  the  ground. The  match  was  diabolical  and  Dale  lost 1-0. We  then  walked  to   the  station. Simon  chatted  with   Dale  vlogger  Luke on  the  platform. We  then  caught  the  trains  home.



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