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Wyresdale Park, Potter's Hill, Grizedale Reservoir

Preston Dock, Lea Town and Cottam

Fives Christmas Dinner walk

Worsaw End House, Little Mearley Hall, Lane Side, Mearley Hall, High Moor, Tower Hill, Salthill Quarry and Worston

Twos' Christmas Dinner:

Grindleton Fell Pinewood, Beacon Hill, Clough Wood, Broad Ings, Bolton-By- Bowland

Bolton-le-Sands

Heskin

Fours' Christmas Dinner

South Hill, Higher Wheelton, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and Johnson’s Hillock Locks

Dove House Farm, Nook Bridge, Aikbank, Farleton Fell & Knott, Newbiggin Crags, Oakwood Farm, Curwen Woods, Sheernest and by canal to start point.

Cowan Bridge, Springs Wood, Ease Gill Kirk, Casterton Fell, Bull Pot Farm, Barbon Fell, Brownthwaite Pike, Whoop Hall Inn, Cowan Bridge

Scorton, Tithebarn Lane, Burns Farm, Barnacre Moor, Grizedale Bridge, Fell End, Nicky Nook, Snowhill Lane, Scorton

Hackensall Hall (built 1657), Parrox Hall

Radcliffe Hall, Dobson’s Hall, Thornley Hall, Cardwell House (Jeffrey Hill), Thornley Hall Fell, Rams Clough, Bradley Hall, Gibbon Bridge, Moss Side and Chipping.

Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, White Stones, Stybarrow Dodd, Sticks Pass, Raise, Glenridding, Ullswater

Canal locks on the Glasson Branch of the Lancaster Canal, canal boats at Galgate

Borrowdale Valley, A685, Roundthwaite, Jeffrey's Mount, Winterscleugh, Breasthigh Road

Scorton, Nicky Nook, Grizedale Reservoir, Harris End Fell, Foxhouses Brook, Street and Guys Farm

Adlington, Blackrod and Little Scotland

Moorside Farm, Erringden Moor, Stony Royd, Dicks Lane, Stoodley Pike and its monument, Height Wood, Burnt Acres Wood and the Rochdale Canal. Short stretches of the Pennine Way and the Calderdale Way.

Fell Foot, Bleasdale School, Stang Yule, Hazelhurst Fell, Fiendsdale Head, Home House Fell, Fair Snape Fell, Wolf Fell, Saddle End

Churchtown

Great Hill, Spitlers Edge, Winter Hill, Two Lads Hill, Rivington Pike, Anglezarke Reservoir

Wallsuches, Burnt Edge, Two Boys and Rivington Pike

Silverdale

Allerdale Ramble, Combe Gill, Bessy Boot, Tarn at Leaves, Glaramara, Allen Crags, Sprinkling Tarn, Seathwaite Fell, Stockley Bridge

Walking the Lights

Halton to Williamson Park

Scout Scar, Barrowfield, Burnbarrow Scar, Wells Garth, Brigsteer Park, Cinderbarrow, Holeslack Farm, Briggs House Farm, Helsington Laithes and Bradleyfield

Lune Valley, Gressingham & Askrigge, fields, country lanes and riverbanks

Leck Beck, Cowan Bridge, Overtown, Nether Burrow, Churchfield House, Cantsfield, Scalber, Longber, High Barn (ruin), Laithbutts, Heberg Hill and Leck.

Hurstwood, Swinden Reservoir, Bronte Way, Lad Law, Widdop Reservoir, Raistrick Greave, Hoof Stones Height

Canal bank, along River Darwen, round Hoghton Tower, Houghton Church, Back Lane Farm, Windmill Hill, Moss Farm and canal bank back to the Boatyard.

Wheelton, Heapey, alongside reservoirs, White Coppice, alongside the Goit, below Wheelton Plantation, Brinscall Hall

Garburn Road for Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, Thornthwaite Mouth & Caudale Moor (Stoney Cove Pike), Pike How and St Raven`s Edge. At the cairn which overlooks Kirkstone pass we took the path for Broad End and A592. Crossing the road at Roundale Raise we headed for Idle Hill and Wansfell Pike with a final descent to the cars.

