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It’s almost time for you to join us for your Lantern & Larks canvas retreat.

We can’t wait to welcome you to our glamping site to enjoy time away from the hustle and bustle of normal day to day life and take you back to basics with a few added luxuries!

Within this guide you will find the answers to any questions you might have before you arrive. If you do need any further information please call us on 01638 563478.

See you very soon! Emma Clark Lantern & Larks

What you need to know before your Lantern & Larks canvas retreat 2 Things to pack, directions & arriving on-site 3 Inventory 4 Countryside Code 5 Explore the local area 7 1 LANTERN & LARKS

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOUR FIREPITS LANTERN & LARKS CANVAS RETREAT Your Lantern & Larks holiday includes the CHILLING FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS unlimited wood which can be used on the fi re pit and log burner. You will have 1 basket of wood in We use cool boxes that are fi lled with frozen your tent, any more you require there is a log store water bottles to keep food cool. You can collect on site where you can collect your logs. the water bottles from the Honesty Shop. They are fi ne for around 24 hours as long as you keep The fi re pit can be used for barbeques and the lids on. They are designed to keep items cool, additional outdoor heat. Other than when using but will not act like a fridge and frozen items will the fi re pit, open fi res and other barbeques must not remain frozen for more than a few hours. not be lit ANYWHERE else on site at ANY stage.

COOKING SECURITY We have provided a log burning range within the Please note that you are strongly advised not tent. You can cook on the hob, or heat or even to bring valuables onto the site or leave them roast in the oven. It does take a little longer than unattended at any time as there is no secure place a conventional oven, and the temperature varies to store them. Lantern & Larks cannot be held with the amount of wood and the speed of its responsible for any loss of items. burning, so be prepared for a little trial and error, but the results should be acceptable, and if not – well you can always blame the oven. For quick WATER meals and the early morning cuppa as the stove lights up, we supply a twin gas hob.. Hot water is supplied to your tent for the shower and tap in the sink in the kitchen and toilet.

ELECTRICITY Don’t forget we have cots and high chairs Please note that there is no mains electricity available. To add these to your booking please call available on site. us on 01638 563478.

FIRST AID DOGS There is a fi rst aid box located in the tent if you All of our tents are pet friendly. They must be suffer a minor accident on site. Please let the Site kept on a lead at all times while on the site. Manager know if you have used any items at the Please ensure that you clear up any dog mess end of your stay so the box may be restocked. straight away and dispose of it responsibly – thank you. HONESTY SHOP A number of essential items are available for purchase from the tent. A tariff is at the Shop. Please settle up with the Site Manager upon departure – thank you. The code for the Honesty shop is C2578X.

LIGHTING There are battery powered lanterns. These should last for a few days. The replacement batteries are in the honesty shop when you need to replace them.

2 THINGS TO PACK FOR YOUR LANTERN DIRECTIONS FROM THE SOUTH & LARKS CANVAS RETREAT Leave Northbound M6 at JUNCTION 32. Take A6 NORTH towards . Past Broughton, Barton, A Torch and batteries & Brock (approx. 4.5 miles). After leaving Wellies - even in summer! Brock turn Right just before ROGER’S GARAGE (SHELL), following signs for , , Favourite toys and books to keep your little campers & Beacon Fell Country Park. Over Canal (take care – entertained, or even a football or rounders set! hump-backed bridge), railway & motorway. (Don’t forget baby food if required) At Y junction fork right. Take next left (sign posted Jumpers - for those chillier nights. Chipping) and follow winding road 2.5 miles to T junction. Turn left & after 300 yards turn right Rain coats & large umbrellas - you never know (signposted Bleasdale). Continue straight for approx what the Great British weather is planning! 2 mile, through S bends & turn left at the lodge with Board games and a pack of cards - for those a “private drive” sign. Look out for the Lantern & Larks nights spent sitting around the campfi re. Logo. Take the fi rst sharp turn to your right. Brooks Farm is on the left. Go up the hill & the entrance Insect repellent - you are in the countryside so expect some unwanted insects. to the camp site is clearly signed on you right in the wood. Beach towels - our luxury campsites are only a short drive away from some of the best seaside towns. ACCESS AND CAR PARKING Sun cream and after sun - you never know with Please note that parking is only available in the the British weather - it could surprise us! designated parking area and that vehicles should Warm pyjamas, socks, slippers and a hot water not be driven to the tents – thank you. bottle - the nights can be cold even in summer. Think about bringing a rug/blanket for sitting around ARRIVAL TIME the campfi re, or having a picnic in the sun. Also pack charcoal if you wish to have a BBQ. We like to welcome our guests between 4 and 6pm

