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Would you like to help support the future success and development of the Garstang Walking Festival? The festival was launched over a decade ago by Wyre Council to encourage people to visit Garstang, enjoy the lovely countryside and also use and support local businesses and organisations. The Friends were formed to support the Countryside Ranger team organising the festival and now the Friends are carrying out a co-ordinating role in delivering the 2018 festival. The Friends are looking for people to help with various aspects of the festival such as becoming walk co-leaders or helping with all the administration associated with the booking of the walks, etc. So if you feel you may wish to help please contact Les on 01995 672230 or at les.fragle@ gmail.com and he will happily explain what the Friends are about.
To help you decide which is the walk for you, wherever possible an approximate time and terrain guide has been given for each walk.
Festival Long Distance Walks
Terrain Guide
Festival Long Distance “Knott to Tot” Three Day Challenge
All – relatively flat, surfaced paths, no stiles, suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs, may include road crossings.
Saturday 5 to Monday 7 May A series of three walks exploring Wyre from the seashore to the Bowland Fells. These are strenuous walks for the seasoned walker and each walk is between 14 to 16 miles long.
Information on walking grades
Please note our Health Walks are graded from All to Moderate, most being Easy. Other walks vary.
Easy – relatively level ground, fields, lanes and tracks, possibly with some gentle slopes, stiles or livestock. Moderate – uneven ground, fields, lanes and tracks with some moderate slopes, expect stiles/livestock.
Visitor Information
For regularly updated information about what’s going on in Wyre visit:
The Countryside Code Respect, Protect, Enjoy
A minibus/taxi will be provided to get you to the start for days 1 and 2. For all these walks you will need to bring all weather clothing, walking boots, packed lunch and a drink.
Hard – uneven ground, fields, lanes and tracks with some steeper climbs, expect stiles/livestock.
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Respect other people Consider the local community and other people enjoying the outdoors Leave gates and property as you find them and follow paths unless wider access is available Protect the natural environment Leave no trace of your visit and take your litter home Keep dogs under effective control Enjoy the outdoors Plan ahead and be prepared Follow advice and local signs
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For information on Garstang also visit
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Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 May 2018
For information on the Forest of Bowland visit
Moss, Meadows and Moorland
forestofbowland.com Wyre Council, Civic Centre Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde Lancashire FY6 7PU
In case of an emergency dial 999 and ask for Police and Mountain Rescue.
Tel: 01253 891000 wyre.gov.uk /discoverwyr e
Very Hard - limited paths, rough walking, steeper climbs, expect stiles/livestock.
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Tramper suitable – walk suitable for people using trampers (see overleaf for hire details).
There is an initial £5 joining fee to support the Friends and for this you will receive regular newsletters to keep you updated with what we are up to.
Celebratory Walking Festival Social
Disclaimer
The information contained within this publication is given in good faith on the basis of information submitted to Wyre Council. Wyre Council cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any error or misrepresentation. Although efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the publication at the time of going to press, changes can occur and it is advisable to contact the booking office prior to the event to confirm the information provided.
To celebrate the success of the Festival we will be holding a social event on Saturday 19 May at the Tithe Barn, Garstang from 6pm and all are welcome to join us. There will be music with contributions towards the cost gratefully received. Anyone wishing to partake of food can order from the bar in the normal way. More details of the event will be publicised nearer the time.
Celebrate springtime around Garstang, Rural Wyre, Forest of Bowland and the Fylde Plain
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Photography used within this leaflet courtesy of Michael Coleran Photography and Albert Dewhirst.
Important information before your walk
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Visit Garstang Walking Festival Open Day
Co-ordinated by the Friends of Garstang Walking Festival supported by Wyre Council.
Come along to our open afternoon Thursday 22 March 2018 Visit Garstang Centre, Cherestanc Square
The theme of the festival this year is
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There will be an opportunity to book on the walks and activities, meet the Friends of Garstang Walking Festival and find out about places to visit in Garstang and Wyre.
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• On some walks public transport may be used and the need to bring money or bus pass with you this will be highlighted in this leaflet. On some other walks transport will be provided which is why the cost of these walks is higher than for other walks.
There are walks for all abilities throughout the week. How to book and find out more You can book your place on the activities (as well as accommodation) at the Visit Garstang Centre.
