Saddleworth Travel Guide

 suvanki Says:  GBP20 (2004 price) buys you the chance to spend about 5 hours walking with llamas!The Llamas walk at a gentle pace, giving you plenty of time to admire the scenery of Saddleworths Moorland and villages. It's quite amusing spotting passing motorists faces as they take a... 

 RLFielding123A Says:  Instead of rushing about Saddleworth this summer, get out of the car, or better still, leave it at home and come on a bus. Saddleworth is best explored on foot - at a pace which suits the place - the pace that allows you to meet people and talk to them. Saddleworth is a... 

 RLFielding123A Says:  Just stop rushing about and look all around you at every inch of Saddleworth before it disappears. The process has already begun - it is continuing apace. Buildings are going up on any bit of spare ground - soon they will start on the really beautiful bits of saddleworth -... 

 mickeyboy07 Says:  Situated in the Grains Bar district of Saddleworth is the Kings Arms,a very pleasent pub/restaurant with a varied menu and bar.The pub is very popular with both locals and tourists alike due to its excellent food and great service as well as its stunning views of the local... 

 suvanki Says:  Whitsuntide, was considered to be an important time in the Christian calender, especially in the North of England. Traditionally new clothes were bought or made for the celebration. Whit Walks (or Procession of witness) traditionally took part, especially in the NW of... 

 suvanki Says:  The villages of Saddleworth hold many festivals each year. One that caught my eye is the annual Beer Walk!21st May 2005 is the 32nd Saddleworth Roundtable Beer Walk.Upto 1,400 walkers have been known to set off, many wearing fancy costume, with the aim of completing the... 

 suvanki Says:  The 8th Annual Saddleworth Folk Festival is next held on 15-17th July 2005 at Uppermill, which is near Oldham.Folk musicians, some well known, some not so have played here. Eric Bogle, Stanley Accrington, Old Rope String Band are some of the previous artistes. Ceilidhs,... 

 suvanki Says:  Although on my visit we were very lucky to have hot and sunny weather, it can be quite bleak up here.The weather can change rapidly, and some areas are very exposed, so even if you set off on the moor in good weather, come prepared for it to change.Sunscreen was necessary on... 

 suvanki Says:  The area in general is "off the beaten track"We didn't encounter any other walkers, and although the villages of Delph and Denshaw were fairly busy, no where near as crowded as the "touristy" Holmfirth (Last of The Summer Wine), or Marsden (Home is Where The Heart is), which...