OS Explorer Circular Walk OL41 Start Point Bus Service Distance/Time Terrain Key to Facilities Chatburn Village, 5 - to Chatburn & 4 miles Tracks, fields and roads. Chatburn and Downham: SD 7693 4413 Downham (Mon to Sat) 2 - 2.5 hrs Gates and some stiles. Post Office, Café, 70/71 - From Nelson & Clitheroe Steep sections and can be Pub, Toilets, Bus stop (Summer Suns & Bank Hols) wet underfoot GPS Waypoints (OS grid refs) N 6 1 SD 7693 4413 2 SD 7726 4384 5 3 SD 7808 4311

4 SD 7858 4411

5 SD 7878 4508

6 SD 7849 4532

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0 Miles 0.5 Mile 0 Km 1 Km www.forestofbowland.com Chatburn Circular Walk About This Walk Walk Description

Chatburn at the foot of Pendle takes 1 From the centre of Chatburn, take you reach the open field bear across Swanside Beck. Retrace its name from one of the most the Downham road and, on slightly right to pass the end of your steps from the stone stile and distinguished characters of Anglo- crossing the railway bridge, take the another hedgerow ahead. Carry bear right across the field to cross Saxon times, St Chad or St Ceadda. public footpath signed to the right straight on in the same direction to the footbridge. pass along the right hand side of Chatburn itself occupies a beautiful past the village hall. On joining 6 On crossing the wooden position in a hollow between two Victoria Avenue, bear left and walk Langland Hall Wood and into footbridge, bear left uphill and ridges. to the end where you turn right Downham village via two more continue ahead across another stile onto a lane. On meeting the small squeeze stiles. to meet an old stone “outbarn”. The village stands some 400 feet stream, turn right and follow the above sea-level, and there are 4 Turn left and climb up to the top of Pass to the left hand side of the well-marked path up to the A59. the village, turning, right past the barn and then re-cross the hedge excellent views around it. Smithies Taking great care, cross the bypass Bridge and Bridge, both a Assheton Arms to follow the public by the gates and follow this hedge and head straight through a kissing footpath past the bungalow. Turn left up to the bridge over the railway. mile from the village centre, link gate on the well-trodden path Lancashire with the old county of through the small gate and head Follow the well-defined path towards the right hand side of the uphill through the stone squeeze through a number of gates to Yorkshire and the river scenery here is wood ahead. most attractive. There is a Roman stile to the crest of Downham return to Downham Road at the Road alongside the village which was 2 Cross the stile in the wall corner Green (the route of the old Roman bypass bridge and back to built over 2000 years ago. ahead and follow the obvious path road). On passing through a group Chatburn village. up onto the side of Worsaw Hill. of mature trees, bear half right to Chatburn is a place of medieval origin, (Take care on the exposed pick up the path which descends the derivation of its name being from limestone, which can be very diagonally towards the obvious Ceadd’s Stream (Ings Beck). Its slippery in wet weather.) Cross limestone knolls, known locally as pleasantly grouped houses and another stile and follow the clear “Fairy Rocks”. On reaching the cottages are mainly built of local path around the hill, passing outcrops, turn left and head down to limestone. The village has its own Worsaw End House down below pass through the gate onto the lane shops and inns, playing fields, school, on your right. and then walk left for a short way church and chapel. to meet the Rimmington Road. 3 Keep to the path above the wall which, after a short while, bears to 5 Cross the road and follow the path the left up hill and passes through a down the side of the wood and kissing gate. Carry straight on to pass under the railway. At the next pass through another kissing gate old gateway, a short diversion to or adjacent stone squeeze stile. the right will take you to the Keep the hedge on your left and as picturesque packhorse bridge