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A walk or activity with a £ symbol next to it will be charged, as follows: Free - Health walks and guided walks up to one hour £3.50 adults, £2.50 concessions and children Legstretchers (2 hours) £3.50 adults, £2.50 concessions and children half day walks 1 - 4 hours £4.50 adults, £3.50 concessions and children full day walks over 4 hours
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• Unfortunately dogs are not allowed on guided walks unless stated in the walk description. This is because many of the walks cross farmland containing livestock or ground nesting birds. Dogs are allowed on the one hour health walks and legstretchers, but dogs must be kept under close control at all times and on a lead on request by the leader, and you must clean up after them.
The map alongside shows the approximate locations of the meeting points for each walk or activity in the Festival. Note these may not necessarily be the start of the walk as for some walks transport (private or public) is used from the meeting point to the walk start;
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Enjoy bluebell woodlands, wildlife, upland views, local history and also explore to the west of Bowland, the wetlands and the coast.
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Walkers will be able to experience the best of spring time in the countryside around Garstang, the Forest of Bowland and the Fylde Plain.
How to book and pay Please pay over the phone using a debit card by calling the Visit Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or if you want to pay by cash visit the centre, which is open 6 days a week, Mon-Sat. You can also pay by cheque made payable to WYRE COUNCIL and send your remittance to Countryside Walks Bookings, Visit Garstang Centre, Cherestanc Square, Garstang, PR3 1EF. Any activity that requires booking should be paid for in advance and no refunds will be given.
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Visit Garstang Centre opening hours: Monday – Saturday 10.30am – 4.30pm By phone: 01995 602125 Online: Complete the Booking Request Form at wyre.gov.uk/GarstangWalkingFestival Or email: garstangtic@wyre.gov.uk Or by post to; Visit Garstang Centre, Cherestanc Square, Park Hill Road, Garstang, Lancashire, PR3 1EF
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This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Wyre Council Licence No. 100018720 2004.
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From the north - Exit M6 at junction 33 (Lancaster south). J3 J4 Follow signs for Garstang, taking the A6 south, for approx 10 minutes. From the south - exit M6 at junction 32 (Preston). From the west - exit M55 at junction 1 (Preston). For either, follow signs for Garstang, taking the A6 north, for approx 20 minutes. From the east - take the A59 to junction 31 of the M6. Join the motorway and exit at junction 32, as per directions from the south.
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For details of train and bus times please ring 0871 200 22 33 or 03457 48 49 50. The nearest railway stations to Garstang are Preston, Poulton-le-Fylde and Lancaster.
For bookings ring 01995 602125
Walk Number
1 Knott End G11 2 Poulton G41 3 Great Eccleston Health Walk 4 St Michaels G8 5 Churchtown G31 6 Bilsborrow G34 7 Catterall G30 8 Garstang G2, Health Walk, G3, G4, G7, G12, G13, G17, G22, G33, G37 9 Winmarleigh G16 10 Cockerham G15 11 Glasson Dock G24 12 Scorton G6, G27, G29 13 Claughton G36 14 Cobble Hey G35 15 Calder Vale G9, G28, G40 16 Abbeystead G14, G25 17 Bleasdale G5, G10, G18, G19, G20, G21, G23, G26 18 Dunsop Bridge G32, G39 19 Langden Valley G42 20 Rossall Point G38
Festival Diary 2018
For bookings call 01995 602125
Saturday 5 May to Monday 7 May “Knott to Tot” Three Day Challenge (G1) Times vary Area: Wyre Grade: Hard/Very Hard Length: Approx. 14 to 16 miles Cost: Prices vary each day - please see individual dates. Here we have a series of three walks for those who enjoy long, strenuous walks across Wyre from Morecambe Bay to the Bowland Fells. They are for the seasoned walker and each walk is between 14 to 16 miles long. Booking essential.
