Manchester canal walk - Ancoats to Salford Quays

A four mile canal & riverside walk through Manchester city centre and on to Media City at Salford Quays

Manchester Light Show

It started with a late afternoon downpour followed by a low sun shining through. Then for 25 minutes or so we were treated to a glowing rainbow followed by an amazing glowing evening sky.

Peak District - Dovedale

Dovedale is a valley in the Peak District. The land is owned by the National Trust, and annually attracts a million visitors. The valley was cut by the River Dove and runs for just over 3 miles between Milldale in the north and a wooded ravine near Thorpe Cloud and Bunster Hill in the south. In the wooded ravine, a set of stepping stones cross the river and there are two caves known as the Dove Holes.

Dovedale's other attractions include rock pillars such as Ilam Rock, Viator's Bridge, and the limestone features Lovers' Leap and Reynard's Cave

The limestone rock that forms the geology of Dovedale is the fossilised remains of sea creatures that lived in a shallow sea over the area during the Carboniferous period, about 350 million years ago. During the two ice ages, the limestone was cut into craggy shapes known as reef limestone by the melting ice, and dry caves such as Dove Holes and Reynard's Cave were formed.