We are the East Cheshire Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Short Walk Redesmere
Starting Point – Redesmere Carpark
SJ84907135 SK11 9JR
Walk Start time 10.00am
Approx. 6 miles Easy flat walk with no stiles. Total ascent 128ft
We will meet by the lake on Redesmere Lane where there is plenty of free parking and lots of bird life!
This is a very easy, entirely flat winter walk which includes a walk past Redesmere Sailing Club and Capesthorne Hall, one of the county’s most impressive stately homes.
Legend has it that Redesmere used to have a floating island – a preposterous legend without a shred of truth in it and visitors looking for it will be disappointed. The lake was dug to provide a water supply to the ornamental lakes of Capesthorne Hall, the seat of the Bromley-Davenport family, built in the Tudor revival style with domes and turrets once thought architecturally desirable but today some feel it is ostentatious and overblown. It’s now run as an event centre for weddings and conferences and is occasionally open to the public.
From Capesthorne we will take quiet lanes and footpaths before taking a route past the southern edge of Acre Nook Lake before heading back to Redesmere. The walk is very muddy in places due to snow melt.
Please bring a drink/snack for ‘coffee time'.
PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE ON THE DAY FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE WALK. NB Finish times are intended as a guide only. You do not need to book a place on this walk. Ramblers Association recommends that all walkers carry ICE (in case of emergency) information