TIP: bring along some family favourite ‘one-pot’ LATE ARRIVALS recipes - our wood-burning stoves are perfect for a family meal made in one large pot. If you arrive after 6pm an extra charge of £15 will apply, after 8pm a £25 extra charge will apply (if after 9pm please check with us fi rst). HOW TO GET TO YOUR LANTERN & LARKS SITE If you think you will arrive later than planned then DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH please call the site manager on their mobile so they Leave Southbound M6 at JUNCTION 33 (keep in are aware you are on your way. left hand Lane). Take 1st left, A6 SOUTH towards GARSTANG, and IMMEDIATELY left again as you CAMPSITE ADDRESS leave the roundabout (Hampson Green Lane). 800 yards to T junction. At the T junction turn right. CAMPSITE ADDRESS Brooks Farm, Bleasdale, Follow this road for 2 miles. At cross roads go straight Garstang, Lancs, PR3 1UY If at any time during over (past the Fleece Inn). Follow this road for your stay you need assistance please do not several miles. The road crosses a cattle grid to open hesitate to contact your site manager Debbie on moorland, & back over another cattle grid. Keep 07947899388. going past Oakenclough paper mill and Calder Bank Lodge, heading for Bleasdale & Chipping along Delph ARRIVING AT YOUR LANTERN & LARKS SITE Lane. Carry on up the hill, past Stang Yule and down the other side until you reach a T junction – turn HOW TO CHECK-IN Left towards Chipping. Drive past the “S” bends and The site is clearly sign posted to direct you to the car turn left at the lodge entrance, there is also a sign park, once you have arrived in the car park please ring for “Lantern & Larks” on the gate. Follow up the drive the site manager on their mobile phone, or if you are until you get to a sharp right hand turn signed “this able to then please call the site manager when you way” in Lantern and Larks colours. Go past Brooks are around 30 minutes away, the manager will then Farm on the left, up the hill & the entrance to the meet you and show you to your tent. camp site is clearly signed on you right in the wood.

3 LUGGAGE BARROWS DEPARTURES Barrows have been provided to take your luggage Please note that your tent must be vacated by from your car to the tent, these are located in the 10am on day of departure. The Site Manager will car park. Please ensure that they are returned to the meet you and you can pay for your Honesty Shop parking area after use – thank you. purchases at this time.

INVENTORY: WHATS INCLUDED IN YOUR LANTERN & LARKS TENT (INDICATIVE ONLY)

UTENSILS PLASTICS MAIN KNIVES 8 TUPPERWARE BOX 1 MAIN FORKS 8 PLASTIC BREAD BOARD 1 SIDE KNIVES 8 PLASTIC CHOPPING BOARD 1 SIDE FORKS 8 PLASTIC POOL JUG 1 SPOONS 8 TEASPOONS 8 PYREX WINE GLASSES 8 PYREX CASS’OLE WITH LID 1 WATER GLASSES 8 PYREX BOWL 1 PLATES 8 BOWLS 8 COOK WARE SIDEPLATES 8 NON STICK FRYPAN 28CM 1 MUGS 8 PROGRESS ROASTING TIN 1 CORKSCREW/BOTTLE OPENER 1 PROGRESS OVEN TRAY 1 GARLIC PRESS 1 SAUCEPAN & LID 2 GRATER 1 COLANDER / SIEVE 1

MASHER 1 USEFUL ITEMS ALSO IN YOUR TENT POTATO PEELER 1 ALL PURPOSE SPRAY 1 SALAD SERVERS S/STEEL 1 A CLOTH 1 SERVING SPOON 1 SCOURING SPONGE 1 SLOTTED SPOON 1 MATCHES (PACK) 1 TIN OPENER 1 TOILET ROLL 1 WOODEN SPOONS 1 BATH TOWELS (only for on-site use) 6 CAFETIERE S/S - (8 CUP) 1 TEA TOWELS 2 KNIVES BEDDING & LINEN PROVIDED AND MADE UP BREAD KNIFE 1 FOR ARRIVAL CARVING KNIFE 1 PARING KNIFE 1 UTILITY KNIFE 1 STAND UP KNIFE BLOCK 1

