OS Explorer Black Bull Rimington Circular Walk OL41 Start Point Distance/Time Terrain Public transport About This Walk Black Bull 2.5 miles Tracks, fields, roads Nearest public transport More correctly Rimington and 1a P70 Clitheroe to Downham SD 6598 5017 1.5 hours Gates and some stiles Middop is a village of many or Parking area on edge of village parts spread over quite a 1b SD 8031 4564 Key to Facilities large area and includes the Rimington: Parking, Pub, small hamlets of Newby, N Bus Stop Middop, Martin Top and Howgill. The village has a long Downham: Pub, Parking, history and in the past had a Shop, Cafe, Toilets lead mine. Now the village is 1a exclusively rural and its GPS Waypoints (OS grid refs) 1b surroundings have been formed by the many 1a SD 8054 4579 2 13 generations of livestock farms 3 1b SD 8031 4564 to produce the rich texture of 4 12 2 SD 8032 4558 fields, lanes and small woods. The walk offers wonderful 3 SD 8034 4546 views of Pendle Hill and in the 4 SD 8036 4538 other direction to 5 5 SD 8027 4512 Ingleborough and Penyghent. 11 6 SD 8030 4498 6 7 SD 8039 4470 8 SD 8062 4446 7 9 SD 8120 4445 10 10 SD 8115 4464 11 SD 8113 4507 9 8 12 SD 8107 4538 13 SD 8098 4557 © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved (100023320) (2011) © Copyright. Crown 0 Miles 0.5 Mile 0 Km 1 Km www.forestofbowland.com Black Bull Rimington Circular Walk About the Black Bull Walk Description

Far away 1a GPS: SD 8054 4579 6 GPS: SD 8030 4498 10 GPS: SD 8115 4464 from the From the Black Bull car park turn right The path now descends to a Continue ahead to the next stile. noise and onto the road until you reach the footbridge over Ings Beck. Over the Keep to the left edge of the field bustle of edge of the village. Opposite Station footbridge continue straight across the following the wall and eventually main roads Road is a parking area on the left. middle of the field and then through a descend to a footbridge over Ings Beck metal gate (ignore the footbridge on and busy or 11 GPS: SD 8113 4507 traffic you can find a wonderful dining your right) Continue straight to a stile in the 1b GPS: SD 8031 4564 experience and a beautiful country inn 7 GPS: SD 8039 4470 fence ahead and continue to the next Park on the edge of the village for overnights or walking weekends. Continue ahead and then slightly right stile to the left of a house There’s been an inn on this site since opposite Station Road (following the bend of the river) to a 12 GPS: SD 8107 4538 the 17th century, and the Black Bull 2 GPS: SD 8032 4558 kissing gate, straight again to another Keep straight following a fence line to has been both a hotel, coaching house Take the footpath over the stile, into kissing gate the left and over a stile and public house during the course of the field and bear right to the hedge 8 GPS: SD 8062 4446 its history. This is one of the most line and way marker 13 GPS: SD 8098 4557 scenic walks in the area and it is right Continue ahead to the right of a barn Continue straight over a large field 3 GPS: SD 8034 4546 from the Bull’s doorstep. For a treat and another kissing gate and then turn aiming in the direction of two large Carry straight on to a kissing gate and after the walk the Black Bull now left onto Twiston Lane – notice a trees. Keeping them to your right onto a lane artfully combines Lancashire prominent lime kiln on the roadside continue ahead to a stile in the hedge ingredients with a French country flair 4 GPS: SD 8036 4538 on your right. Continue on the lane and turn left onto the road. The Black whether you prefer light bites with a Turn left onto lane and immediately for about ¼ mile Bull is a short distance along the road pint or a three course meal with wine. right over a stile (concessionary route) 9 GPS: SD 8120 4445 on your right or to return to the Testament to the Bull’s reputation for and continue straight to the next stile. At the next group of houses at Lower parking area, continue through the delicious food is winning ‘2010 / 2011 Bear left, uphill to the next way marker. Gate where the road forks take a village for approx ¼ mile, it is on the Lancashire Life Dining Pub of the Year’ 5 GPS: SD 8027 4512 footpath on the left through a gate. left opposite Station Road award – why not try it for yourself! Continue straight ahead to a stile in Continue straight to a kissing gate and the fence ahead, over the stile and diagonally across a small enclosure to The Black Bull Country Inn & Restaurant continue to the next way marker in the next kissing gate – on a fine day Rimington Lane, Rimington, the field – notice the wonderful views notice the wonderful views ahead to Nr Clitheroe BB7 4DS ahead to Pendle Hill Ingleborough and Penyghent T: 01200 415960 www.theblackbullrimington.com www.forestofbowland.com