Saturday 13Th August to Sunday 21St August 71 Guided Walks in Some of Lancashire’S Most Beautiful Countryside, from the Easy to the Challenging
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FREE PROGRAMME Includes Family Friendly Walks Saturday 13th August to Sunday 21st August 71 guided walks in some of Lancashire’s most beautiful countryside, from the easy to the challenging. key to symbols Dogs welcome Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome. Dogs are Bewitching, not allowed on walks not showing this symbol. Country pubs or cafés These walks will visit one boats and of our country pubs or a café for a short refreshment At Whalley Warm & Dry we understand the importance of properly fitted, break during or after the supportive footwear and its impact on the comfort of your feet and the enjoyment walk. of your walk. Customers travel from across the country to take advantage of our Brontës… Lunch stop No need to bring your award-winning specialist fitting service and years of experience... sarnies! We will stop at a Welcome to one of the UK’s pub or café for a light meal largest walking festivals! during or after the walk. History walks The annual Pendle Walking Festival These walks focus on the has put the area firmly on the map. history of the area. Pushchair friendly It’s a fantastic place to walk and These walks follow stile-free enjoy some of the most stunning paths and are suitable for robust pushchairs. countryside views in the whole of Packed lunch Lancashire. Please bring a packed lunch. Booking essential 1. WE MEASURE 2. WE ANALYSE To book a place on these Specially trained fitters take ten We interpret the measurements walks please use our online booking system provided by measurements to identify your and identify the foot type and www.eventbrite.co.uk. foot length, volume and size. arch height. Three Peaks These walks go to the summit of Pendle, Boulsworth and/or Weets Hill - Pendle’s Three Peaks. Healthy Lifestyles Walks Walks run by Healthy Lifestyles. www.pendleleisuretrust. co.uk Family Friendly Walks Children who complete three of these walks can win a prize (see back 3. WE ADVISE 4. WE CUSTOMISE Follow us on facebook page). Children must be We match your foot shape to our Using specialist machinery, accompanied by an adult. range of footwear available in 5 footwear can be gently steamed Follow us or Tweet us @VisitPendle Brontë 200 width fittings and half sizes. and stretched for a custom fit. Walks associated with © Photography by Steve Bradley, Mark Tattersall, Andy Ford, Sarah Lee, Charlotte Brontë’s Anthony Howarth, Elaine Eccles, Alistair Lee, Vapour Trail bicentenary To book a boot fitting appointment please call 01254 822220 and John Imeson. Canal 200 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm & Sunday 1pm - 5pm Graphic Design by The Communication Team, Pendle Borough Council Walks which mark 200 iJb 11608 5/2016 years of the Leeds & www.whalleyoutdoor.co.uk Liverpool canal Every year there’s something special and this year’s no exception. As well as walks about our most famous past residents, the Pendle Witches of 1612, we are marking the 200th anniversaries of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and the birth of world renowned novelist, Charlotte Brontë. This year festival goers have the opportunity to enjoy many canal walks including a special walk followed by lunch and a canal cruise, (see walk 13). Charlotte Brontë and her siblings were visitors to the picturesque village of Wycoller and Wycoller Hall was the tell the story in a spellbinding The Festival Launch What to bring on the walk Website & Social Media Walk Bookings with inspiration for Ferndean Manor presentation, organised by the You are warmly invited to Please come suitably equipped WEB The festival programme Eventbrite® in Jane Eyre. Friends of Pendle Heritage attend the launch of the for your chosen walk. Items to is available as a download at Booking is essential for a We’ve plenty of walks that Centre (see page 13). Festival at Café Cargo at bring may include a packed www.visitpendle.com number of walks in this year’s will appeal to people of all We also have the Pendle Foulridge Wharf, at 10am on lunch, something to drink, FACEBOOK You can also keep festival programme, as shown ages from short, easy walks to Three Peaks Challenge. Done Saturday 13th August. The waterproofs, a sun hat and sun up to date with walking festival by the B+ symbol. To book on something more strenuous and in a day, it takes in the wild Festival will be launched by cream. More information on news on our Facebook page a walk visit www.eventbrite. everything in between. moorland of Boulsworth and the Mayor of Pendle, Cllr walking safely is available from TWITTER Tweet us your co.uk and search for