Visiting the Longshaw Estate, which is a huge area that belongs to the National Trust, there's lots of available walks over the moors and gorges. The little bit of sun had bought quite a few visitors out with the odd person in a t -shirt. It definitely wasn't that warm!
From the car park, we made our way over the mossy stone bridge. The footpaths and trails are quite well looked after. You have to be careful of the odd cyclist whizzing past you though as it's accessible for everyone.
Someone had built a really good wood survival shelter in the wooded area. It's the best that I have seen. I might even move in ...
Children paddle in the stream in the summer, but not today, or their toes would drop off with cold!
It looks a little bare in the winter months. In the summer, you can walk through the colourful rhododendron bushes. They can be quite evasive, though, if too many are allowed to spread.
We walked down to the lake. It was good to see that the Mandarin ducks were still in residence.
The drake was mouthing off at something. 🙂
After a nice circular walk, we had a takeaway coffee from the onsite café which is open daily.
