Just 20 minutes by train from Manchester and around 30 minutes from Leeds - sandwiched in the…read morePennines is the glorious Dovestones. Most people walk around the 1st reservoir and enjoy the stroll. You can however walk around as many as 4 reservoirs in total and increase the challenge. If your particularly fit or an experienced Walker then walk to the tops and enjoy some fantastic views. The place changes every day with the weather, and lots of different routes to take so you won't get bored. Always wear good shoes/boots and take your waterproofs just in case. There is ample parking on weekdays, but very busy at weekends.

Our mission to go for at least one walk in the great outdoors each month of 2016 continues - at…read moreDove Stone Reservoir up in the hills of Saddleworth. Hoping lots of folks would have been put off by the cold weather and fallen snow, our group were met by total carmageddon at the official car park (which was full on a Sunday lunchtime and proved difficult to find a space). After a couple of circuits without success, we drove back to the main road, up the hill a few hundred yards and found plenty of room at the Binn Green car park. It's supposed to be pay and display but there were no machines - double winner. We took a stepped path down from this car park (it's a tad muddy in winter so choose appropriate footwear) and then eventually met the main paved/gravelled route around the reservoir. It's pretty flat all the way and there are gorgeous views to be had, so lots of photo opportunities. The shorter circular route is about 3 miles, whereas if you include the route past Yeoman Hey and Greenfield Reservoirs this increases to 5 miles. We were getting hungry by this point so decided to just do the former!

Massive lake I like going with my dog to watch the boats and people trying to sail lol and round it…read moreis a near by woods were I can take my dog for a walk and at the end of the woods there a canal were you can have a seat and watch the barges go by

It was about £10 per person in the boat for an hour. You will need one person to row and one person…read moreto steer... and for the love of god, STEER. So many folks were grabbing content and filming that they aren't paying attention, then they go crashing into other boats. It can be chaotic on a busy day. It's a fun afternoon out, unless you realize you don't know how to row, then it might be a struggle.

This is a relaxing easy way to see the river and hear from a guide. I didn't think it was a…read moreparticularly informative tour, but it was still fun to do on a nice day. The boat goes about 1 mile down the river, so you don't see that much more than just walking along the river. The guides provide information about some of the buildings along the river. It was interesting to hear that the river used to be much more commercial business, and is now mostly lined with homes and restaurants. This tour was around 8 pounds per person. So it wasn't particularly expensive. They are cash only.

Yorkboat cruises on Lendal Bridge, have several boats that run on regular intervals up and down the…read moreriver Ouse. They do a great, 1 hour cruise along to the official residence of the Archbishop of york, the Palace. It is great for an hour in the afternoon when you have nothing else to do or as part of your tour of York, there is so much to see along the river as you go and so much to take in within the hour period on the river. They serve snacks on board and also have a licenced bar, so it is a great hour sitting topdeck in the sunshine, enjoying a beer with some friends cruising along at a leisurely pace. The company also does private bookings for groups and special occassions, you can book for lunchtime cruises and also Evening, restaurant Cruises, which on a nice summers evening can be quite romantic, as the boats are lit up while you go up and down the river in the dark, it shows the City in a different light cruising this way, seeing the city lit up at night from the river is stunning. It is so reasonably priced for what you get on the tour, highly reccomended.