the walk We’ve got walks with Weets Hills (walk 56). Rosemary Carroll, followed by www.ramblers.org.uk under pictures and opinions of the by typing in “Pendle Walking some fascinating history The classic climb up the the start of a number of walks. the ‘Advice’ section. festival using @VisitPendle Festival” or the name of the including one which passes legendary Pendle Hill is the walk. If you have downloaded the birthplace of the Inventor high point on several walks Accommodation & Travel Walk grading Other Walking Festivals in this programme then simply of (Greenwich Mean) Time, during the festival. It’s a place A wide range of Easy – A easy paced walk with the area. follow the link for the walk you Jonas Moore, the influential which once inspired the accommodation is available in only gentle slopes (1 – 4 miles) Garstang Walking Festival wish to book. Eventbrite® 17th century mathematician, founder of the Quakers, George Pendle. 7th – 15th May 2016 handles the bookings for us, surveyor and patron of Fox, in 1652. Please call our visitor Moderate – An easy paced (and every May) and collects payments for astronomy. There are walks We’ve such variety – why information centres for our Visit walk over varied terrain with www.visitwyre.co.uk/events chargeable walks. which explore real murders and don’t you take a look through Pendle guide or visit www. some hilly sections (3 – 7 miles) stories of ghostly horsemen. our programme and pick your visitpendle.com. Staff can also Witton Weavers Way If you do not have access to And for more recent history favourites! help you with your travel plans. Hard – A slightly faster paced Walking & Cycling Festival the internet then you can book you can visit the last remaining walk with varied terrain and June 4th – 19th June 2016 through Pendle Heritage Centre Clarion House in the country. Family Friendly Visitor Information Centres hills (7 – 10 miles) www.blackburn.gov.uk (telephone 01282 677150), but If you would like a challenge Our Walking Festival is in the Discover Pendle Centre there is a £2 transaction fee for then over 4 days the summer school holidays and 01282 856186 Very Hard – A varied all-day South Pennines Walk & each booking in addition to the Lancashire Witches Walk tells we’ve a number of family Pendle Heritage Centre walk covering longer distances Ride Festival cost of the walk. the story of the Pendle Witches -friendly walks to enjoy. 01282 677150 (10+ miles) 10th – 25th September 2016 by retracing the steps of their Families can join us for just County Information Centre www.walkandridefestival. tragic 51 mile trek, through three of the walks throughout 01282 698533 co.uk fabulous countryside, to their the festival to enter our Billy the trial and execution in Lancaster Badger competition (see the For other events in Lancashire, (see walks 1, 17, 33 and 48). inside back page). you can check out www. The creator of the walk will also visitlancashire.com. 2 3 11. In and out of Ball Grove Local Nature Reserve 4 miles - Easy - 10.30am Meet at Morris Dancers, Colne Grid Reference: SD899404 Map Reference: R Post Code: BB8 0BH We enjoy the wildlife of the reserve and also look at the industrial, philanthropic and religious history of the area. Leader: Jennifer Little Tel. 07543 328397 (text only) Saturday 13th August 3. Boulsworth and Back 5. Petite Weets 7. Pendle Hill Circular Walk 9. The Witch and the Eye of God 12. Beating the Bounds 1. Lancashire Witches Walk Day 1 - Barrowford to Read 9 miles - Hard - 10.00am 10 miles - Hard - 10.30am 6 miles - Moderate - 11.30am Meet at Walverden Reservoir Car Meet at Foulridge Wharf Meet at Barley Car Park 9 miles - Hard - 10.00am 9 miles - Hard - 10.30am Park, Nelson Grid Reference: SD888425 Grid Reference: SD823403 Meet at Barley Car Park Meet at Letcliffe Park, 14.5 miles - Very Hard - 9.30am Grid Reference: SD870366 Map Reference: J Map Reference: D Grid Reference: SD823403 Barnoldswick Meet at Pendle Heritage Centre, Map Reference: X Post Code: BB8 7PP Post Code: BB12 9JX Map Reference: D Grid Reference: SD878458 Barrowford Post Code: BB9 0HZ The walk starts on the canal tow We’ll ascend Pendle via the Big End Post Code: BB12 9JX Map Reference: C Grid Ref: SD863398 We climb one of Pendle’s Three path and then ascends steadily to and return down Boar Clough - both We pass sites associated with one Post Code: BB18 5HE Map Ref: M Peaks – Boulsworth Hill – an Weets Hill to enjoy the panoramic ascent and descent are steep. of the Pendle Witches and see the Beat the boundary stones on Post Code: BB9 6JQ excellent viewpoint. views. We return via the Cross Leader: John Belbin eye of God, before climbing Pendle. this circular walk and join us for The first day of a four days walk to Leader: Keith Sutton Gaits Inn and Watermeetings.