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Ruralbritain A5 Lowfurnessv3 Hidden Britain Centres help you Discover Low Furness – discover, explore and become part of, the fascinating wealth of a land of stunning local landscape, history, culture, seascapes, beautiful skies LOW FURNESS food and community life in undiscovered parts of Cumbria, and subtle light, tucked something that is rarely possible away between the Lake in better known holiday areas, District Mountains and Weekender Walk providing a truly different and memorable experience. Morecambe Bay. Follow the trail and take a journey through this hidden corner of Cumbria. Find out more about the magic and mystery of the people who shaped the landscape of Low Furness and whose heritage remains for us to explore today. HIDDEN LIGHT-LOW FURNESS Evidence for mankind’s The ‘christianising’ of pagan religious sites and the growth and ‘spiritual journeying’ from development of Christianity can earliest times lies be evidenced in and through relatively undisturbed Low Furness’ religious buildings, some of which are still active across the beautiful places of worship, prayer and Furness Peninsular. There pilgrimage. Recent archeological discoveries show that the epi- is a stone circle on centre for the growth and spread Birkrigg Common, burial of Christianity could have been mounds, earth works, the church of St. Mary and St. Michael, Great Urswick, a former standing stones, sacred Celtic monastic site built upon a wells alongside significant substantial Roman site and associated with the early Celtic remains of Neolithic, saints, at the heart of this Bronze Age and delightful rural community and Roman habitation. ‘gateway’ to an amazing ‘hands on’ exploration of Low Furness. Much more awaits the It is not difficult to imagine how interested wanderer… remote Furness was from the rest of the mainland of Britain. One of the oldest and most hazardous routes was across the sands of Morecambe Bay, a route well LOW FURNESS WEEKENDER WALK known to early travellers, used former times and the spiritual Map: arly ‘travellers’ entered by the Romans and by pilgrims journey continues to seek a OS Outdoor Leisure Series No 6 Low Furness ‘oversands’ (1:25 000) and other ‘religious’ moving modern expression. and emerged at between sacred sites and E Great Urswick has once again Conishead Bank (near to monasteries. The atmosphere Distances: become the focus for education, About 18 miles in all but an Conishead Priory now the remains tantalisingly mysterious for community and for the ‘escape route’ is provided Manjushri Buddist Centre) and and deeply peaceful on many development of a ‘new Celtic to reduce to 12 miles. Other travelled inland via Red Lane, sections of this walk- a walk to spirituality’ for today. variations are possible a former Roman road. Our be ‘experienced’……. using the OS Map. walk begins along this road. We hope and trust you will enjoy Throughout the 20th Century as the ‘total experience’ of our in most of the affluent west, the Time: Travelling from Ulverston by beautiful area and will take time established churches had been in As long as you wish. car (or bus) turn right almost to explore and enjoy an inward steady decline whilst the growth immediately after the journey as well as a great walk! Conditions: of ‘individual spirituality and a Manjushri Centre towards A guided Heritage Walk which Please respect the area and the Bardsea; take the next right search for meaning’ has been takes us through some of the situations of those who live here, significant. Many of the churches most varied and historically (signed ‘Urswick, Lindal’). in Low Furness sustain small, stay a while, share it with us, significant countryside in the After about half a mile where faithful worshipping groups enjoy it for what it is and then North of England. the golf course boundary wall today. It has experienced the pain take away a special memory with This challenging walk on the runs out on the left ), Oxley’s of ‘rural retreat’, a reduction in you- until next time! ‘fringes’ of the Lake District on the right, there is parking the number of farms, the loss of The ‘Weekender’ is part of the covers beach walking, for several cars. well-trodden tracks and paths, village schools, post offices, Hidden Light- Low Furness limestone outcrops, minor shops and the like. Project, supported by Hidden At the corner of the golf country roads and some of the course find a Public footpath ‘New century’ communities are Britain Centres and the Lake many ancient ‘green tracks’ of sign and take a gentle stroll of being established in the villages District Peninsulas Tourism Low Furness. A walk to be about half a mile through which are very different from Partnership, and is a Low Furness ‘experienced’. community project. glade and