For today's photo we open the world of Ashton a little wider with a visit to nearby Greenfield in Saddleworth. If you take a trai...

This delightful scene with its watery reflection is in the village of Delph, in Saddleworth, around 7 miles from Ashton. The tranquilli...

"F" is for "Footpath to the Hills" and today's photo shows a group of walkers heading up into the hills at Dobcro...

Bailey Mill makes an interesting outline against the sky, with its assortmentof shapes and its gables and chimney leading the eye upwards...

(Click photo for larger version. Press Back button to return here.) Today is Whit Friday and the day of the traditional Whit Walks and B...

(Click photo for larger version. Press Back button to return here.) We take another visit to Saddleworth today, after a period of uninte...

The area around Ashton woke up to a light dusting of snow on Friday, which quickly started to disappear at lower levels, so I took a walk ...

The Delph Donkey was the nickname of the branch railway that ran from Uppermill to Delph. The line was closed in 1963 and the track has sin...

The Diggle Hotel is off the main road through Diggle - up Sam Lane and across the railway. It is close to the original settlement of Digle...

We take a trip back to Saddleworth today, as we haven't been for a few weeks. Today's photo is another look at Saddleworth Church , ...

This photo shows the road that winds through the middle of Delph village as it crosses the River Tame. Fortunately the main A62 road bet...

Delph Station was the terminus of the " Delph Donkey " branch that left the main Huddersfield to Manchester line between Moorfie...

Eight days ago was Whit Friday, and last Saturday's photo showed the Saddleworth Whit Walks in Uppermill. In the evening of Whit Frid...

Yesterday was Whit Friday and in Saddleworth that means Whit Walks and Band contests! Whit Walks, in one form or another, were fairly co...

The old part of the village of Diggle, historically known as Diggle Lee, is separated by the railway and canal from the more modern, built...

This is the centre of picturesque Dobcross village, part way up the side of the steep valley of the River Tame in Saddleworth. The memor...

This is the first of a series of visits to nearby Saddleworth. Saddleworth is an area that is historically part of the West Riding of Yo...