Laneshaw Directions to Atom Bridge • Leave M65 at junction 14 • At the roundabout take 1st exit A6068 for Keighley Lowlands • After almost 2 miles at another Farm roundabout take 2nd exit A6068 for Keighley Height Laithe • After 2 miles, at Laneshawbridge, Farm turn right on to minor road signposted Pack Horse • After 2 miles turn into car park for 11 Bridge 1 Car Country Park on your right WYCOLLER Atom Park

Wycoller Hall Clapper (remains of) 2 Bridge Walton’s Visitor Centre The Cross 10 Foster’s Leap

Wycoller Plantation 9 3 Fosters Leap Clapper Farm Bridge 4 Panopticon Copy House 8 Farm Smithy Clough

7 Walk Stepping Stones Ravens Rock Farm 5 6 Parson Lee Farm Dean House Farm

Boulsworth Hill Brink Ends

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The walk begins from a waymarked post between Two more posts show the right of way downhill to a Either way, the old road should be followed uphill to the car park and Atom where a footpath takes off footbridge 5 over the stream next to the the Haworth Road Car Park, where this walk began. along the side of the valley towards Foster's Leap 1 eighteenth-century farmhouse of Parson Lee Farm. But if you are in need of refreshment before the final The walk can easily be completed in about an hour This is the only bed and breakfast establishment in stretch, you may want to call in at the Wycoller Craft and offers some attractive views of Pendle's the valley at the present time. Close by a stile at the Centre and Tea Rooms, 11 which serves a range of Panopticon from various points within Wycoller end of the barn there is a great view of the snacks and delicious home-made cakes. Country Park. Panopticon. 6 It really does seem as if it is about to (Open daily except Monday, 11am – 5pm. roll down the hillside at any moment and – when T 01282 868395, W www.wycollercraftcentre.co.uk) The path is very narrow and soon divides into two 2 people stand next to it – looks not unlike a massive Take the right hand path to descend towards the boulder abandoned by the retreating glacier which The walk is 2.5 km, or just over 1.5 miles, long and farmhouse and former barn of Foster's Leap Farm. formed this valley. The bronze finish of the should take about an hour. From the second kissing-gate there is a good view of Panopticon's metal-based paint blends in perfectly Foster's Leap Rock poking its nose out above the with the colour of its surroundings and it is easy to 6 stand of sycamore trees next to the barn. This imagine that this object has long been part of the outcrop is referred to in Colne church records of 1714 landscape. and is believed to be named after Foster Cunliffe, a relative of the Cunliffes of who claimed Attractive waterfalls and some superb specimens of King Charles II as his godfather. He made a daring European Larch and Common Beech are highlights (some would call it insane) jump across the gap from of the walk down the farm track to 'Water Meetings'. 7 the cliff behind on to the top of the rock. Here, two unnamed tributaries unite to form which, a short distance further downstream, is On entering the garden of Foster's Leap Barn, you crossed by the prehistoric Clam Bridge. 8 can see an attractive pond 3 boasting some unusual creatures, such as a pink hippopotamus. Beyond the Clam Bridge 9 is Copy House Bridge, However, this is private property and walkers are rebuilt in 1992, where there is the choice of walking expected to cross the lawn, on the route indicated through the live willow tunnel in the Conservation 10 by the yellow waymarking arrow, to join the Area, or heading through the picnic area with its metalled road linking the barn with the farmhouse duck pond to the Old Coach Road behind the Aisled further down the valley side. Next to the latter is a Barn Visitor Centre. The willow tunnel is worth a gate. On entering the field here, follow the wall to the detour as it is one of a set of willow structures, left 4 and cross into the next field by means of a including a life-size horse and rider, 10 constructed ladder stile. The gateway next to it is usually open. by local people working with professional artists to enhance the wider Panopticon site.

Photographs by Nigel Hillier, Ian Lawson and Karen Williams for NWDA

Photographs by Nigel Hillier, Ian Lawson and Karen Williams for NWDA for Williams Karen and Lawson Ian Hillier, Nigel by Photographs

side of Atom. Atom. of side to the extreme right in the view. the in right extreme the to Bridge Laneshaw

meandering path downhill to the large entrance in the the in entrance large the to downhill path meandering out in the middle distance, leading on to to on leading distance, middle the in out

From the Haworth Road Car Park, take the short short the take Park, Car Road Haworth the From in all its glory. The town of Colne lies spread spread lies Colne of town The glory. its all in Hill Pendle

saved till last, for from the final window can be seen seen be can window final the from for last, till saved

'panoptical' implies, you really do see everything! see do really you implies, 'panoptical' It may be said that the best panorama has been been has panorama best the that said be may It

qualities of Peter Meacock's design. As the word word the As design. Meacock's Peter of qualities

surface of the steel ball – to appreciate the panoptical panoptical the appreciate to – ball steel the of surface views to be obtained from that particular spot. spot. particular that from obtained be to views

of the openings – or view them in miniature on the the on miniature in them view or – openings the of who obviously appreciated the fantastic panoramic panoramic fantastic the appreciated obviously who

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particular molecule. One has only to look out from any any from out look to only has One molecule. particular cross was put there in 1835 by the Reverend Walton, Walton, Reverend the by 1835 in there put was cross

room. This represents the last remaining atom in this this in atom remaining last the represents This room. to the one in Colne Market. The spire on top of the the of top on spire The Market. Colne in one the to

in the centre of what proves to be an otherwise empty empty otherwise an be to proves what of centre the in rounded hill on the skyline behind. The cross is similar similar is cross The behind. skyline the on hill rounded