Saturday 5 May Opening Ceremony 9.15am – noon Where: Garstang Cost: Free Join the Friends of Garstang Walking Festival for the opening of the 2018 Festival. Enjoy a drink and piece of celebration cake before the first Garstang based walks set off. “Knott to Tot” Challenge Day 1 (G2) 9.30am – 5pm Area: Wyre Grade: Hard Length: Approx. 16 miles Cost: £12 / £10 Meet at Garstang for transport. This is a flat walk along the sea front crossing Winmarleigh Moss to Garstang. There are stunning views of the Bleasdale Fells in the distance. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Packed lunch, drink, binoculars. Springtime Wildlife around Garstang (G3) 10.30am – 12.30pm Area: Garstang Grade: Moderate Length: 3-4 miles Cost: £3:50 / £2:50 A walk around Garstang and Barnacre in search of springtime wildlife. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Drink, binoculars Garstang Heritage Walk (G4) 10.30am – 2.30pm Heritage event Area: Garstang Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 6 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A walk around the hinterland of Garstang including many of the local historical sites. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Packed lunch, drink
Sunday 6 May “Knott to Tot” Challenge Day 2 (G5) 9.30am – 5pm Area: Wyre Grade: Very Hard Length: Approx. 14 miles Cost: £12 / £10 Meet at Bleasdale for transport. From Garstang we climb steadily to Calder Vale, Stang Yule then up the fellside to Fiendsdale Head before descending to Bleasdale Parish Hall. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Packed lunch, drink, binoculars Springtime Wildlife at Nicky Nook, Dog Friendly Walk (G6) 10am – 12.30pm Area: Scorton Grade: Hard Length: Approx. 5 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A walk in search of springtime wildlife, bring your dog with you too. Booking essential. Bring: Drink, binoculars, dog leads, poo bags (dog waste)
Crossed Wyre (G7) 10.30am – 12.30pm Heritage event Area: Garstang Grade: Easy* several steps up from river to canal Length: Approx. 3 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A circular walk using footpaths, towpath and fields including a *flight of 39 steps from the river up to the Rennie aqueduct to look at transport connections across the Wyre. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Drink, binoculars
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Walking Grades
Glasson Dock and Cockersands Abbey (G24) 9.30am – 1pm Area: Glasson Dock Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 6.5 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A circular walk to the coast via the canal, lanes and fields. Passing Cockersands Abbey along the Lancashire Coastal Path beside the Lune Estuary. Booking essential. WC at start. Pay and display car park. Bring: Snack, drink, binoculars
Cobble Hey Round (G35) 9.30am – 1.30pm Area: Cobble Hey Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 4-5 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A wander around Cobble Hey along tracks and across fields with stunning views and hopefully plenty of wildlife including Lapwings. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Snack, drink, binoculars
To help you decide which is the walk for you. Wherever possible an approximate time and terrain guide has been given for each walk.
Rivers, Churches and Meadows of the Fylde (G8) 10.30am – 3pm Area: St Michaels Grade: Moderate Length: 7.5 miles Cost: £4.50 / £3.50 The walk starts in St. Michaels–on-Wyre, follows rarely used footpaths and passes through the picturesque village of Churchtown with its ‘Cathedral of the Fylde’. Booking essential. Bring: Drink and packed lunch
Abbeystead Wildlife Walk (G25) 10am – 12.30pm Area: Abbeystead Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 3-4 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A walk around Abbeystead looking at flora and fauna, on roads, farm tracks and through woodland. Booking essential. Bring: Drink, binoculars
Bluebell Teas (G9) 1pm – 2pm Area: Calder Vale Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 2 miles Cost: Free A short walk through a beautiful Bluebell wood, a short steep climb to St John’s Church and then an easy country walk along farm tracks back to the Village Hall for afternoon tea (extra charge). WC at start. Bring: Drink, binoculars, camera
Monday 7 May “Knott to Tot” Challenge Day 3 (G10) 9am – 5pm/6pm Area: Bleasdale Grade: Very Hard Length: Approx. 16 miles Cost: £4.50/ £3.50 From Bleasdale Parish Hall we make a steep ascent of Fairsnape, then head east, following the shallow moorland watershed ridge to gain spectacular views from Totridge. After a steep descent we return along the base of the fells. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Packed lunch, drink, binoculars Over-Wyre Circular (G11) 10am – 3.30pm Area: Knott End Grade: Easy Length: Approx. 9.5 miles Cost: £4.50 / £3.50 A flat circular walk, taking in coast, riverside and farmland. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Packed lunch, drink, binoculars Canal and Country (G12) 10.30am – 1pm Area: Garstang Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 4.5 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A circular walk following the Lancaster canal by way of the marinas crossing pastures to Kirkland and returning along the river Wyre. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Drink, binoculars Grizedale Valley (G13) 10.30am – 4pm Area: Garstang Grade: Hard Length: Approx. 9.5 miles Cost: £4.50 / £3.50 A circular walk heading out across pastures, ascending towards the Barnacre Reservoirs, and returning along woodland tracks through the beautiful Grizedale Valley. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Packed lunch, drink