Batty Moss Viaduct, Scales Moor, Ewes Top, West Fell, Whernside, Whernside Tarns, Craven Way, Blea Moor, Force Gill

Dovestones

South to Scholar Bridge,  Fleetwood Road, Smithy Farm Thistleton and back to Elswick

Downham

The Rail Carders head for Staveley

Old Ridge, Beech House, SW –footbridge, Smallwood Hey, Pilling, Broadfleet Bridge embankment and beach back to car park.

Steel End, Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Sergeant Man, High Raise, Ullscarf, Standing Crag, Harrop Tarn

Levens Hall, Sedgwick Tunnel and remnants of the Lancaster Canal beyond the cut off point at Tewitfield, also the Aqueduct at Sedgfield.

Sleddale Hall, Keld Chapel, Shap Abbey

Wasdale Head, Wasdale Pike, Great Yarlside, Harrop Pike, High Wether Howe, Sleddale Hall

Carrock Fell, High Pike & Knott, Round Knott, Miton Hill, Hare Stones, Great & Little Lingy Hill & Coomb Height.

Little Hoole Moss, Much Hoole Moss, Cocker Bar, Moss Side and Midge Hall

New Dungeon Ghyll, Loft Crag, Pike O`Stickle and Rossett Pike.

Old Railway, Avenham Park and Riverside.

Abbeystead and Dolphinholme

Ribby Hall, Halls Woods, Kirkham Camp (HMP), Hill Farm, Prospect Farm, Green Valley Farm, Bryning-with-Kellamergh, New House Farm & Moss Side Lane.

Wansfell Pike: Nanny Lane, Wansfell, Wansfell Pike, Ambleside, Jenkin Crag, Robin Lane

Threshfield: Malham Moor, Mastiles Lane, Street Gate, Gordale Scar, Weets Top, Hetton Common and Boss Moor

Whittlestone Head, Cranberry Moss, Tom Barn, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, The Strawberry Duck (thankfully re-opened and re-furbished), Bank Wood and Cote Farm

Gt. Eccleston, Copp, Elswick, Watery Gate Lane, Cross House, Embankment, along River Wyre to Cartford and back along Butt’s Lane.

Grasmere, Easedale Tarn, Codale Tarn, Tarn Crag, Far Easedale, Grasmere (ice cream shop!)

Walna Scar Road, Coppermines Valley, Red Dell Valley, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Levers Hawse, Brim Fell, Coniston Old Man, Goat's Water, Walna Scar Road

Whalley Banks, Whalley, Spring Wood Picnic Site, Read Old Bridge, Read Hall & Park

Lower Black Moss Reservoir, Twiston Moor, Rivington Moor

Harry Guard’s Wood, Holme Fell, Hodge Close, Stang End, Colwith Force, Hollin Bank, Low Arnside, Iron Keld Plantation, Tarn Hows and Tom Gill.

Cow and Calf rocks, Pancake stone, Horncliffe well, The 12Apostles stone circle, Ilkley moor summit, Thimble stones, Swastika stone, White Wells Roman Bath house.

Blencathra, via Blease Fell & Knowe Crags, Mungrisdale Common

Blackmoss House (Ferrari’s), Blackmoss Farm, Hesketh End, Mill Lane, Crow Trees Barn, Gib Hey, Elmridge, Gill Bridge (over River Loud), Withinreap Farm, High Cockleach and Derby Arms.

Sulber Nick, Selside, Low Birkwith, Nether Lodge, Gods Bridge, Dismal Hill, Old Ing returning via the Pennine Way to Horton in Ribblesdale.

Leighton Hall, Yealand Storrs, Yealand Hall Allotment, Brackenthwaite, Thrang Moss , Birch Cottage.

