January
Start 10:30am
6½ Miles / 10.5km with mainly lanes and fields flat walking.
Meet opposite Crown lane in Rosemary lane (cul de sac), (Sat Nav: PR4 0HB), ready for the usual start time 10:30am.
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We are based in Lancashire in the North West of England but our walks take us round the UK's National Parks & National Landscapes, the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Peak District & North Wales. *** To view the next walk - Please scroll to the bottom ***
09/01/2025 Thursday Car - Catforth
6½ Miles / 10.5km with mainly lanes and fields flat walking.
Meet opposite Crown lane in Rosemary lane (cul de sac), (Sat Nav: PR4 0HB), ready for the usual start time 10:30am.
06/01/2025 Committee Meeting
January
Start time:7:00pm Finish 9:00pm
Committee meetings are held on Mondays.
Start at 7:00pm and finish at 9:00pm.
All members are welcome.
We meet at the Over 60s Club, Priory Lane, Penwortham, Preston PR1 0AR.
12/12/2024 Thursday Car - A walk around the Brinscall area.
Start: 10:30am
6 Miles / 9.7km Undulating.
Meet at Brinscall Baths (Sat Nav: PR6 8QU), ready for the usual start time 10:30am.
From the baths we climb up Well Road then bear left heading for Solomon's Temple. Over Withnall Moor to the stepping stones. Then crossing the A675 carrying on to the fisherman's hut by the reservoir. Taking the track to the Hare and Hounds, through Abbey Village to the disused railway track and back to Brinscall.
HAPPY DAYS.
08/12/2024 Coach - Windermere & Ambleside (Lake District)
8:00 start with 16:30 return
9.9Miles / 15.3km with 2448ft / 746m Total Ascent
This linear walk starts in the small village of Ings on the A591 to Windermere from where we head towards the hamlet of Grassgarth.
Crossing fields to High House and over Mickle Moss, we skirt Sallows to reach Garburn Nook where we start the descent into Troutbeck passing Limefitt Holiday Park and crossing Trout Beck from which the village takes its name.
Behind the picturesque local church we take the path towards Nanny Lane and the climb to Wansfell Pike. From the Pike we start the long and steep descent into Ambleside and the Christmas attractions that await.
9 Miles / 15km with 1,150ft / 350.5m Total Ascent
From Windermere short uphill to Orrest Head.
Proceed north to Near Orrest, Far Orrest to Causeway Farm & join Longmire Road to Limefitt Park.
From Troutbeck turn north west up Nanny Lane towards Wansfell. Leave path & head southerly to Hundreds Road which leads to Robin Lane & continue through Skelghyll Wood to reach Ambleside before dark.
Proceed north to Near Orrest, Far Orrest to Causeway Farm & join Longmire Road to Limefitt Park.
From Troutbeck turn north west up Nanny Lane towards Wansfell. Leave path & head southerly to Hundreds Road which leads to Robin Lane & continue through Skelghyll Wood to reach Ambleside before dark.
8 Miles / 12.87km with 800ft / 243m Total Ascent
The Loughrigg circular walk taking in the river Rothay, Rydal Water, Loughrigg Terrace with views over Grasmere.
Starting just behind St Mary's Church crossing the arched bridge over the river Rothay.
The walk continues with views of the Fairfield Horseshoe.
Continuing up a rough track past a National Trust Car Park.
Some of the paths are quite rocky so care is needed to eventually arrive at Loughrigg Terrace continuing along the terrace to reach a minor road. Passing some cottages with a view of Loughrigg Tarn towards the Langdale Pikes. The path then climbs uphill and then plateaus before following the main path down hill into Ambleside with enough time for refreshments.
5½ Miles / 8.9km with 500ft / 152m Total Ascent
We will get of the coach at Windermere (Toilets at Lakeland/Booths).
From here we will ascend towards Orrest head then take a lower track to go round Orrest head heading to Old Elleray. We now take a track through High Hay wood to Cosses farm, then onto Far Orrest north and to Thickholme Bridge.
