 Hello, thank you for joining me. I've just been out for a drive in my larder through the beautiful Cheshire countryside in the Peak District National Park, and I'm going to go for a walk up Shuttling slow It's a mini mountain as they say so I've parked here Vicarage quarry so you can see it probably was a small quarry once the drive here was amazing I really enjoyed coming through some lovely, you know little villages. I've now arrived I'm going to walk up the lane and I'm going to head up first through Macklesfield Forest to try and find a Macklesfield Green Chapel And then we're going to go for a walk up Shuttling slow. I think that's how you pronounce it I'm not entirely sure and See what we can see is you can see it's a really lovely spring day. So no doubt we're going to get some Amazing views so come with me and enjoy the walk So I've just walked a little way up the lane haven't got far And please one or two and my car is just over there in Vicarage quarry, but already hundred yards into the walk and I'm really enjoying just how scenic it is. So the road follows the Cloughbrook as you can see Very attractive and just through there. Look at some waterfalls. There's a stream coming down from the hill to join the Cloughbrook So it's a very relaxing sound of water and I always enjoy any walk by water I think this is really going to be a perfect walk in perfect weather in perfect countryside So I've now walked along by the Cloughbrook for about a quarter of a mile along the lane Just passing Dinger's Hollow Farm on that side and this is where just up here I'm about to leave the lane and head up into the hills properly So it always seems you know when you take your sort of first Step off the lane when you go for a walk in the countryside that the walk really begins So we're going to leave now the Cloughbrook And we're going across here public footpath So we're going through see interesting look at that. It's like one big gate With a little gate in a gate. I've seen that with doors. I've never seen a gate with in a gate before Quite a clever idea that So I'm now going to head up across the field up in that direction So I've just come up from the lane. That's Dinger's Hollow Farm I'm really glad I decided to wear wellies today Because there's kind of a stream running along the path and it is incredibly muddy So if you're ever coming up this way, I'll tell you now I suggest you wear wellies But now look the paths become much Easy to walk on and we're gradually rising above the valley of the Cloughbrook. You can see the lane is Just down there where the drystone wall is. You'll see a car in a second to point out exactly where the lane is So that's where I was walking And I'm now well my real climbing begins. We're going to descend to Somewhere up over there So let's see where we go So I've come to the first real panoramic view on my walk I've just come across those fields there across this lane Could continue on up this footpath Across this field heading for those woods over there. And that's where this chapel is said to be And there's a lot of cows up on the hill munching away at the grass Well, I've made it to almost the top of the hill. The reason I'm Crouched down like this behind this drystone wall is because it's become quite windy, which you know is expected up here So just so you can hear me. I'm down here. I'll just show you a couple of things. There's a road sign It says forest chapel quarter of a mile. So we're going to head up there And find the forest chapel wherever we'll get to go in or not. I don't know at this stage Now if you I don't know if you can see but just up there between the barbed wire fences There is a mast and there's the cat and fiddle public house I can see it but the camera's not picking it out and that is the highest hub in Great Britain So what I'm going to do I'm going to insert a picture now So you can see what I mean. You can just see it. I know it is only a tiny dot I'm now going to stand up and brave the wind It's not as bad as it was actually a moment ago So we came from right down there about a mile and a half away You can see the valley of the Cloughbrook but our hill climbing isn't over yet We're going to carry on up here and then we're going to go down the back along there Over to Shutney over there and back down as well part my car Sheep seems very interesting to me. I've never seen someone making a vlog before Maybe they want to be in it. So all you sheep you're all in Henry's adventures Yeah, the internet is going to be watching you We've carried on climbing up here. We can now see the other side So like I said we're heading for over there Shutney Clough Just see Macklesfield forest down there So before I go up I've got to go down So we're all the way down there and up through the forest It's over there so it's going to be an interesting walk So goodbye sheep I'm going to leave you now to eat your grass and enjoy the views So it's really quite windy now but we've made it to our first summit on the walk up from Vicaridge quarry And I've been telling you we're looking for this chapel There we go. There's the chapel just down there So we're going to carry on down the hill and we're going to go and have a look Hopefully go inside. I don't yet know But it just looks a picturesque this little hamlet up here in the Peak District Seemingly so far from anywhere Although it's a nice day so there's quite a lot of people you know driving up here But I'm more proud I walked up here. I didn't drive so Anyway, let's go and have a closer look at the chapel So here we are in the little hamlet this building here That's the old school there and the teacher lived in that house there I don't know how many children would have come here Very few I would have thought but obviously enough to merit having a school here And here's the chapel and there's the churchyard So should we go and have a look see if we can get inside this very remote chapel It's still functioning though which is really nice to see So people do come here for Sunday services If you have a look it says St. Stephen's Macklefield Forest Parish of Reino with Slatterford and Forest So let's go in. Let's go and have a little look in the forest In the chapel rather so this porch The keystone says 1834 although it looks like the one above has an older year Which has become a bit warm so I'm not sure the exact year the chapel was built Pretty sure it was getting a bit windy then let's get inside So here we go it's open which is nice to see So just closed the door Here we are we are in the forest chapel Really nice peaceful place Imagine people who would have come to church here and indeed people who still come to church here They possibly may walk miles across the fields to get to this lovely little church But as I say it's still functioning they still have services Which is really nice some villages you come to and find it's been made into a house But this is still functioning church which is really nice So what I'm going to do now is go outside and have a look And then I'm going to continue my walk down through the forest and up to Shutsling So yeah very nice door closed So it's windy again but what a view to