210 Sunday 25th March 2024 Bishop Park

 This  was  Simon's  choice , a  game  of  pitch  and  putt  on  the  hilltop  course  at  Bishop  Park , Oldham.We  called  at  Birch  Services  for  some  refreshment  along  the  way.

We  were  given  four  balls at the  kiosk  so  some  losses were  obviously  expected. The  course  was  pretty  soggy and  only  just  playable with  an  ever-present  risk  of  falling  on  your  behind in  the  mud. The  views  were  splendid. Here  we're  looking  towards  the  monument  on  the  hill.


This  is  looking  towards Winter  Hill


This  is  looking  back  towards  the  kiosk.


The  top  end  of  the  course was  closer  to  the  monument.


I  won  the  game  during  which  we  lost  two  of  the  balls  in  the  rushes. After  handing  back  the  clubs, we  went  for  a  stroll up  to  the  monument.


This  was  the  view  over  towards  Blackstone Edge. We  went  over  to  the  viewfinder  in  the  picture  but  it's  lost  its plate.


This  was  the  view  over  towards  Winter  Hill and  Rochdale.


This  was  the  view  towards  the  top  end  of  the  Peak  District



After  that  we  went  down  to  the  souce  of the  river  Medlock, noting  an  owl  swooping  over the  moorland.. The  video we  filmed will  appear  here  in  due  course. We  then  moved  on  to  Besom Hill  Country  Park  where  we  filmed  the  video  you  can  see  here.


We  then  walked  back  up  the  hill  to  the  car  park and  drove  home.  



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