Gait Barrows Nature Reserve, visiting Hazelslack Tower, the Fairy Steps, Hawes Water and Arnside Tower

Cotterdale (twice), Hearne Coal road for Fossdale Moss, Great Shunner Fell & Tarn Hill for The High way.

From Newton, and skirting the south of Burn Fell and Beatrix to call in for an Ice Cream at the centre of Great Britain (Dunsop Bridge) before returning via Thorneyholme Hall and Knowlemere Manor and along the R. Hodder back to Newton

Norman and his Rail Carders have been out and about again, this time to Rishton

Riley Green

South along the Lancashire Coastal Way towards Cockersands Abbey. Back along a single track road & across farm land to a short stretch of canal tow path to start point.

Top Mere Road, Nidd Head, Great Whernside, Riggs Moor, Mossdale Beck, Mossdale Scar, Dales Way

Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Turton Heights, Dimple, Longworth Clough, Ornamental Reservoir, and Catherine Edge.

Littledale - Skelbow Barn, Bellhill Farm, Littledale Hall (Mid C19 in C16-17 style with detached stable block and square clock tower), Deep Clough Farm, Roeburndale Road, Crossgill with its former St. Anne’s Chapel of Ease, Udale Bridge and Pott Yeats.

From the Limestone Link, a gradual climb to Farleton Knott skirting the edge of Holmepark Fell. Gradual descent by quarry footpath to Townsend Farm and return to Holme by canal path.

Above Derwent Fells - Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Crag Hill, Wandope, Outerside and Barrow

Darwen Tower

Norman and co explore La'al Ratty and Muncaster Fell, making use of their Senior Railcards

Coach trip - Garry's walk

Coach trip - Bill and June's walk

Foulridge Lower Reservoir, Leeds/Liverpool Canal, Barrowford Locks, Higherford, Slipper Hill Reservoir, Holly Bush Farm, Sand Hole, Cargo Café.

Hazelhurst Wood, Hazelhurst Fell, Fairsnape Fell, Parlick Pike, Bleasedale

Round route through Beetham - Holme and return

Scorton Village and Cabus caravan park

Cat Bells, Hause Gate, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Tongue Gill, Castle Crag, Grange, Manesty Park, Brandelhow Park, Hawes End

Rushy Hill, Haslingden Grane, Calf Hey Reservoir and Nab Hill

Sprint Mill, Oak Bank, Otter Bank, Bouthwaite, Selside, Garnett Bridge, Potter Fell, High Underbarrow, Sprint Mill, Burneside

Park Brow, Spying How, Glencoyne Head, Sticks Pass, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd, Matterdale Common, Dowthwaitehead, Dockray, Aira Force

Longridge, Club Row & Quarryman’s Arms. Knowle Green, Kellets Farm and Spade Mill Reservoir

Higher Park Farm, Mellor Village, Lower Reaps, Billinge Hill, Butlers Delf, Alum Scar and Nab’s Head.

Middleton, Lothersdale, Elslack Moor, Pinhaw, Thornton Moor, Hawshaw Moor

Lowther Gardens, Witch Wood, Lytham Railway Station, Green Drive, Easthams Caravan Park, Railway Line, A584, Embankment walk from Warton to East Lytham, Promenade walk back to starting point

Alongside motorway, Derby Hill, over and alongside railway, Weeton Road at Crook't Tree Brow, Greenbank farm. Over motorway, Greenhalgh, Kirby's Farm, Weeton Road nr. Stanley Bank, Pub

The route passed several old building all quite isolated, Swans, High Ivah, Brackenbottom, Foss Bank and Beethams, before reaching Aikengill Road again.

Hartsop, Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Satura Crag, Brock Crags, Angletarn Pikes, Boredale Hause

Haslingden Grane, Calf Hey Reservoir, Hog Lowe Pike, Holden Wood.

Garstang, Lady Hamilton's Well, Barnacre Church, Lower House Farm, Bailton's Farm, Greenhalgh Castle

Stone Arthur and Alcock Tarn

Along the canal then over fields & bridges to New Bridge at Brock Side . Return via the river path to the railway line then through fields & passing Bilsborrow Church back to our start point.

