captain jack
Turbocharged
Started out from Motorway service station near Warrington, on to Knutsford very wealthy area selling all top marques of car including McLaren. On to Macclesfield, old silk marketing & spinning town. Passing on through to the best part of the run, the road to Buxton is one of the best but also the most dangerous road in England. It has now been fitted with an average speed system & seems to be monitored closely. As it happens the tight bends on the way up usually mean that reaching the 50mph limit is impossible but at times the road opens up and a good speed can be achieved, don't forget it's an average limit. Anyway a quick stop at the top at the cat & fiddle pub, tea & coffee only for me, then off again through Buxton & on to a small village called Monyash. This is a very old & quaint place with a pub/hotel, cafe, primary school & a few houses. A cup of tea & a sit down on the grass & were off again to Bakewell, didn't stop but carried on to Matlock Bath. This is a lovely town in a gorge, with the river running & a very seaside atmosphere even though it is mile inland. Lunch, mug of tea & a chat with another biker whose table I had imposed myself on & we set off on the homeward journey. The weather was very sunny & Matlock as usual was full of bikes in the thousands, some arriving, some leaving & hundreds making full use of the measly 1hr parking allowed. Off back home then via Chatsworth house, the ride through the estate is beautiful, looking down on the house from the public road that runs through the grounds. After this few minutes of peace were off to "Chapel en le Frith" which takes us on a more northerly run up towards Manchester but avoids the hell hole that is Stockport, a decent enough place but the traffic is hell on earth. With that it's back to Macclesfield & home. Real good roads, good twisties & great fun with some great speeds in lots of parts. For anyone who doesn't know the area I suggest googling cat & fiddle run & Matlock Bath, and of course Chatsworth house. I had great fun, hope you all did too.