27/01/2019 Sunday Car - Ribchester / Haslam Park, Ashton

B Walk - Ribchester with Chris Cook

7½ miles (12km) Undulating

Meet at Ribchester main car park (Sat Nav PR3 3ZH), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

Leave the car park past the Ribchester Arms, and Almes Houses, into Duddel Wood then across the fields to Panstones Farm. We follow the road for a short spell to Head of Lee, then onto Goodshaw House from there to Hougher Fall Farm, down New Row to Seed Farm and Kellets Farm then straight (through fields) to Ribchester.

Lovely walk - HAPPY DAYS.

C Walk - Haslam Park & The Lancaster Canal with Bob Tognarelli

6½ miles (10.5km) with no hills to climb.

Meet at Haslam Park Car Park, on Bristow Ave, Ashton (Sat Nav PR2 1JE), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

We start the walk by going pass the duck pond (or it may be an ice rink) to find the path to the Lancaster canal. We will follow the canal towpath to Lea lane. Leaving the canal it’s a short walk along the Lea Lane to Lea Town. From here we walk along Darkinson Lane to find the footpath which will take us across fields to the Golf Course and the Guild Wheel. We now walk the path along side the Ribble Link back to Haslam Park.

It being January there is high good chance the walk will be muddy or icy or both in places.

16/01/2019 Stroller - Maple Leaf Café

Maple Leaf Café, Whitestake

No walk this month but a meal at The Maple Leaf Café, Duxburys Garden Centre, Whitestake (Sat Nav: PR4 4LB).

12.15pm for 12.30pm start.

13/01/2019 Coach Walk - Horton In Ribblesdale

8:00 start with 17:30 return

A Walk - Horton Humoresque with Sandra Robinson

13½ miles (22km) with 3000ft (915m) Total Ascent

Starting at stainforth we walk to catrigg force then on to fountains fell and penyghent, before heading back to Horton. 

B+ Walk - Ribblesdale Riot with Val Walmsley

10 miles (16km) with 1650ft (503m) Total Ascent

From Horton we follow paths to backbarrow before ascending penyghent. From here we make our way onto plover hill then descend to foxup moor and onto the pennine way, following it back to Horton.

B Walk - Brackenbottom Scar and Ribbleway with Chris Cook

8½ miles (13.6km) with 700ft (213m) Total Ascent

Leaving Horton we pass Brackenbottom as we head towards Pen-Y-Ghent. We then turn south to Mean Moss and Moor Head Lane where we change direction to head North West to Helwith Bridge to join the Ribble Way heading back to Horton.

HAPPY DAYS.

C Walk - Along the Ribble to Settle with Bob Tognarelli

This is a linear walk starting from Horton in Ribblesdale and ending in Settle. We will be walking along the banks of the Ribble where possible.

From the coach drop off (toilets available) we walk down the main road to St Oswald Church (built in around 1100). From here we cross fields to join the Ribbleway to Cragg Hill Farm and then on to Helwith Bridge (Lunch maybe). We now leave the Ribbleway, and a short easy climb gets us onto the Pennine Bridleway which leads to Little Stainforth. Taking a descending narrow road passed a caravan site we cross the Ribble and take a short climb to the charming village of Stainforth (toilets available). We now have to follow the main road (all downhill) for a short distance, before going across fields to Dog Hill Brow. We again cross over the Ribble and walk up a walled track to Stackhouse. Turning left onto the Pennine bridleway, we soon pick up the Ribbleway for the rest of the way into Settle and the bright lights of the Shops, Cafes and Pubs.

10/01/2019 Thursday Car - Great Eccleston

B Walk - Great Eccleston with Chris Airey

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Meet at St. Mary's Catholic chuch (Sat Nav: PR3 0XN), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

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