East Lancashire walks from the Lancashire Telegraph

Walk: Around Garstang

5:32pm Monday 29th April 2013

THIS year has so far followed the pattern of 2012 — walking in the wind and rain has been a constant battle.

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Walk: A return to Roddlesworth

4:42pm Monday 22nd April 2013

AT last, a warm spring day, so I decided to enjoy one of my favourite strolls and a burst of song.

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Walk: A Return to Ruddlesworth

3:52pm Friday 19th April 2013

How to get there: About five miles south of junction three of the M65 on the A675 towards Bolton, turn towards Tockholes. It is also well signed off the  A666. There is plenty of parking between the Royal Arms and Information Centre. Distance: Two miles

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Walk: St Ives and Druid's Altar

10:18am Monday 15th April 2013

Before you think I have gone mad and suggested a week in Cornwall, let me point out that this walk is around Bingley and is less than one hour’s drive from East Lancashire.

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Walk: Around Slaidburn

5:44pm Monday 11th March 2013

On a freezingly cold morning I was “persuaded” by my dog to get out of bed and get strolling.

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Walk: Morecambe and Heysham

4:21pm Monday 4th March 2013

With the rapid increase in the price of fuel and the lengthening of the days in 2013 it makes sense to make maximum use of time.

Walk: Middleham

4:23pm Monday 25th February 2013

In the news of late has been the discovery of the body of Richard III who was killed during the battle of Bosworth in 1485.

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Walk: Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall

5:32pm Monday 11th February 2013

These days the news is full of high speed rail links but what about the old days?

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Walk: Around Cliffe Castle

6:18pm Monday 14th January 2013

This week I repeated one of my frequent walks which is around Cliffe Castle at Keighley.

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Walk: Roman Road at Blackstone Edge

2:33pm Tuesday 11th December 2012

Along the Roman Road at Blackstone Edge Last week I was strolling around Ribchester and started to think about Roman roads.

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Walk: Nun Monkton

5:01pm Sunday 2nd December 2012

Last Sunday I was returning from a trip to York and stopped for a picnic on a cul-de-sac turn off to the village of Nun Monkton off the A59 road.

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Walk: Around Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen

5:41pm Monday 26th November 2012

As the winter days shorten it makes more sense to enjoy local walks like this one.

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Walk: Around West Bradford & Brungerley Bridge

4:55pm Monday 19th November 2012

Around West Bradford & Brungerley Bridge The more I explore the history of the Ribble Valley the more interesting it becomes.

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Walk: Around Pilling

3:59pm Monday 12th November 2012

For once in 2012 I was lucky with the weather and for the first time in I can’t remember how long, the sun shone for much of my walk.

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Walk: Around Aberford

5:21pm Monday 5th November 2012

I ALWAYS enjoy my last ‘distant’ walk the weekend the clocks go back. I was lucky because the Saturday dawned cold and sunny and the village of Aberford, east of Leeds, looked at its best in the bright sunlight and with the autumn colours approaching their peak.

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Walk: Around Jumbles Reservoir

4:26pm Monday 29th October 2012

JUMBLES reservoir was opened in 1971 and swamped a large complex of old mills at Horton as well as a number of bleach works which once affected Bradshaw Brook.

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Around Pennington Flash

5:27pm Monday 22nd October 2012

Being a Lancashire lad, I have always been proud of how hard working the county’s folk have been over the years.

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The Towneley Woodlands

5:35pm Monday 15th October 2012

From the car park, turn away from the hall and follow a well made road. The first turning on the left leads into Thanet Lee Wood, which has a circular trail running round it.

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Crook of Lune

5:24pm Monday 24th September 2012

I have always been interested in the history of steam railways and strolling in the countryside.

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Walk: Around Barrowford and Blacko

5:33pm Monday 3rd September 2012

The 2012 summer continues to be horrendous but, despite this, the Barrowford Show did beat the weather.

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Walk: Around Hurst Green

3:48pm Tuesday 28th August 2012

I have always been fascinated by bridges and rivers and this summer the rivers have been spectacular and in a few cases even more than spectacular. I needed no excuse to return to one of my favourite strolls.

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Walk: Stanley Park, Blackpool

4:57pm Monday 20th August 2012

I’ve never quite forgiven our various governments who decided that there was no further need to celebrate our traditional Wakes weeks. Instead we have to compete in the picnic market for the more affluent people in the south. Never mind — I went to Blackpool and strolled around Stanley Park — one of the best in my opinion.

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Walk: Ribchester

5:31pm Monday 13th August 2012

Last week I was given a set of postcards of old Ribchester and these persuaded me to take a walk around the village, which dates back to Roman times.

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Walk: White Coppice

4:07pm Tuesday 10th July 2012

This week I was visited by a friend who is starting to put together a book on “The Beautiful Cricket Grounds of England”.

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Walk: Ilkley

4:47pm Tuesday 26th June 2012

Last year I was on holiday in Germany alogside the River Rhine, I visited a beer cellar where an “Umpah” band was in full swing.

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Walk: Lymm Dam

4:50pm Tuesday 19th June 2012

I don’t often stroll around Cheshire these days but in blazing hot sunshine Lymm Dam is a lovely place to walk through history and natural history and also follow the towpath of the Bridgewater Canal.

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Walk: Slaidburn

5:00pm Tuesday 12th June 2012

At last, wall to wall sunshine and Heat.

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Foulridge walk

4:08pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Come on 2012 buck up! We are now in mid-May after a wet cold April and it’s about time I walked without having to wear a coat or a waterproof.

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Walk: Witton Park and Pleasington

2:51pm Tuesday 24th April 2012

Ouch! I have been lulled into a false sense of security.

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Walk: Linton and Grassington

1:52pm Tuesday 17th April 2012

Last month persuaded me summer had come early. April Fool’s Day fooled us all by bringing back frost!

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Hurst Green walk

2:14pm Tuesday 3rd April 2012

One route which should not be missed at this time of the year leads out from the pretty village of Hurst Green and along the River Hodder.

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