Ibbeth Peril Walk A Walk near Cowgill in Cumbria This walk is probably useful if you’re planning on using the train to the Dent station above the valley but the walk shown here is based from the car park at the other end. Lot’s of farm animals if you’re crossing the...
Appletree Worth and River Lickle A Walk near Coniston in Cumbria A scenic walk with an interesting lost village, returning along a section of the River Lickle past old sheepfolds and ruined limekilns. The terrain is not bad with small sections of mud track, gravel and...
A Stroll Around Askham A Walk near Penrith in Cumbria The village of Askham is pleasant enough, but a little investigation reveals a depth of history marked out on the surrounding landscape. This walk passes several monuments, ancient to modern-ish and takes in some...
Roddlesworth Reservoirs A Walk near Blackburn in Lancashire This walk takes in the Rake Brook and Lower Roddlesworth Reservoirs and barely the eastern tip of the Upper Roddlesworth Reservoir and the interesting old outflow cascade “waterfall”. The terrain is pretty...
Dean Clough Reservoir Walk A Walk near Blackburn in Lancashire This walk is very easy going except for maybe a bit of mud and a slight hill at the end, maybe steep if you don’t like hills at all. The walk begins at the small layby of which there are a couple on the...
Musbury Heights Quarry Explore A Walk near Haslingden in Lancashire There’s some really interesting ruins up on Musbury Heights with an old chimney still standing and a giant disused stone quarry filled with huge piles of stone rubble and little ruined huts. There are...
Roddlesworth Woods Walk A Walk near Blackburn in Lancashire This walk is only short around mostly decent paths but there can be muddy areas and there’s a fairly steep hill at the end. It’s a bit of a slog if you’re into walking but could be difficult for some....
Calf Hey Reservoir Walk A Walk near Haslingden in Lancashire This walk is very easy apart from a bit of a slope to climb back up from the reservoir, the area is managed and has car parking and good tracks. Length: 2.5 km Difficulty: Easy Terrain: Gravel tracks, Tarmac...
Harrock Old Windmill A Walk near Chorley in Lancashire A short walk to visit the old windmill on Harrock Hill, with an extra loop tacked on to the higher part of Harrock Hill which gives good views across to the West Pennine Moors. Although the walk is very easy the...
Brinscall Woods (Hatch Brook Waterfall Walk) A Walk near Chorley in Lancashire The woods at Brinscall (Wheelton Plantation) scenic and (sometimes) peaceful, are teeming with interesting ruins of old farmsteads with several that can be easily explored, others are...