Has any one seen "The Ulley Man"? He is alsways walking on the bypass near Crystal Peaks and Swallownest, talking to himself, We see him just about every day at different times always dressed the same with a shoulder bag walking by the side of the road, Who is this man and what is he doing ?
Do his carers know he is walking on a busy bypass every day?
I peep my car and wave to him but he never looks!:)

Apparently he used to walk near Ulley bypass, hence the name.

see him most days of the week,my mate says he comes from beighton,he walks beighton to killamarsh then up the dual carriageway over to woodhouse then to ulley and back over to beighton in all weathers

Yeah, i used to work at Aston and we saw him everywhere in the area! We called him 'stroller'! What a life tho, he just used to walk places - even in the bitter winter!

Its so weird isnt it? I would luv to know his story, how old do you think he is?

yup i see him most days on me way to and from work reckon he's anything between 20 n 40

Used to be another walking man who walked between Rotherham and Maltby endlessly.
We once stopped and offered him a lift and he said "no, I have to walk!"
This was back in the 80's....

I see him a number fo times each day on my travels and have heard numerous stories about him, bu the one which is most common is that his father (or some other close family member) died in a fire and as a result he has extreme claustrophobia, and can't stand to be inside.

He walks the same route EVERY day, come rain or shine, and I often feel very sorry for him.

I believe he lives in Beighton and the furthest I have seen him along the road from there is at Canklow, near Wickes in Rotherham.

I see him in a morning setting off for his walk and sometimes there is a lady with him, who I assume is possbily his mum, although she must go elsewhere while he continues his walk.
I then see him (I suppose returning home) most nights on my way home. To think that he has been walking all day while I have been at work is unbelieveable.

I know that he has walked around the Ulley area for many years in all weathers, but I have recently seen him in different places as well.

Whatever his reasons are for this I don't know, but you just can't help but feel sorry for him.

This storey is incredible. We should get him one of those Walkers Walk-O-Meters for XMAS.

yea i know the guy and his family and yes his story,which is a sad one ill tell you,but its right not to talk about peoples lives.
lets say he likes to walk and thats part of his story.

cant see as he,s hurting anyone by walking, but because its not the norm people pick it up...cant see as any one has had a pop at him or his family but theres def.initly a case for his well bieng somewhere along the line

Originally posted by George
yea i know the guy and his family and yes his story,which is a sad one ill tell you,but its right not to talk about peoples lives.
lets say he likes to walk and thats part of his story.

I obviously don't want to upset anyone deliberately but I do feel concerned for his happiness and well-being, especially when I see him trudging along in the rain, wind etc.

However as long as you say he's Ok and happy (ish) thats fine by me and I personally will leave it at that.

No one is being "funny" we are all a little concerned thats all, I amhappy he is ok, as we have all said, it seems a little bit of a worry him walking near the bypass in the rain.:0