I went for my local walk to Styal
Through the Village passing the 39 Steps restaurant , the Ship Inn and Earlams grocery coffee shop all nice places for food and drinks when visiting The Styal Estates .
Then down past the thatched cottages to the little quaint Metodist church along the path to the tenants cottages onto the cobbled streets with the Olde worlde shop where the Gregs estate workers from the mills ,
over Two hundred years ago paid their shilling wages into the co-operative society for local grown food .
Along the path to pad the old Saxon cross through through gate into the grounds of the beautiful preserved Norçliffe Chapel and down the pathway to Chapel woods decending down the dark canopy of the trees to cross Kingfisher bridge and cross over Oxbow bridge onto the Island with The Bollin River in full flow with all the rain .
Then taking a path back up to pass the ornamental terraced gardens with lovely floral layout, along the path that went down the hill to the Hub Visitors area .
Beside the Quarry bank mill, with a shop , Ice cream parlour and Regency estate houses .
Then took the path leading to the Weir sluice gates to change the flow of the water for the mill,
Walked around what we called Herons pool
to see various type of birds .
This Is a tranquil part of the estate to sit and peruse and listen to the water flowing gently .
on leaving walked up the steep steps to the higher terraced area .
Bypassing the trail that leads down to Worms hill and Twinneys bridge .
Following parts of the North Cheshire Way .
Going along the new reception area and car park .
Headed past the famous Apprentice house .
Where many young children resided .
Some where Orphans and Unwanted children .
Worked in the Mill for the Gregs Family to earn the keep bed and board .......
Poor little souls worked long hours mostly twelve hours a day .
Then followed Holts lane out past the old row of cottages onto busy traffic of Styal Road .
Whilst walking around many paths and trails
on the Estates ,you are taken back in time to the past of a Beautiful area .