Langcliffe, Jubilee Cave, Victoria Cave, Attermire Scar, Sugar Loaf Hill, Cleatop Park, Ribble Way.

Fell Side Farm. Skelshaw, Broadhead Farm, Harrop Hall, Harrop Fold, Grindleton Plantation, St Clares

Hingsley House, North Tunley, Toogood Farm, Dwerry House, Harrock Hill, Coopers Lane, Barmskin Hall Farm, Pyebrook Hall Farm

Derby Hill, Kirkham/Preston Railway Line, Crook't Tree Brow, Green Bank Farm, Greenhalgh, Kirby's Farm

Hawell Monument, Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Skiddaw, Bakestall,  Skiddaw House, Cumbria Way, Whit Beck

Slaidburn, Broadhead Farm, Harrop Fold, Grindleton Fell, River Hodder

Dean Lane, Dean Bridge, Shawcliff Lane, Sunny Bank, Billington Moor, Whittle Hall, Dean Clough Reservoir, Boston Plantation and Lower Fold.

Birkhouse Moor and Helvellyn

Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, The Knott & Hayeswater

Bigland Tarn

Beacon Fell, Crombleholme Fold, Whitechapel, River Brock

Kettlewell, Hag Dike, Great Whernside

Herons Reach and Marton Mere

Troutbeck Bridge, Troutbeck Tongue, Threshthwaite Mouth. Thornthwaite Crag, Troutbeck Valley

Studlehurst, Burr Green, R. Ribble, Osbaldeston Hall, Osbaldeston Green.

Langden Valley

Hey Edge, Westend Moss, White Low, Tooleyshaw Moor, Black Hill,
Laddow Rocks

Dallam Park, Haverbreak, Hazelslack and Beetham

Former Krypton Factor Assault Course, Roger Worthington’s Grave, Pilgrims Cross and the Holcombe/Peel Tower

Hollingworth Lake, Piethorn Reservoir, Dowry Reservoir, Castleshaw, Millstone Edge, Marsden Moor, White Hill

Burton-in-Kendal

Gatesgarth Pass, Branstree/ Artle Crag, Survey Pillar, Selside, Swindale Head and Old Corpse Road back to Haweswater.

Moor Hey, Hoardsall, Forty Acre Farm, Jeffrey Hill, Lennox Farm and New Drop Inn Dutton.

Barley, Spence Moor, Deerstones, Mearley Hall, Burst Clough, Scout Cairn, Big End, Black Moss Reservoir

Church, Lentworth House, Long Bridge, Weir, Hinberry Wood, Stoops Bridge, by Abbeystead House, Higher Emmetts, Lower Lee and Grizedale Bridge, Abbeystead Lane, Church

Levens Hall, Hincaster, Sedgwick & Kendal.

Dam Wood, Camelot Theme Park, Bimpson Farm, Little Wood, Big Wood, Bradley Hall, Ratho Park Farm, Old Hall and The Bowling Green PH

Victoria Park, Greenber Field, Gill Hall, St Mary-le-Ghyll Church, Cockshot Bridge, Hurst Hill

Langcliffe, Catrigg Force, Stainforth, Stainforth Force, Smearsett Scar, Pot Scar, Feizor, Giggleswick Scar

Rufford - Fettlers Wharf, New Reed Brook, Mawdesley, Black Moor, Low Meadow, Prescott Bridge, Leeds/Liverpool Canal, Rufford

Wytch Wood, Ballam Road, Green Drive, Saltcotes, Lytham Green

Ashurst Beacon, towards Harrock Hill, Leeds/Liverpool canal

Borrowdale, Roundthwaite Common, Borrowdale Edge, Huck’s Bridge, Ashstead Fell ,Mabbin Crag, Castle Fell, Whinfell Beacon, Grayrigg Forest

Tatton Park

Leagram Hall, Knott Hill, Lower and Upper Greystoneley, Lickhurst Farm, Park Stile (Derelict), Park Gate, Birchen Lee, former Berry’s Chair Works

Hebden Bridge

Ashes Lane, Dales Way, Potter Tarn, Gurnal Dubs, Latchbank and Bowston

Bank Top, Gathurst, Leeds Liverpool Canal, Apply Bridge, Stone Hall, Roby Mill.

