This is a great short walk that I used to do quite regularly when living in Bury many years ago. First, after walking up Castle Hill Road, you turn left and pass Robinsons Farm (above), and later on, Walmersley Golf Club, which now seems to be serenaded by a few wind turbines (below):
While walking towards Walmersley Golf Course, you may come across some interesting insignia on the country houses/farms, such as the one below:
Moreover, some time after Walmersley Golf Club, you come across the dirt path to Deeply Vale below (there is a short cut across a farmer's field just after Walmersley Golf Course, but this can be as muddy as hell)::
At some point on this dirt path, you can get a decent shot of old Buckhurst (Methodist - I think) Chapel in the distance:
As for Deeply Vale itself, it now seems to be a bit overrun by a herd of cattle, so I didn't venture inside, settling for taking a pastoral shot from a distance (below):
Also got a shot of one of the lodges gleaming in Christmas sunshine. Yes, it was Christmas Day when I did this walk, and it cheered me up no end.
So, Bury may be quite rightly defined as a 'bit of a shithole', but it also has lots of interesting countryside (such as Deeply Vale; Ashworth Valley; and Cheesden Valley) which offers an aesthetic escape from the ugly confines of 'Paper Town'.
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