A lovely sunny day can't be wasted. Pack the sandwiches! We caught the bus to Millhouses and started walking through the park. Something became familiar - the boating lake, should that be pond? I came here with an uncle when I was about 7 and I remembered the model yachts. Onwards ...
Walking to Beauchief Hall took us through the huge golf course and, on the way, we had a quick look at Beauchief Abbey which is really a sad remnant of what it was. Walking lanes lined with hedgerows white with Cow Parsley and Hawthorn, birds shouting their warnings and the air rendolent with blossom is just fantastic. You have to experience this sort of thing to appreciate the nature of an English lane. Don't forget this is on the edge of a huge urban area.
Lunch followed by a swift half at a local pub.
On to Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. This is the "remains" of a crucible steel works which made thousands of scythes which were distibuted all over the world. The place need a large amount of restoration - worth a visit.
Great day out for a couple of oldies ...
It's better to travel than arrive ... then again ...