Our trip to Reddish Vale Farm - HollyGoesLightly
Continuing our hunt for family-friendly farms in Greater Manchester, we spent a morning at Reddish Vale Farm, just outside Stockport.
Small but perfectly formed, it was great fun.
Here's what we got up to and if you'd like to know more about the farms we've visited, the cost and what's there, then please check-out my blog post -
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Reddish Vale is a loosely defined area in the Tame Valley close to Reddish in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The generally accepted centre of the vale (as indicated on maps) is around the bottom of Reddish Vale Road. Reddish Vale Country Park is a country park managed by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.[1] It covers 161 hectares in all and comprises some of the traditional Reddish Vale area, Reddish Vale Farm and the grazing land and Woodhall Fields, about half a mile to the south. Part of it is a designated Local Nature Reserve.Reddish Vale is mainly green space, comprising woodland, flat riverside meadows, sloping fields used to graze horses and a golf course. At the end of Reddish Vale Road near grid reference SJ905935 is a small car park and a visitor centre housed in portable cabins. A number of footpaths lead in all directions, with the more popular ones following the line of the river, both up and downstream.
Highly visible from the visitor centre is the sixteen-arch brick viaduct built in 1875 to carry the Hope Valley Line over the Tame Valley.[1][4] There is a legend that during construction a local witch cursed the viaduct and anyone who counted the number of arches.[5] A railway line once led to Stockport from Reddish Junction at the Brinnington (east) side of the viaduct. This line has been turned into a public bridleway joining the two parts of the country park and forms a section of the Trans Pennine Trail. The Stockport to Stalybridge Line forms part of the western boundary of the vale. A spur once ran to the colliery at Denton. Its position is still visible in places marked by a hedgerow that runs alongside Ross Lave Lane. Where the line had to span Denton Brook an embankment was built using slag and other waste from the mine. This slag was ignited by the hot summers of 1975 and 1976. It continued to smoulder and smoke for a number years until the site was bulldozed and cleared in 1981. Train drivers called the place 'smokey ridge', along the bottom of Denton Brook you can still see the bricks used for the tunnel. Some locals refer to Ross Lave Lane as 'piggy's alley' as there was once a pig farm on the Denton side of the viaduct on the embankment above where Denton Brook joins the River Tame. There was a plan at the end of the 18th century for the Beat Bank Branch Canal to run across the vale, and some sections were dug, but it was abandoned before completion.[6]
Nearby are two mill ponds left over from industrial activity in the vale. The ponds were fed from the river above a weir (destroyed in floods in the 1960s,[dubious – discuss] all that remains is the sluice gate) on the upstream side of the viaduct, and provided both power and processing water to Reddish Vale Print Works, a calico printing works dating from before 1800.[7][8] The works had ceased printing by 1975,[8] and have now been demolished and the land turned into a butterfly park. The ponds are now used for angling, and attract herons and a variety of ducks. Most of the race has been filled in, but a short length carries Denton Brook down to the river. Denton Brook (and a small tributary) marks the traditional boundary between Reddish and Denton. The manorial corn mill (one of several to be known as Reddish Mill) was sited over the brook and was demolished in about 1860 when the ponds were extended
Riding Buttons at Reddish Vale Farm
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Reddish Vale 11Mar17
Bike Ride around Reddish Vale, Romiley, Woodley 11 March 2017.
Adrian, Keith, Craig.
Top 14. Best Tourist Attractions in Stockport - England
Top 14. Best Tourist Attractions and Best Places in Stockport - England: The Plaza, Stockport Air Raid Shelters, Hat Works Museum of Hatting, Etherow Country Park, Staircase House, Reddish Vale Farm, Avro Heritage Museum, Bramall Hall, Roman Lakes, Memorial Park, Stockport Story Museum, Stockport Garrick Theatre, Stockport Town Hall, Stockport Market,
Reddish Station
Folk Train
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Reddish Vale Country Park **SECRET WATERFALL**
Again I venture into Reddish Vale Country Park to explore this amazing park right on our doorstep! What a fantastic day it was to.
I started from the entrance just off Tiviot Way in Stockport.
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Park sight in morning
Reddish Vale golf club
the venue was Reddish Vale is Stockport, the skipper was Stephen Butterworth & a great day was had by all
Captains day 2018
Reddish Vale September 2015
Manchester Lyons - (Film 5) Lyme Park & Reddish Vale Visit 1971
Manchester Lyons - (Film 5) Having a little fun while visiting Lyme Park & Reddish Vale 1971.
These cine films came via the LCGB vaults & Kev Walsh but were originally part of the Mike Karslake Collection.
Apologies got the poor sound quality but I wanted to leave it as is because this was the original audio that it was first produced with.
The Manchester Lyons Scooter Club were first formed in back in 1954 & have a very illustrious history. They had a strong sporting role during the 60s & 70s, helping to pioneer many new developments. The club had a big membership & supported the Lambretta Club of Great Britain by participating in many events across the country.
Minister's visit to Reddish Vale
Schools secretary Ed Balls has visited a Stockport school that's aiming to be the first Co-op trust school in England.
Reddish Vale Golf Club In Freezing Winter, Stockport, Manchester #stockport #manchester #reddishvale
Reddish Vale Golf Club In Freezing Winter In Stockport, Greater Manchester #stockport #manchester #reddishvale
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Reddish Vale Country Park Dec 2017
Dean Thomas-Lowde, Reddish Vale Technology College, sets out to tackle educational disadvantage
Manchester's teachers from schools in challenging circumstances set out to tackle educational disadvantage
A group of 90 middle leaders from 65 secondary schools are about to embark on a journey to tackle educational disadvantage. Stats show young people receiving Free School Meals (FSM) across Greater Manchester are 50% less likely to achieve five A*-C at GCSE as those from higher income families. This affects them in later life with 28% of young people with no qualifications spending more than 12 months Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) compared to 1% of their peers . That's why this group believe social change is critical.
WW1: Bishop of Manchester & St Elisabeths, Reddish, Remember
WW1: The Bishop of Manchester and St Elisabeth's School, Reddish, Remember.
The children of St Elisabeth's school who, in the summer, were part of the Bishop of Manchester's Poppy Planting initiative, make poppy wreaths for Remembrance and process into St Elisabeth's Church where the Revd. Angie Stanton talks to them about being peacemakers in today's world.
Reddish Farm with sister Bernie and the sprogs.
Video from Patrick Gallagher
Flying Scotsman and Reddish South Freight
Steam Train then Freight. Denton and Reddish South Stations.
Only One Passenger Train a WEEK.
Reddish Vale
Natural leafmould formation Reddish Vale
Episode 14 Carp Fishing at Reddish Vale in Manchester
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In this episode we go Carp Fishing at Reddish Vale in Manchester. We list details of the venue address, cost to fish, and the rules, we then skip over to Dave and new member Ash who visit Wyerside Fisheries in Lancashire and Dave gets to grips with the new Spomb. Unfortunately we all get our check book's and pen's out yes you've guessed it....Blankety Blank, no fish this time, but we do show you some of the fish that have previously been caught from the venue. For more information on fishing this venue and others around the UK please visit our website.
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