The walk this month was a seven mile circuit through farmland, centred on Higher Walton and incorporating a stretch of the River Douglas. Starting from Kittlingbourne Brow, we soon left the road and started a steady climb through fields, heading for the first of many farms. After the recent heavy Read more…
The walk this month embraced two of the best features of our local area, which are probably well known to everyone. Starting from the main car park at Beacon Fell on a pleasant and clear morning, we started the ascent through the forest to the trig point at the summit. Read more…
Cuddy Hill is an area north of Woodplumpton. The starting point of the walk was the Plough At Eaves, a remote pub with a long and interesting history, dating from 1625 and used as a refuge by both sides during the Battle of Preston. A century earlier, The Battle of Read more…
After last month’s walk along the prom, we now needed to return to something a little more challenging. Unfortunately, the planned walk, Beacon Fell and the River Brock was changed because of ice on a couple of the steeper paths, so Bill, from our Bolton group, came up with this Read more…
For the past two years, the January walk has been along Blackpool Promenade, due to severe snow and ice. However, this time the culprit was the soggy terrain after the recent heavy rain. For a change, we started at the top, at Fleetwood and headed for the central pier at Read more…
After last month’s aborted attempt at Parlick, we chose a very flat walk this time, along the Lancashire Coastal Way to Carnforth and returning via the Lancaster Canal. We started the walk from Hest Bank, having eventually got our cars across the level crossing over the very busy west coast Read more…
One or two of our regular walkers, having often seen Parlick in the distance, have said that they haven’t been up it and would like to experience the fell, so today was their lucky day, perhaps. The first challenge was to find the start by navigating the maze of lanes Read more…
Due to the exceptionally wet conditions following the recent heavy rain, the planned ascent of Parlick had to be abandoned and this pleasant tour of Lancaster substituted at the last minute. We met at St. Georges Quay, on the River Lime and as some of us had done this walk Read more…
Veronica volunteered to lead this month’s walk and chose one of the most popular and scenic in North Lancashire. After the heavy rain of the previous week, the excellent drainage of the limestone country was most welcome. The Longridge contingent got off to a bad start, due to a confrontation Read more…
This month saw our little group in the depths of the Ribble Valley, at Whitewell. During the walk, it was suggested that I take care when writing up this report. “Remember who owns this lot”.
Starting from the church, we headed in an easterly direction, first climbing a steep banking, the hardest part of the walk. From the top, the valley was laid out below us and what a splendid sight it was on a warm and clear day. Then it was gently downhill, crossing a minor road and entering the next field over a stile. Once in the field, we were met by about a dozen bullocks galloping towards us and stopping worryingly close. What followed could have been a scene from Rawhide as your scribe drove the beasts across the field and out of our way. One of our lady walkers said that I was her hero, for which she was rewarded with the leadership of the next walk. (more…)