A rambling historical extravaganza and ramble through the quaintest of Peak-side villages out to a wild slice of parkland on the edge of the peaks. Here we will find the frightening Cage and a sumptuous Italianate palace that featured in the TV adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, filling our senses with remarkable views of Manchester in the distance.
* Ends in a gorgeous ale house that was a designated stop on the old Manchester to London stagecoach route.
* Wear good walking shoes/boots.
The atom bomb is hot news right now, thanks to this summer’s big blockbuster film, Oppenheimer, named after J. Robert Oppenheimer, organiser of the Manhattan Project which dropped the bombs on Japan in 1945.
Ed Glinert of New Manchester Walks, who has hosted countless local tours that include stopping at the atomic bunker on Chinatown’s George Street, and gives talks on the story of the atom bomb on cruise ships, relates the full atomic story to coincide with the release of the film and as the 78th anniversary of the dropping of the bombs in August 1945 to end the Second World War approaches.
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