A bimble around Rivington (pic heavy)

[maddave]

Well it snowed buckets last night so Myself, Jules and Frodo went for a walk around Rivington pike

Frodo LOVES the snow

Nice woods

Wasn't too cold

The Pigeon Tower

Jules and Frodo

Some cool little follies

Havin' fun

Archway

Frodo the explorer

Always up to something..

I really didn't realise there was so much to see on the hill.

 

[tommy the cat]

Very nice. We had a wee but of snow here too over night but it quickly melted.
Got out for a bit of a stroll myself but didn't take the camera....thanks for sharing.
Dave

 

[andybysea]

Great pics, like the pigeon tower very eerie a la dracula-ish, looks a nice area you got there.

 

[the laird]

ooh Lord Levers japanese gardens,long time no see
thanks for sharing them

 

[Shewie]

Fine pics Dave

 

[Paul_B]

I go to that area once a year now but for a challenge walk so too busy haring around following somebody else's route as fast as possible to explore that area. I used to live reasonably close too as a kid so my parents used to take us there for walks. i still remember the first time i experienced a walk in vvv deep snow. It was there and I was the youngest and lightest so could walk on top of the snow.It was up to my waist at times if it gave way under me. I really must go back and explore it someday. I always thought it a magical place as a kid. ruins, follys a good teashop! what more does it really need?

 

[SimonM]

Lovely area...spent a bit of time there with the kids over the years.

Thanks for sharing.

Simon

 

[R3XXY]

Looks like an interesting spot, what are the old buildings and structrures ?

Lovely to go out, or see pics of an outing in the snow. There's something quite magical about it.

Good choice of backpack by the way.

Tom

 

[drewdunnrespect]

looking good dave love the snowy scenes

 

[nommo]

ahhhh 'up rivvy'... it's been a decade or two but I used to love it up there as a kid... I am a fair way away from there now, but have kids of my own who could do with an explore up there...

My first deep snow memory was a trek with my dad up winter hill

BTW - here's some more info on Rivington http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington and this by a local historian http://www.angelfire.com/in/rivington/

 

[bigandy]

this is my backyard!(well virtually)i live about a mile away.

 

[AJB]

I really didn't realise there was so much to see on the hill.

You can see my house from the top, what more would you want to see

 

[Walks with dogs]

Thanks for that! Like many others on here I have very fond childhood memories of a day out "up Rivvy". It was where being outdoors for fun started for me and I had forgotten how great a place it is.
I might nip up there again the next week or two.

 

[AJB]

Strike while the iron's hot - it's beautiful up here today!

 

[mikewilkinson]

So good to see some photos of my neck of the woods, I'm over the road(M61) in Blackrod and I'm usually up on the hill or around the resi' every night with my mad mutts.

Didn't realise how many bushcrafters were around this area. I'll keep an eye out... ... I'll be the nutter chilling out in his hammock watching the sunset just up from the japanese garden, or down by the lower resi shore. Occasionally you will see me up lead mines clough, foraging (loads of interesting foods up there wood sorrel, golden leaved saxifrage, Hedge Garlic,etc...) and watching the deer(Whilst holding back the Mutts!!).

 

[Asa Samuel]

Can't believed I missed this thread, there's some fantastic pictures there. Very lord of the rings-esque! I really miss the north west!