Mappiman's Real Ale Walks

Peat Bogs in the Rain I left the Greater Manchester Ringway in the Holiday Inn Express. It's been a long time since I've stayed in a...

The Western Wind-down  A whole calendar year since I was on the Greater Manchester Ringway. We can blame relatives - my daughter and son-in-...

Half Way There in Wigan Wigan - just about within the Greater Manchester area - lists 8 pubs in the 2025 Good Beer Guide. I manage the first...

All Downhill from Here Winter Hill was the final big hill on the Greater Manchester Ringway. It's going to be interesting to see what I ...

On Winter Hill I once walked Hergest Ridge , so this is not the first hill walk to have a song named after it. To get there, it's a gent...

The River Irlam to the Peel Monument and a Roman Road A lovely stretch of the Greater Manchester Ringway but why so few photos?  Most of the...

Monday Night - Tricky for Ticking A first visit to Bury. An overnight stay, so plenty of time, I looked to a Facebook Page (British Pubs) fo...

I'll never know Knowl Moor I downloaded all the GPX files when the Greater Manchester Ringway was first devised. On checking the excelle...

Two Pubs and a Dive Bar Winner of the shortest distance for a blogged walk. It is from an official walking guide, so don't blame me for ...

The Sunday Times Best Place to Live? This is a blueprint for the dying high street. Simply re-invigorate a Market Hall, fill it with drinkin...