Tuesday 8 May Abbeystead Circular (G14) 10am – 3pm Area: Abbeystead Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 6 miles Cost: £4.50 / £3.50 A circular walk encompassing the River Wyre passing through woodland and pastures using footpaths that are seldom used taking in the Shepherds Church and returning via Lower Lee. Booking essential. Bring: Packed lunch, drink Canals and Churches around Cockerham (G15) 10.30am – 2.30pm Area: Cockerham Grade: Moderate Length: 8 miles Cost: £3:50 / £2:50 A walk across the fields to the Lancaster Canal and its branch seeing two less visited Lancashire churches. Booking essential. Bring: Packed lunch, drink Winmarleigh Hall and Church (G16) 1pm – 4.30pm Area: Winmarleigh Grade: Easy Length: Approx. 2 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A walk including a visit to Winmarleigh Hall and St Luke’s Church to learn about their history. Refreshments (extra charge) will be available in the church. Booking essential. Bring: Drink
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Introduction to Map and Compass Day 2 (G26) 10am – 4pm Area: Bleasdale Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 6 miles Cost: £10 for both days Further development of the skills needed to navigate with map and compass, plotting a route and putting it all into practice. Booking essential. Note: this event is only available if you have completed Day 1. WC at the Hall. Bring: O/S Outdoor Leisure Map 41 1-25000 scale, compass, notebook, pencil & eraser (there may be some available to use if you don’t have your own), packed lunch, drink
Garstang Ramblers (G17) 6.30pm – 9pm Area: Garstang Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 5 miles Cost: Free An evening walk with the local Ramblers Group around the Garstang and Scorton area taking in the Bluebell woods. No need to book. WC at start. Bring: Drink
Wednesday 9 May Wednesday is Bleasdale Day with most events being based around the Bleasdale Parish Hall. Come for the day and enjoy a variety of events. Refreshments will be available (extra charge) in the Parish Hall after each walk or activity and toilets are available. Bleasdale Skyline (G18) 9am – 3-4pm Area: Bleasdale Grade: Very Hard Length: Approx. 12 miles Cost: £4.50 / £3.50 From the parish hall this walk ascends to Parlick, follows the skyline along the fells (with impressive views on a clear day) before gradually descending and returning to Bleasdale. Booking essential. Bring: Packed lunch, drink, binoculars Hidden Wildlife of Bleasdale (G19) 10am –12.30pm Area: Bleasdale Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 2-3 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A walk around the Bleasdale estate in search of upland farm wildlife. Booking essential. Bring: Drink, binoculars Bleasdale and Beyond (G20) 10am – 4pm Area: Bleasdale Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 10 miles Cost: £4.50 / £3.50 A circular walk from Bleasdale going via Stang Yule, taking in the Brock Valley, Beacon Fell, farmland and lanes. Booking essential. Bring: Packed lunch, drink, binoculars Introduction to Map and Compass Day 1(G21) 10am – 4pm Area: Bleasdale Grade: Easy Length: 3 miles Cost: £5 or £10 for both days An introduction to the skills required to be able to navigate with a map and compass. A short walk using a map and compass will be undertaken to use the skills gained. Booking essential. Bring: O/S Outdoor Leisure Map 41 1-25000 scale, compass, notebook, pencil & eraser (there may be some available to use if you don’t have your own), packed lunch, drink Pre-school session 1 - Fun on the Green (G22) 1pm - 2.30pm Area: Garstang Grade: Easy Length: 0.5 mile Cost: Free This the first of two events aimed at the under 5’s. Booking essential. Bleasdale Remembers – walk and talk (G23) 1pm – 4.30pm* (walk duration 1½ to 2 hours) Heritage event Area: Bleasdale Grade: Easy Length: Approx. 3 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A walk, with a talk, in Bleasdale about the effect of World War 1 on the area. *After the walk there will be a break for refreshments (extra charge) before a film, “The First World War – Life on the Home Front in North West England” produced by North West Archive which will be shown in the Parish Hall. Booking essential. Bring: Drink