come out the church to Let's just have a wander around here the road that way gets very much more rugged It becomes an unmade road chapel house farm There's the window above the chancel that must be the vestry Here's the graveyard it's got a very cute little tower as well So yeah what a nice little church up here so far from anywhere but still there's life here People come you know up here I'm going to carry on walking now in that direction through Macklesfield forest So after exploring the lovely little Macklesfield church getting windy again we're now heading down towards Macklesfield forest Now if you look ahead of us that is what the next part of the walk is going to be So it changes very much from you know this empty pasture land where there's sheep grazing to a coniferous forest We're then going to go right down into the valley and right up up to over there that shuts things though and that is where we're heading for but it'll probably be a couple of hours before I get there but in the sake of a video probably be in a few minutes so we're just now heading down the lane we're not going to be on the lane for much longer I can already see the footpath sign where I'm going to leave the lane and head down and let the wind's gone now now in a bit of a cutting head down into the forest itself so it's quite varied how the walks changed now as we head down there we are there's the nice wooden public footpath signed so that's where we're going down this public footpath I mean it says welcome to Macklesfield forest Macklesfield forest home of great warfare there is a big reservoir down there so we shall find that as we head down although it looks like to start with the footpaths taking us around the edge of the forest but we will end up inside the forest and here we are in the forest properly we're coming down a very steep pretty much one in one slope little stream here goes underneath and down a little waterfall I'm going to head right down there to where I can see a gate right down there and then I'm going to walk along the valley a bit before heading up again so I think from looking at the path I'm coming down it's very nice and easy coming down but I think I've probably got that to come in the opposite direction going up up the hill on the other side of the valley so here we are at Trentbank reservoir the Bolinbrook has opened out into this man-made reservoir the dam is just beyond those trees over there you can see quite a few people do park here who is an alternative place really you could park to do this walk and quite a lot of people are walking in the Macklesfield forest which we are currently right in the middle of but now I'm going to begin do real and climb and that is up Shuttling slow now I know you can't see much but it is basically through the trees just there so um sorry pleasant road like I said when I drove here I enjoyed the drive here as much as I did the actual walk so it's um you know even getting here is exciting so here wild boar clough and Shuttling slow so on our way back we will be above the village of wild boar clough we're not actually going to do that today we'll possibly do that in another video but this is where we're going Shuttling slow and they call it the mini mountain so let the mountain climbing begin so here we are on the climb up Shuttling so we've come out of Macklesfield forest we're into an area of the forest where the trees have been cut down and obviously you know it's it's a very much a work in forest where they produce timber but then once this has all been cleared they shall replant it and the forest will come back but what it's done it's given us this fantastic view now if you look just above the trees over there I can see where the hamlet was where we went to the chapel I'll put a picture in of that now so I know even in the picture it was very small but just give you an idea we've literally come right down there and up again the Trenton bank reservoir is just behind those trees over there so I'm going to continue following the path there's a fork in the paths up there I'm going to take the right one up out of the forest and back on to the to the barren sort of moorlands and continue till we get to the top of Shuttling slow and no doubt we'll see views like this but even more spectacular and in all directions so this like I've come to the edge of Macklesfield forest now from now on we're going out onto the barren moorland there's um just get through this kissing gate and uh you can see there's a stone path across the barren moorland look at the view now it's completely different on this side just going to keep going now till we get to the top of Shuttling slow well here we are I thought I'd reach to something by the way if you want me to line down it's just to try and get out the wind a bit the path isn't just there um that is Shuttling right ahead of us so just when it seemed like it got to the top we've still got quite a lot more climbing to go so after coming up out of Macklesfield forest we came across this barren moorland across this stone path now it's quite wet up here you'll be surprised to see you know there's um little boggy areas of water and I'm not sure it might be peat up here but if someone wants to comment and tell me they can please do now we're going to follow this wall and the path because looming ahead of us is Shuttling slow there we go that is where we're going to so we really are going quite a lot higher than we were earlier so um yeah to the top now so the view is getting better and I'm now on the final assault up Shuttling slow it's turned into steps now it's so steep give you an idea look at that wall there we're talking of pretty much a one in one slope now and um we're not quite at the top yet so when we get to the top I'm going to be able to show you even more spectacular views of what we can already see so here we are at the top of Shuttling slow the view is amazing we started right down there in the valley down where you can't see it but my car is down there you can see the trick pillar that marks the top of of the uh mini mountain there's Macklesfield forest I can just see Manchester behind it but the camera probably isn't picking it out looking around Wales would be in that direction I can see another hill over there the cloud that is hopefully subject to the future Henry's adventures video keeping on looking around I can just see Tiswellsworth reservoir and leak beyond it and those other hills over there that is the roaches I went up there recently and I intended to do a video like this but it was so windy it was clearer so I could see further but it was so windy it was impossible but also down in the woods below the roaches is Ludge church which is um also another place I've recently made a video so um I'm now going to leave you with the beautiful views from the top of Shuttling slow I'm going to make my way probably down that path right down there back down into the valley so hope you enjoyed this video of this hike around the Peak District um please feel free to like subscribe comment and tell your friends and you know get out here in the sun and enjoy this walk for yourself thanks very much for watching goodbye