From here we go onto Longmire west to Town End across to pick up Skelghyll lane, then to High Skelghyll to find the path through Skelghyll wood that leads to Waterhead then on to tea coffee and cake in Ambleside.
From here we will ascend towards Orrest head then take a lower track to go round Orrest head heading to Old Elleray. We now take a track through High Hay wood to Cosses farm, then onto Far Orrest north and to Thickholme Bridge.
From here we go onto Longmire west to Town End across to pick up Skelghyll lane, then to High Skelghyll to find the path through Skelghyll wood that leads to Waterhead then on to tea coffee and cake in Ambleside.
04/12/2024 Stroller Christmas Lunch
Arrive 12:15pm for 12:30pm
Held at the Rose and Crown, Ulnes Walton.
Meet : at the Rose and Crown, 220 Southport Road, Ulnes Walton, PR26 8LP.
A £10 non refundable deposit is required.
Below is the Rose & Crown menu for the day, please let Barry know your choices by the November Stroller walk (20th November - Mere Sands Wood).
Menu
To Start
Fire Roasted Tomato & Red Pepper Soup. v £8.50
(with a basil crisp, focaccia & confit garlic butter).
Panko Brie. v £8.95
(red onion marmalade, roquette & blood orange vinaigrette).
Smoked Haddock Chowder. £9.50
(chicken velouté, poached hen's egg & crusty cob).
Confit Lamb Pancakes. £9.00
(pickled vegetables, honey & soy dressing and sesame seeds).
Crispy Chicken Salad. £8.95
(chicken thighs with sweet & sour dressing, vermicelli, vegetables & sticky peanuts).
Chestnut & Sage Arancini. v £8.50
(cranberry compote & endive salad).
Main
Roast Lancashire Turkey £18.95
(pigs in blankets, cranberry & chestnut stuffing, roast potatoes, pan gravy & seasonal vegetables).
Confit Lamb Risotto. £19.50
(roasted vegetables & pancetta, chicken stock, fresh herbs).
Brisket Beef Bourguignon. £18.95
(brisket of beef, pancetta lardons, chestnut mushrooms, braised in a rich red wine & rosemary stock, topped with beef suet dumplings & caramelised silverskin onions).
Pan-Roasted Hake. £22.95
(Lancashire cheese & chive potato cake, creamed leeks, garlic & dill sauce, savoy cabbage).
South Indian Style Curry. v £16.95
(tomato based curry with Bombay potatoes, basmati rice & Naan bread).
Local Pork Chop. £18.95
(Bury black pudding & Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire cheese, creamed potatoes, barley & cabbage risotto, pork jus).
Dessert
Christmas Pudding. £8.95
(simply served with brandy sauce).
Clementine Posset. £8.95
(with citrus shortbread, crushed lemon & almond brittle).
All dishes are complete.
Vegan options & Gluten free alternatives are available on request.
Note - not all ingredients are listed on the menu. If you have any allergies or queries,
then please speak to a member of staff before your order is taken.
24/11/2024 Sunday Car - Wyre Lakes to Dolphinholme
Wyre Lakes to Dolphinholme with Katie Clenshaw
6 Miles / 9.7km with 360ft / 110m Total Ascent
Meet at Scorton Picnic Site near Scorton (Sat Nav: PR3 1BU), ready for the usual start time 10:30am.
From Scorton Picnic Site we cross the bridge over the river Wyre, then follow the Wyre Way northwards. At first we walk through woodland next to the Wyre, then under the motorway and past Wyreside Lakes caravan park and fishing lakes (Sunnyside on the map) to Street Bridge. We continue past Coreless Mill to Dolphinholme where we may climb up to the church for lunch. Returning to the river, we cross the bridge at Dolphinholme and take a path southeast across fields to Wagon Road, where we continue southwest towards Street. Here we take the footpath which heads below Street Farm, eventually reaching Foxhouses Farm Cottages. Parts of this section were muddy but passable on the reccie. We continue along the farm lane until we reach the road where we turn right to head back to the car park.
