| Walk: | Barley, Newchurch in Pendle and Roughlee | ||
| Start Point: | Barley car park | Grid Reference: | SD 823 403 |
| Distance: | 8.1 miles | Ascent: | 1,075 feet |
| Time: | 4.5 hours | ||
| Weather: | Cloudy with some sunny spells | ||
| Comments: | Our group of 11 left Barley by the Water Board road past Lower Ogden Reservoir and on to the Upper Ogden Reservoir where we took to the ridge at Driver Height. Along the ridge to descend into Newchurch in Pendle. Here John gave us a talk on the ancient goings on with the Witches of Pendle, and took us into the Church yard for more stories and search for old gravestones, re ‘Nutters’. Down to the sewage works and along past Dimpenley and up to Noggarth Cottage, where some of us had a nice ice cream as the sun had come out. On to Roughlee and past the Old Hall, before the climb up to Brown Hill. Returning to Barley via Upper and Lower Black Moss Reservoirs. | ||
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John leads the group from Barley . . .
past Lower Ogden Reservoir
and on to Upper Ogden Reservoir
Passing the overflow . . .
the group can be seen . . .
climbing the 'stairway to the sky . . .
for regrouping or a rest stop
Looking back to Lower Ogden Reservoir . . .
we take in the reflections on Upper Ogden Reservoir . . .
as we climb to Driver Height
Coffee stop with views over Black Moss Reservoir, Twiston Moor, Helliwell Wood & Wheathead Height
Cows in the field . . .
but Bully is watching
Approaching . . .
Newchurch in Pendle
A scarcity if witches today
The church at Newchurch . . .
has a backup sun dial
Captain Bligh does his tour guide bit
Is that an Angel of the North-West?
Dimpenley Top Cottage
A view of Newchurch from Dimpenley Top
Heading for Roughlee
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An unusual sign (Witches were sent fro trial at Lancaster)
Roughlee Old Hall
Another of Captain Bligh's short stiff climbs . . .
but look at the view from Brown Hill
Best of Pals
Tommy Steele's Little White Bull perhaps
Upper Black Moss Reservoir
A hint of Autumn at Black Moss