Poulton Golf Course, Mr & Mrs Lofthouse's (Fisherman's Friend) magnificent dwelling & grounds immediately after crossing Amounderness Way, Skippool Yacht Club and boats, River Wyre footpaths, Stanah Bank Visitor/Craft Centre (unfortunately closed in winter at 3.30pm)

Small settlement of High Borrans, Sour Howes, Sallows, Kentmere and Kentmere Tarn

Lower Lickhurst, Waddacre Scout Camp, Bleasdale Church (St Eadmer’s), Bleasdale Tower, Broadgate Wood, Huds Brook Plantation, Butt Hill, Clarkson’s Farm and River Brock.

Much Hoole Moss Houses, Much Hoole Moss, Little Hoole Moss, Little Hoole Moss Houses

Rivington Pike and Great Hill

Garstang, Burns Farm, Grizedale Reservoirs, Fell End, Nicky Nook Trig Point & Grize Dale

Holme Fell

Waddington, Ribble Way from Bradford Bridge to Eadsford Bridge, Bashall Hall

Barton - East to Hill Top, then north to Abbott's Farm, Mount Pleasant Farm, Bilsborrow, across A6 to canal, then south to White Horse Bridge, Higher Park Head and car park.

Around Sabden Valley - Clerk Hill, Nick of Pendle, Badger Wells Hill, Deerstones, Churn Clough Reservoir, Padiham Heights, Read Hall and cross Read Old Bridge and Portfield

Foulridge Wharf, Foulridge Upper Reservoir, Moss Houses, Noyna End, Mill Hill Bridge on Leeds Liverpool Canal, Hey Fold, Slipper Hill Reservoir, end of Foulridge Canal Tunnel & Foulridge Lower Reservoir.

Ladyewell

Gargrave

Ingleton, Fell Lane, Ingleborough, Humphrey Bottom, Chapel-le-Dale, Ellerbeck Gill, Twisleton, Scar End

Balls Farm, Hall Green, Marsh Farm (Little Hoole), Hall Pool, Marsh Farm (Longton), Back Lane (Longton), Longton Brick Croft Nature Reserve.

Garstang, Grize Dale, Grizedale Reservoir, Nicky Nook, Scorton and return to Garstang.

Grassington, Bycliffe Road, Mossdale Scar, Benfoot Brow, Crookacre Wood and Dales Way taking in  Swineber Scar and Conistone Pie

Stoops Bridge at Abbeystead, Catshaw Hall, Weir at Abbeystead Reservoir

Hawthornthwaite, Catshaw, Lentworth Hall, Christ Church at Over Wyresdale, Stoops Bridge

Todmorden, Calderdale Way, Withens Clough Reservoir, Stoodley Pike, Pennine Way, Gaddings Dam, Rochdale Canal

High Bentham - Many isolated farms including 1708 Mewith Head Hall, and over Skew Bridge for the return to High Bentham

Ribchester start, Kellets Farm, Knowle Green,, Duddle Farm and Stydd before arriving back in Ribchester

Chipping, Knot Hill, New Laund Hill, Dinkling Green Farm, Lickhurst Farm, Park Style & Park Gate, Chipping Laund Farm, and back to Chipping.

Rochdale Canal, Pennine Way, Blackstone Edge, Windy Hill, Hollingworth Lake

Penwortham Bridge,  Avenham Park, south side of R. Ribble, Sewage Works!  disused railway, Lower Penwortham and Hurst Grange Park to cemetery

Tackling the Tacklers' Trail - small group walk in place of Strenuous walk to Tarn Howes

Caton, Caton Moor, Clay Pit on Claughton Moor, Claughton  & River Lune