ghost still wanders here. in chains and some say his body was returned to be hung as head of the Church. His after refusing to accept Henry at Lancaster for high treason abbot, John Paslew, hanged was dissolved in 1537, its last river in the town. The abbey whose ruins stand beside the and owned by Whalley Abbey, was once called Oxeheywoode woodlands as this, though it in ancient semi-natural Such flowers are common distinctive, heady perfume. filling the air with their ramson and bluebell, each enchanted at the swathes of metres km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 named and you’ll be Spring Wood is aptly DENNIS KELSALL CHOSEN BY… 15 u Distance: 2 WHALLEY LANCASHIRE 6 miles/9.7km 4

6 just ahead. The route, however, to another street. The abbey is ahead on grass past a play area beside the library and continue L, Abbey Road. Join a path Road and then take the second the main road. Cross to Station 2 1 gate and then L along a track. rough grass. Go R to a kissing underpass, emerging onto a gate. Carry on beneath an where a path off R leads to down towards the main road, main path, eventually looping a small waterfall. Stick to the second fork keep L, passing shortly branching R. At a the car park into the woods, GR ADIENT PROFILE Take a rising path from Start Meeting a street, bear L to ¾ mile/1.2km

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Moderate DENNIS KELSALL DENNIS PHOTO: the Calder before immediately 3 through the redeveloped mill. and church. At its end, wind path between the school is L then off R on an enclosed 14 Landranger 103 Maps OS Explorer 287; train services to Whalley Public Public at Whalley Abbey the route, Café Autisan pubs in Whalley and along Refreshments Choice of Nearest town Whalley PLANNING Stiles 11 walkers climbs. Suitable for active woodland paths, moderate Is it for me? Field and SD741361 site, Whalley, grid ref Wood car park and picnic Start/parking Spring ROUTE PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN Follow the main road over 1½ miles/2.4km Bus and transport Bus and toilets In car park 16 18

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NORTH WEST ✁ descent to Crummock Water. to linger before a rugged The summit is a superb place defeated by the Cumbrians. the blood of a Norman army bluebells, said to spring from Rannerdale is famed for its Ridge is a beautiful walk.Bank Rannerdale and along Low up the hidden valley of Crummock Water. Its ascent overlooking Buttermere and in an enviable position standards, yet it stands is a small fell by Lakeland 1 arrow direction on the footpath

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6 Soon cut L and R to continue beyond up the L side of it. a gully/stream, and continue on the opposite side of it. Cross stream and continue climbing the valley. Rise to cut L over towards the upper reaches of this bends L continue ahead continue by fence. When with wall L. When wall ends to go L. Head up the valley 2 R over a bridge to a gate. Descend beyond to curve passing through a gate/stile. briefly, soon descending and wall R. Cross a stream and rise beyond soon rising L to leave Beck and follow the track Cross a ford over Cinderdale sign to cross a low grassy rise. GR ADIENT PROFILE Pass through the gate ⅔ mile/1km 8 Time: 2½ hours u hours 2½ Time:

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STEVE GOODIER STEVE PHOTO: Whiteless Breast. path junction under rising to a small col and a path junction R continuing Higher again stay ahead at narrows pass a sheepfold. up the valley. As the valley 14 Moderate ROUTE Landranger 89 Maps OS Explorer OL4; Rambler bus 77/77a Public Public Refreshments Buttermere Nearest PLANNING Stiles 1 Rannerdale Knotts steep/uneven descent from and along a ridge, with a outing up a rough valley Is it for me? A short, sharp grid ref NY162193 Crummock Water, on B5289/east side of at Cinderdale Common northerly of two car parks Start/parking Use the PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN transport Honister toilets Buttermere 16 town Keswick 18

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© Country Walking May 2018 MAY 2018 MAY 7 6 IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS lfto.com/cwroutes 8 OS MAPS ONLINE: VIEW ON THE WALK the far top corner. Over that, Over corner. top the far beside the head downfield near the a stile Mounting fence. a young through walk bottom, a footbridge. to plantation the golf course, onto Emerging beside the main road turn R to the car park entrance.

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LANCASHIRE WHALLEY Beyond a house, keep with keep a house, Beyond 2 miles/3.2km 3¼ miles/5.2km the over Go L. Immediately 2¾ miles/4.4km Climb R onto a high, Climb R onto OS Explorer map 287 u the footpath to a stile, then a stile, to the footpath a sloping field across descend way The a stream. follow to the banks, between alternates on the R down, lower until across diverges bank, a trod beside a ditch the fields. Over to head down hedge, outgrown bridge spanning Dean Brook. branching L up Moor Lane. branching an old bridleway, Climb to bend. Take on the first leaving it splits. where either branch cottages, passing Eventually a carry on with Dean Lane to off L a track sharp bend. Take Harwood. Great to 4 5 6 wooded bank above the river. the river. bank above wooded keep gate, a kissing Through shortly going, the way a stream. to descending but beside the river, Continue bear away a footbridge, over beside houses, leaving towards a main road. them onto bridge, cross to a track past a track to cross bridge, on Carry Centre. Garden Read reaching eventually beyond, the Take another main road. Park. Read into opposite track L keep forks, later that Where immediately, and then, almost away Walk go L beside a gate. later alongside a wood, and another stile crossing a lane. finally meeting u 15

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3 IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS lfto.com/cwroutes OS MAPS ONLINE: VIEW ON THE WALK through a kissing gate to to gate a kissing through roughly R and continue curve pick up Beck L to Squat by the at outbound route your Go L through corner. wall go bridge to cross the gate, a gate. through L continuing re-cross to track Follow Beck and go Cinderdale start. ahead back to

2 3 miles/4.9km carpark through Pass buttress towards Crummock towards buttress to steps stone Descend Water. a grassy to down continue roughly/ Go L descending gully. Curve the lake. towards steeply cut to buttresses rock R below boggy ground. L down stepped steep a very Descend plateau a small grassy to path half L cairn. Cut a low reaching back R shortly just cutting outcrop rock a low before Follow the lake. overlooking the to path the descending Go R shortly going below. road car park. R into 5 taking path beyond. Pass Pass beyond. taking path 4 Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop START 1

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path northwesterly past a rock a rock past northwesterly path u 3 4 again to begin the ascent of begin the ascent again to Rise then Knotts. Rannerdale small col over crossing descend junctions two ahead at staying Make steeply. climb more to a col cross to another descent up the undulating and continue to Continue ridge beyond. a rock through scramble L of and then pass buttress to buttress another rock then climb again. descend rising to on the path Continue Knotts. cairn on Rannerdale 16 007/18 MEDIA SURVEY. ORDNANCE 2018 COPYRIGHT ©CROWN

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