As a guide to the area, the plane came in over the southern part of the Peak District (part of the Pennines that stretch from a bit north of Birmingham up to near the Scottish Border. There are some gaps where east west roads exist. There are lots of moorland and sheep. More northerly parts are the Lake District (train from Manchester Airport), Forest of Bowland (empty but Dunsop Bridge is reputedly the geographic centre of Great Britain, nice cafe and peaceful bench, watching the ducks), Yorkshire Dales. The plane would have come in north of Greater Manchester. You may have caught glimpses in the distance of The Lake District, of Haworth (home of the Bronte sisters), Holmfirth (home of Last of the Summer Wine sitcom), Sheffield (once home of steel mills), near the end Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith (some of my rich ancestors came from here!), Buxton (an old spa town with renovated Opera House £2.00 bus journey on the 199 bus from Manchester Airport, every half hour, lots of pubs), Stockport (once a hat making centre, busily rebuilding), then the Tatton Arms pub (est 1840) just before landing. Welcome to the North.
@@grahamtowers5513 I bet you're one of those people who judge Manchester just by what Piccadilly 'Gardens' looks like. True, that area is crap but walk round a bit more, look up at some of the fabulous architecture and see how much cleaner the buildings are compared to fifty years ago. If you are 67 you may remember how much of a shit hole the bus shelters in Piccadilly were in the sixties when they were full of tramps and the whole place stunk of urine. I do.
@@grahamtowers5513 You sound like a grumpy old man who likes things the way they were. At 73 I'm a 'grumpy' old man myself 🙂but one who likes modern architecture. I've lived in and around Manchester since 1976 and I think the city has undergone a huge transformation since the Beetham Tower was built in c2006. I've witnessed countless dilapidated warehouses and derelict land replaced by tall sleek tower blocks. Maybe you're someone who doesn't like modern architecture? Each to his own I suppose.
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As a guide to the area, the plane came in over the southern part of the Peak District (part of the Pennines that stretch from a bit north of Birmingham up to near the Scottish Border. There are some gaps where east west roads exist. There are lots of moorland and sheep. More northerly parts are the Lake District (train from Manchester Airport), Forest of Bowland (empty but Dunsop Bridge is reputedly the geographic centre of Great Britain, nice cafe and peaceful bench, watching the ducks), Yorkshire Dales. The plane would have come in north of Greater Manchester. You may have caught glimpses in the distance of The Lake District, of Haworth (home of the Bronte sisters), Holmfirth (home of Last of the Summer Wine sitcom), Sheffield (once home of steel mills), near the end Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith (some of my rich ancestors came from here!), Buxton (an old spa town with renovated Opera House £2.00 bus journey on the 199 bus from Manchester Airport, every half hour, lots of pubs), Stockport (once a hat making centre, busily rebuilding), then the Tatton Arms pub (est 1840) just before landing.
Welcome to the North.
Thanks a lot for your comments and the update, great amount of knowledge and really helpful for everyone
That was the Airport Hotel, not the Tatton
Thanks for the info, well done.
Excellent video,Winter hill can be seen.
Many thanks! Happy you enjoyed it
Good footage of an approach from the ENE across the Peak District/Black Hill/Standedge. I have done a far bit of hiking in those hills.
Happy you liked this , it’s really a beautiful area
Nice video and also which airline was it? 😊
Thanks a lot, this was a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt
Beautiful.I miss Manchester so much😊❤❤❤Thanks
@@alinaguzik5950 your welcome, such a lovely city
@@grahamtowers5513 I bet you're one of those people who judge Manchester just by what Piccadilly 'Gardens' looks like. True, that area is crap but walk round a bit more, look up at some of the fabulous architecture and see how much cleaner the buildings are compared to fifty years ago. If you are 67 you may remember how much of a shit hole the bus shelters in Piccadilly were in the sixties when they were full of tramps and the whole place stunk of urine. I do.
@@grahamtowers5513 You sound like a grumpy old man who likes things the way they were. At 73 I'm a 'grumpy' old man myself 🙂but one who likes modern architecture. I've lived in and around Manchester since 1976 and I think the city has undergone a huge transformation since the Beetham Tower was built in c2006. I've witnessed countless dilapidated warehouses and derelict land replaced by tall sleek tower blocks. Maybe you're someone who doesn't like modern architecture? Each to his own I suppose.
Nice, you went straight past my house at 2.13.
Nice and apologize for the airplane noise 🥹
@@CityStayDiaries Don't worry about any aircraft noise. I am a huge aviation enthusiast, so it is music to my ears.
Plane with no wings!
@@johnboy8846 I had a good seat at the exit row and a good zoom 🤓
That was my mum's house. I must go over and get that grass cut.
Great video.
Happy to hear that, you should do that 😂
I can see right over to Yorkshire
Was you circling ??
I am not sure but I guess not, we had a regular landing
@@CityStayDiaries ahhhhh I thought from the approach you circled mate
I used to live not too far from Audenshaw Reservoir 👍
Really beautiful area even though wet weather
Manchester airport is dreadful
Why, is it really that bad?
@@CityStayDiaries during lockdown they sacked all their staff, instead of furloughing them. Been struggling ever since. Absolute shambles.