Styal Mill at Christmas

What a great way to blow away the Christmas festivities , a blustry walk was the answer and Styal Country Park was the destination.
Styal Mill is one of the National Trust properties in Cheshire, with a great working mill and fantastic gardens and woodland ,although the gardens are not open at this time of year as is the case with most National Trust houses.

                                                   The Mill is decorated for Christmas.

                There is a church in the near by styal village which looked lovely in Christmas design.

It was quite muddy away from the footpath through the woods , but eventually we are at the rear of what used to be The Valley Lodge Hotel ,some great party nights had there in the 70`s , it is now part of The
 " Best  Western " hotel chain.
We now follow the perimeter fence of the runway at Manchester Airport and back to Styal.

So it just leaves me to say I wish you all a

                                                                  and a Happy and healthy 2014