Alternatively, we could continue to the Applestore for a cup of tea, which adds about just under 2 miles to the walk.
20/11/2024 Stroller - Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve, Rufford
Start: 10:30am
2 to 3 miles with Little Climbing
Each Mid-Week Stroller walk has a destination providing a walk and venue for drinks / snacks or meal and starts at 10:30am
Meet at the Hesketh Arms car park ( toilets available) 81 Liverpool road, Rufford (Sat Nav: L40 1SB), then afterwards at Hesketh Arms.
We make our way to mere sands wood via roads and tracks round the wood and back, level walking with no stiles. Lunch at the Hesketh arms.
14/11/2024 Thursday Car - A walk around the Brinscall area.
Start: 10:30am
6 Miles / 9.7km Undulating (it will be a bit slower than a ‘B’ I’m afraid).
Meet at the far end of Lodge Bank (It is easier to park in front of the houses) (Sat Nav: PR6 8QU), ready for the usual start time 10:30am.
We pass Brinscall Hall, then carry on through fields to Heapey passing the fishing lakes before arriving at White Coppice, a lovely village with a cricket field.
We then walk the length of The Goyt, a wooded path by a stream to take us back to Brinscall.
10/11/2024 Coach - Settle & Horton in Ribblesdale (Yorkshire Dales)
8:00 start with 17:30 return
Penyghent, the “Windy Hill”, might be the lower of the three famous (or should that be infamous) peaks of Ribblesdale, but it is the only one touched by the Pennine Way, which actually goes right over the top of it. And so will we!
From Horton-in-Ribblesdale, we take the Pennine Way southward whilst heading north to Tarn Bar (work that one out), then it’s up past Hunt Pot to the summit of Penyghent at 694m/2,278ft. The descent is quite rocky as we continue along the Pennine Way as it heads towards Malham, leaving it at Churn Milk Hole. Our route is then over Overdale to Stainforth ( can be a bit boggy in places) and the first scar, Stainforth Scar, which we climb to Upper Winskill. Further climbing along a minor road and across grass will take us to Victoria Cave before we head down below the second scar, Attermire Scar, and round Warrendale Knotts to eventually descend into Settle.
9 Miles / 15km with 1200ft / 366m Total Ascent
From Settle we head up a road opposite car park to join the Dales High Way. Heading east we pass Attermire Scar, Stockdale farm and Nappa Cross. At Langscar we turn west onto the Pennine Bridleway and follow it back to Settle.
9.35 Miles / 14.7km with 1,475ft / 450m Total Ascent
We get off the coach in Settle head and head north before turning west past some clay pits then onto upper Winskill to find the Pennine Bridleway, following the bridleway we then we head towards Stainforth then onto dog hill brow before heading south to pick up the river and the Dales High Way / Ribble Way, following it back to the coach followed by a nice cuppa and a cake.
6 Miles / 9,7km with 600ft / 183m Total Ascent
Leaving the coach park in Settle we go a little way through the town before taking a path which climbs steeply into the open countryside. As is usual, on the 'C' walks, we will take our time for a breather as we go.
The views as we go along are spectacular so it will be worth the effort. Still on this path we eventually drop down to the village of Langcliffe.
From here we pass through more fields before coming to an enormous lime kiln. Built in 1873 and known as the Hoffman Kiln, it may be of interest to some of you so we will spend a little time there.
We now move on to Stainforth (more toilets !) and cross the river to look at the falls, but rather than walk the River Ribble Way we will take a lane to Little Stainforth, then on to Stackhouse where we join the Ribble Way and back to Settle and refreshments.
04/11/2024 Committee Meeting
Committee meetings are held on Mondays 7:00pm-9:00pm and all members are welcome.
We meet at the Over 60s Club, Priory Lane, Penwortham, Preston PR1 0AR.
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