woodland path to Strong footwear and waterproof emerge on another road at clothing recommended! the foot of Birkrigg Common. For more information about the Project and about this unique area please see our extensive website: www. explorelowfurness. co.uk 4 LOW FURNESS WEEKENDER WALK Start Red Lane here are numerous paths follow this towards Baycliffe for a over and around Birkrigg, mile or so. Enjoy the views! an area steeped in early Golf T The track becomes a stony road history. Your map will indicate Course (Sunbrick Lane) and emerges into White Gill ancient settlements, a stone circle, Baycliffe village. Continue Lane a pilgrims’ cross and a Quaker through the village until you find grave yard, and much else worth Birlcrigg Common the Green (near the Farm Shop). Great finding; evidence of quarrying is Urswick Take a little path to the left (phone all around. Stone box) to emerge onto the Coast Circle Walk around the seaward side of Road by the Fishermen’s Arms. Sunbrick Birkrigg at any height and in due course you need to emerge on the other side at the 17th Century You may wish to pause settlement of ‘Sunbrick’. This was here for refreshment! a significant Quaker settlement visited by George Fox. The When ready to move on, turn Baycliff Quaker burial ground is marked right along the main road, take a Scales on the map- about 100 yards lane (Leythey Lane) on the left North West of Sunbrick; the and follow this, keeping right at Tarn Castle memorial stone indicates that the junction, and emerging quite between 1654 and 1767, 227 by surprise on the stony beach. Beach ‘Friends’ were buried there, Turn right along the beach and Aldingham including Margaret Fox, wife of enjoy a bracing walk along the Dendron Gleaston Mill the Society’s founder, George Fox. shore of Morecambe Bay accompanied by the sight and sound of many seabirds until you Depending on where you meet see the outline of St.Cuthbert’s the road you need to find the Church at Aldingham. corner of the Farm House on the The Church is open each day for corner right at the bottom of you to enjoy a particular ‘peace Hevbiggin Sunbrick. A farm gate will lead and quiet’ on your journey. you into an old green track; 6 LOW FURNESS WEEKENDER WALK You are very welcome to eat your Ahead of you is the little hamlet at the top of the field by a gate It is also decision time! sandwiches on the benches in the of Newbiggin; turn right here into and path to the right. Don’t take it. From here you could begin your graveyard overlooking the sea. Newbiggin itself, continue up the Continue ahead through the stile return journey via Scales There is also a public toilet with road and into a farm track at the beside the smaller gate in front of (see page 15) or continue with disabled facilities here! top right hand side; after a further you and then follow the hedge the ‘Weekender’ challenge. 100 metres or so look for a public and wall on your left; this finally footpath on your right into the joins a stony path and track which field, cross it, over a small bridge comes out on the road between TO CONTINUE… and then turn at 45 degrees Gleaston Castle Farm (to the right) Take the road through Gleaston across the next field to a gap in and Gleaston Mill (to the left). village, along Mill Lane. Turn the corner. right at the junction into the You can see Gleaston Park Farm This is a fascinating area to hardly appropriately named Main ahead of you on the hillside; a explore and of course the Mill Street. Continue along Main walk in a direct line will bring has a restaurant and bar Street for about 100 yards, you to a gate to exit the field; together with a shop and Mill looking out for the attractive turn left on this wonderful Exhibition for all ages. historic houses in the village and ‘switch-back’ road and go uphill the old well. At the t-junction towards Gleaston. A short piece of road walking is ‘eased’ by superb views into the Aldingham rural heart of Low Furness. When suitably refreshed, continue your beach walk, around the Immediately in front of the headland, under the remains of 30-mile limit sign on the right is the mysterious motte and bailey an unmarked gate leading onto on the headland, pass by a small another ancient gated ‘green residential caravan park and track’. Take this. Once through the emerging onto the Coast Road at second gate, follow the right hand Sea Mill. This is part of the hedge around the field, emerging Cumbria Coastal Way. 8 LOW FURNESS WEEKENDER WALK cross the road (take care The path you need is tucked Continue through the stile, cross mile until you come to a crossing) and take the lane up the away behind the trees (there is a the field to meet another stile in substantial stone wall on the right hill signed ‘Dendron and Dalton’.
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