4 WORKING FARM cyclists must give way to walkers and horse riders on bridleways. Please note that you are surrounded by working farmland and therefore should follow the Co-operate with people at work in the Countryside Code. It would be appreciated if you countryside. For example, keep out of the way would particularly observe the following: when farm animals are being gathered or moved and follow directions from the farmer. Please observe the speed limit of 5mph on site and park only in the designated area. Busy traffi c on small country roads can be unpleasant and dangerous to local people, Please do not enter farm buildings or go near visitors and wildlife – so slow down and where machinery or farm animals. possible, leave your vehicle at home, consider Please leave gates as you found them – open sharing lifts and use alternatives such as or closed. public transport or cycling. For public transport Please ensure your dog is kept on a lead whilst information, phone Traveline on 0871 200 22 on the farm and ‘bag and bin’ any mess 33 or visit www.traveline.org.uk within the Lantern & Larks designated site. Leave gates and property as you fi nd them and Please don’t cross a fi eld planted with crops follow paths unless wider access is available. and do follow footpaths where you can. A farmer will normally close gates to keep farm animals in, but may sometimes leave them open Please avoid cattle and do not enter an so the animals can reach food and water. Leave enclosure where there are cattle with calves. gates as you fi nd them or follow instructions on signs. When in a group, make sure the last person knows how to leave the gates. THE COUNTRYSIDE CODE IN FULL Follow paths unless wider access is available Respect. Protect. Enjoy such as open country or registered common Respect other people land (known as “open access land”). Consider the local community and other people If you think a sign is illegal or misleading such enjoying the outdoors. as “Private – No Entry” sign on a public path, Leave gates and property as you fi nd them and contact the local authority. follow paths unless wider access is available. Leave machinery and farm animals alone – Protect the natural environment don’t interfere with animals even if you think Leave no trace of your visit and take your litter home. they’re in distress. Try to alert the farmer instead. Keep dogs under effective control. Use gates, stiles or gaps in fi eld boundaries if you can – climbing over walls, hedges and Enjoy the outdoors fences can damage them and increase the risk Plan ahead and be prepared. of farm animals escaping. Follow the advice and local signs. Our heritage matters to all of us – be careful not to disturb ruins and historic sites. RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE

Please respect the local community and other PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT people using the outdoors. Remember your actions can affect peoples’ lives and livelihoods. We all have a responsibility to protect the countryside now and for future generations, so make Consider the local community and other people sure you don’t harm animals, birds, plants or trees enjoying the outdoors. and try to leave no trace of your visit. When out with Respect the needs of local people and visitors your dog make sure it is not a danger or nuisance to alike – for example, don’t block gateways, farm animals, horses, wildlife or other people. driveways or other paths with your vehicle. Leave no trace of your visit, take your litter home. When riding a bike or driving a vehicle, slow Protecting the natural environment means taking down or stop for horses, walkers and farm special care not to damage, destroy or remove ➤ animals and give them plenty of room. By law,

