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The Punch Bowl Inn, Churchtown, SD 4815 4295 6 miles Roads, lanes, tracks and fields Pubs, Post Office, Bus stop 1 SD 4815 4295 3 hours Bus service: Café, Toilets, Shops, 40/41/42 - Morecambe - Lancaster - - 2 SD 4806 4255 Dairy Preston - , regular bus stops at Catterall, 3 SD 4888 4292 Brockholes Arms 4 SD 4922 4299 5 SD 4991 4330 N 6 SD 5046 4354 7 SD 5066 4344 8 8 SD 4897 4488 9 SD 4851 4440 10 SD 4850 4430 11 SD 4819 4379 9 12 SD 4799 4364 10 13 SD 4795 4308

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2 © Crown Copyright.© Crown reserved. All rights 100023320,Council Licence County Lancashire 2007. www.forestofbowland.com 0 Miles 0.5 Mile 0 Km 1 Km Crumbly Walk About This Walk Route Description

The Crumbly Lancashire Cheese Trail is 1 GPS: SD 4815 4295 very careful of traffic) and turn 9 GPS: SD 4851 4440 south of the picturesque market town From the Inn car park turn left and immediately right and over a stile onto Pass over the small bridge over another of Garstang with a start in the village of down Church Street. Through the field the footpath. Follow the path straight ditch, and up the steep embankment to Churchtown and it follows the line of gate into St Helen's church yard and out ahead, keeping an hedge to your left. the gate onto the A6 (cross over the A6 both the River Wyre and the historic through the gate onto the embankment. with care). Turn left and walk along A6 6 GPS: SD 5046 4354 canal. The route circumnavigates Dew Walk along the top of the embankment Reach a track and turn right and down towards Cross House Farm. Lay, the largest of the Lancashire cheese until you reach the suspension bridge. to Sturzaker House. On reaching the 10 GPS: SD 4850 4430 makers, which has a small factory shop, Cross over the River Wyre and then cottages (on your right) take the track Just past the farm buildings turn right open during working hours. cross the stile just ahead. to your left towards the canal. Just along the farm track and continue past Garstang is a town full of good quality 2 GPS: SD 4806 4255 before the bridge over the canal, turn the rear of Dew Lay. shops, teashops and pubs where you Pass through a squeeze stile next to a right through the gate and pass down At this point why not take a break can sample and buy Lancashire cheese. cattle grid and turn left, passing through onto the towpath of the canal. and visit Dew Lay Dairy This walk also passes close to several a field gate. Continue along the track 7 GPS: SD 5066 4344 pubs which offer excellent meals and straight ahead until you reach 'Old 11 GPS: SD 4819 4379 Turn left under the canal bridge and When the track bears sharp left (back refreshments, so please ask to see their Lancaster Road'. follow the canal (northwards) for Lancashire cheese dishes. towards the A6) go through a gate on 3 GPS: SD 4888 4292 approx 2 miles. your right. Walk diagonally across the Try the Punchbowl Inn and Horns Inn at Turn right onto this road. After 115 8 GPS: SD 4897 4488 field, heading towards Kirkland Hall Churchtown at the start or end of this metres turn left and onto the pavement Shortly after crossing the 'Wyre amongst the trees. Cross the stile and walk. Half way round, and just a little of the A6 (cross the A6 with care). Aqueduct' pass through a double set of bear right through a field gate and follow way off the canal on Ray Lane, lies the Walk down 'Tan Yard Road' away from gates on your left, into the school the track between the hedge and fence. Kenlis Arms, or before leaving the canal, the A6 for approx 250 metres. playing field. Follow the path straight 12 GPS: SD 4799 4364 walk a few extra metres to the historic 4 GPS: SD 4922 4299 ahead, passing between the shrubs and Th'Owd Tithe Barn. On reaching the building turn right and Turn left onto a footpath just before beech hedge, to the far side of the follow the track, which then bears left in whey To assist navigation the route is “ ” “works yard”. After about 120 metres playing field. Leave through a kissing front of a farmhouse. Once past all the Crumbly Lancashire Cheese marked the “ turn right (near a telegraph pole) and gate and continue straight across the buildings bear left along a tree-lined Trail ”. follow the path along a fence line and field. Go through another kissing gate track and follow this out to the main the rear of the buildings/houses. On and continue straight across the field to A586 road. reaching Catterall village playing fields, a small bridge over a ditch. Continue follow the tarmac path past the village straight ahead (with the river on your 13 GPS: SD 4795 4308 hall up the steps to the road. left). As the river starts to bear left Cross the road with care, turn left and walk into Churchtown village via 5 follow the finger post and take a path GPS: SD 4991 4330 Ainspool Lane. Turn left and cross the road bridge that takes a diagonal route across (note: there is no pavement here, so be the field.