Closer inspection reveals a large stainless steel sphere sphere steel stainless large a reveals inspection Closer upright line of Walton's Cross at the summit of the small small the of summit the at Cross Walton's of line upright

there is more to this artwork than first meets the eye. eye. the meets first than artwork this to more is there close by. On a clear day you can make out the the out make can you day clear a On by. close

Panopticon. This may be the first hint a visitor gets that that gets visitor a hint first the be may This Panopticon. plantation which takes its name from Raven's Rock Rock Raven's from name its takes which plantation

from one of the four round openings in the sides of the the of sides the in openings round four the of one from The third viewing window offers a view of the U-shaped U-shaped the of view a offers window viewing third The

chance that you will catch a glint of reflected light light reflected of glint a catch will you that chance

If the sun is shining from the south, there is just a a just is there south, the from shining is sun the If bulk of Hill beyond. Hill Boulsworth of bulk

Bank House Farm at the east end and the massive massive the and end east the at Farm House Bank

the peaty waters of Wycoller Beck far below. below. far Beck Wycoller of waters peaty the left of Copy House there is a plantation with the ruin of of ruin the with plantation a is there House Copy of left

which atoms have supposedly tumbled to their fate in in fate their to tumbled supposedly have atoms which Copy House Farm hugging the slope below it. To the the To it. below slope the hugging Farm House Copy

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with the strange inclusion of rounded apertures, from from apertures, rounded of inclusion strange the with point on the opposite side of the valley, with with valley, the of side opposite the on point

bears some resemblance to a sea-worn pebble, but but pebble, sea-worn a to resemblance some bears Raven's Rock can be seen perched on the highest highest the on perched seen be can Rock Raven's

this modernistic structure – representing a molecule – – molecule a representing – structure modernistic this From the next opening, the isolated farmhouse of of farmhouse isolated the opening, next the From

Haworth Road Car Park, high above the valley floor, floor, valley the above high Park, Car Road Haworth

valley side as it has done for centuries. for done has it as side valley Nestling on the edge of a grassy knoll close to the the to close knoll grassy a of edge the on Nestling

vaccary walling still clings tenaciously to the steep steep the to tenaciously clings still walling vaccary

distant Brink Ends, while in the foreground ancient ancient foreground the in while Ends, Brink distant . Trawden.

the farm dwellings of Parson Lee, Dene House and and House Dene Lee, Parson of dwellings farm the Country Park from Colne, or walking over the hill from from hill the over walking or Colne, from Park Country

see a view eastwards towards Foster's Leap Rock and and Rock Leap Foster's towards eastwards view a see way off, whether you are approaching Wycoller Wycoller approaching are you whether off, way

Looking through the first aperture on the left, you will will you left, the on aperture first the through Looking You can see Pendle's Panopticon Atom from a long long a from Atom Panopticon Pendle's see can You

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Atom A Panopticon for Pendle About Panopticons

Designed by Peter Meacock with Katarina Panopticon n. structure, space or device providing a Novomestska and Architecture Central Workshop, comprehensive or panoramic view Atom is constructed in ferro-cement with a surface coating of metal-based paint. It is intended as both Pennine Lancashire's Panopticons are a unique series of viewing-point and shelter, and also as an intriguing twenty-first century landmarks, designed to attract and beautiful object in the landscape. visitors into the countryside to enjoy the stunning landscapes and wealth of attractions that this delightful From inside, its circular viewing spaces frame area has to offer. unrivalled views of the surrounding countryside and an initially hidden, polished steel ball reflects back those In addition to Atom, nestling on the hillside above views to the visitor. Wycoller village, there are three more Panopticons to The discover, each commanding spectacular views. Through Land, the education and creative arts project Wycoller linked to Panopticons, local people worked with From Colourfields, in Blackburn's Corporation Park, you professional artists to create a striking series of willow can enjoy a widespread panorama of the Park below, sculptures which can be seen in nearby Wycoller with the town beyond and distant views out towards Panopticon village, a conservation area since 1973. Lytham, Southport and Fleetwood. Walk Wycoller also has several unusual architectural From Singing Ringing Tree, on Crown Point above features, including seven small bridges that cross , there is a superb view of Pendle Hill to the north Wycoller Beck, and an 18th-century five-aisled barn, and you can glimpse the Cliviger wind turbines on the now converted into a visitor centre. border to the east. In between there is a panoramic overview of the town of Burnley, with the Panopticons and Land were projects of the East famous Turf Moor football stadium at its centre. On a Pendle, Pennine Lancashire Lancashire Environmental Arts Network (ELEAN), which clear day you can see the Bowland Fells, Pendle, aims to demonstrate the positive role of the arts and , Pen-y-ghent and Great Whernside. cultural activity in the social, economic and physical regeneration of Pennine Lancashire. From Halo, the centrepiece of a former landfill site on Top o' Slate, now re-landscaped and returned to public use, visitors can enjoy wonderful views of the Rossendale valley, Greater Manchester and parts of Pennine Lancashire, which were formerly inaccessible.

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For information about other things to see and do in Pendle, contact: Pendle Tourist Information Centre; T: 01282 661701 E: [email protected] W: www.pendle.com

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