5 features such a rocks, plants and trees. They However, if cattle or horses chase you and provide homes and food for wildlife, and add to your dog, it is safer to let your dog off the everybody’s enjoyment of the countryside. lead – don’t risk getting hurt trying to protect it. Your dog will be much safer if you Litter and leftover food doesn’t just spoil let it run away from a farm animal in these the beauty of the countryside, it can be circumstances and so will you. dangerous to wildlife and farm animals – so take your litter home with you. Dropping litter Everyone knows how unpleasant dog mess is and dumping rubbish are criminal offences. and it can cause infections, so always clean up after your dog and get rid of the mess Fires can be devastating to wildlife and habitats responsibly “bag it” and “bin it”. Make sure as they are to people and property – so be your dog is wormed regularly to protect it, careful with naked fl ames and cigarettes at any other animals and people. time of the year. Sometimes, controlled fi res are used to manage vegetation, particularly on heaths and moors between the 1st October and ENJOY THE OUTDOORS 15th April, but if a fi re appears to be unattended then report it by calling 999. Even when going out locally, it’s best to get the latest information about where and when you Keep dogs under effective control can go. For example, your rights to go on some When you take your dog into the outdoors, areas of open access land and coastal land may be restricted in particular places at particular always ensure it does not disturb wildlife, farm times. Find out as much as you can about where animals, horses or other people by keeping it you are going, plan ahead and follow advice and under effective control. This means that you: local signs. Keep your dog on a lead, or in sight at all times, Plan ahead and be prepared be aware of what it’s doing and be confi dent it You’ll get more from your visit if you refer to will return to you promptly on command. up-to-date maps or guidebooks and websites Ensure it does not stray off the path or area before you go. Visit www.naturalengland.org.uk where you have a right of access. or contact local information centres or libraries, for a list of outdoor recreation groups Special dog rules may apply in particular situations, offering advice on specialist activities. so always look out for local signs for example: Dogs may be banned from certain areas that You are responsible for your own safety and for others in your care – especially children – people use, or there may be restrictions, byelaws so be prepared for natural hazards, changes or control orders limiting where they can go. in weather and other events. Wild animals, The access rights that normally apply to open farm animals and horses can behave country and registered common land (known unpredictably if you get too close, especially as “open access land”) require dogs to be kept if they are with their young – so give them on a short lead between 1st March and 31st plenty of space. July, to help protect nesting birds, and all year Check weather forecasts before you leave. round near farm animals. Conditions can change rapidly especially on At the coast, there may be some restrictions to mountains and along the coast, so don’t be require dogs to be kept on a short lead during afraid to turn back. When visiting the coast check for tide times at www.ukho.gov.uk/ the bird breeding season, and to prevent fl ocks of easytide don’t risk getting cut off by rising resting birds during other times of the year. tides and take care on slippery rocks and It’s always good practice (and a legal sea-weed. requirement on “open access land”) to keep your dog on a lead around farm animals and Part of the appeal of the countryside is that horses, for your own safety and for the welfare you can get away from it all. You may not see of the animals. A farmer may shoot a dog which anyone for hours, and there are many places is attacking or chasing farm animals, without without clear mobile phone signals, so let someone else know where you are going and being liable to compensate the dog’s owner. when you expect to return.

6 FOLLOW ADVICE AND LOCAL SIGNS has about 190,000km (118,000 miles) of public rights of way, providing many opportunities to enjoy the natural environment. Get to know the signs and symbols used in the countryside to show paths and open countryside.

Footpath Bridleway Byway National Open waymark waymark waymark trails access

Footpath – open to walkers only, waymarked open for walking and some trails are only with Yellow Arrow. suitable for cyclists, horse-riders and people Bridleway – open to walkers, horse riders, and with limited mobility. cyclists, waymarked with Blue Arrow. Open access land – 865 hectares of Restricted Byway – open to all walkers, mountain, moorland and heathland, down cyclists, horse-riders and horse-drawn vehicles, land and registered common land is available waymarked with Plum coloured Arrow. to walk, run, explore, climb and watch wildlife, without having to stay on paths, similar rights Byway open to all traffi c (BOAT) open to will be extended on coastal land (identifi ed walkers, cyclists, horse-riders – horse-drawn under the Marine and Coastal Access Act vehicles, waymarked with Red Arrow. 2009) check the Open Access pages at www. National Trail Acorn – identifi es 15 long naturalengland.org.uk for maps, information distance routes in England and Wales. All are and any current restrictions in place.

EXPLORE THE LOCAL AREA AROUND OUR LANTERN & LARKS SITES DURING YOUR STAY

Lantern & Larks - Out & About around Bleasdale Visit www.lanternandlarks.co.uk/Locations/Bleasdale/ www.visitlancashire.com ThingsToDo/ Website listing areas to visit, attractions, eating out, shopping and events. www.facebook.com/LanternAndLarks Lancashire County Council www.twitter.com/lanternandlarks www.lancashire.gov.uk www.instagram.com/lanternandlarks Tourism website includes places to visit, and location of visitor centres.

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