Fell View, Fords, Tracks and Trails (G27) 10.30am – 2.30pm Area: Scorton Grade: Moderate/Hard Length: Approx. 4 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A Walk/Tramper Trek looking for wildlife around the picturesque parish of Nether Wyresdale, taking you off the beaten track, for part of the way, with access by special permission to the tracks around Foxhouses Lakes. Booking essential including a tramper if required. WC at start. Tramper suitable. Bring: Packed lunch, drink, binoculars Sullom Evening Walk (G28) 6.45pm – 9.30pm Area: Calder Vale Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 4.25 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 Evening walk from Calder Vale to the trig point on Sullom, to which there is normally no public access. Hopefully there will be a spectacular sunset. Some steep ascents and descents. Booking essential. Bring: Drink, torch, camera, binoculars
Friday 11 May Extreme Wyresdale Ramble (G29) 9.30am – 4.30pm Area: Scorton Grade: Hard Length: Approx. 12 miles Cost: £4.50 / £3.50 From Scorton we follow the Wyre Way through Dolpinholme to the dam at Abbeystead. The return route skirts the base of Harris End Fell, then through Wyresdale Park to Scorton. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Packed lunch, drink, binoculars River Catchment Ramble (G30) 10am – 12.30pm Area: Catterall Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 5 miles Cost: £3:50 / £2:50 A riverside walk with the River Wyre Catchment Partnership team. Booking essential. Bring: Drink, binoculars Winding Ways in Wyre (G31) 10am – 3.30pm Area: Churchtown Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 8 miles Cost: £4.50 / £3.50 A ramble across the flat lands of the Fylde, through farm land and over streams, along some of the less-used paths. As we walk, we might be able to work out why these paths came into being and who used them. Booking essential. Bring: Packed lunch, drink Dunsop Valley Ramble and Tramper Trek (G32) 11am – 2pm Area: Dunsop Valley Grade: Moderate Length: 6 miles Cost: £3:50 / £2:50 Explore the Dunsop Valley deep in the Forest of Bowland either on foot or by tramper. Booking essential including tramper if required. WC at start. Pay and display car park. Tramper suitable. Bring: Packed lunch, drink Pre-school session 2 – Storytime at the Library (G33) Area: Garstang Grade: n/a 2pm - 3pm Length: n/a Cost: Free Our second event aimed at the under 5’s. Booking essential. Bilsborrow Legstretcher (G34) 6.30pm – 8.30pm Area: Bilsborrow Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 4 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A circular walk along the Lancaster Canal, the River Brock and tracks, across fields and through Bilsborrow village. WC at the start. Well behaved dogs welcome. Bring: Drink, binoculars
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Claughton Estate Walk (G36) 10am –12.30pm Area: Claughton Grade: Easy Length: Approx. 1-2 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 This is a special walk with the owners of the estate taking a look at its historical landscape including a visit to a lovely Bluebell woodland which is also a heronry. If you would like to join us on this walk don`t forget to bring your binoculars as the herons (if present) are perched at the very tops of the trees! Booking essential. Bring: Drink, binoculars A ramble to Calder Vale and back (G37) 10.30am – 3.30pm Area: Garstang Grade: Hard Length: Approx. 9 miles Cost: £4.50 / £3.50 The walk passes Greenhalgh Castle and then on to Calder Vale before returning to Garstang. Booking essential. WC at start. Bring: Drink and packed lunch
Sunday 13 May Late Spring Bird Watch (G38) 9am – 10am Where: Rossall Point Tower Grade: Easy Length: n/a Cost: Free Visit Rossall Point Tower to watch the spectacle of birds in the bay. Bring: binoculars
Terrain Guide Please note our Health Walks are graded from All to Moderate, most being Easy. Other walks vary. All – relatively flat, surfaced paths, no stiles, suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs, may include road crossings. Easy – relatively level ground, fields, lanes and tracks, possibly with some gentle slopes, stiles or livestock. Moderate – uneven ground, fields, lanes and tracks with some moderate slopes, expect stiles/livestock. Hard – uneven ground, fields, lanes and tracks with some steeper climbs, expect stiles/livestock. Very Hard - limited paths, rough walking, steeper climbs, expect stiles/livestock. Tramper suitable – walks suitable for people using trampers (see below for hire details). Things to bring with you – you might be advised to bring some of the items below with you on some or all of the walks, please check before attending. Walking boots Packed lunch and a drink
Stout footwear All weather clothing
Of Romans Legions and Pendle Witches(G39) 9.30am – 5pm Area: Dunsop Bridge Grade: Hard/Very Hard Length: Approx. 14 miles Cost: £4.50 / £3.50 The walk skirts to the East of the Bowland Fells before picking up the Roman road up to the head of Whitendale, then following the River Dunsop back to Dunsop Bridge. Booking essential. Pay and display car park. WC at start. Bring: Packed lunch, drink Bluebell Teas (G40) 1pm – 2pm Area: Calder Vale Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 2 miles Cost: Free A short walk through a beautiful Bluebell wood, a short steep climb to St John’s Church and then an easy country walk along farm tracks back to the Village Hall for afternoon tea (extra charge). WC at start. Bring: Drink, binoculars, camera Poulton and Carleton Countryside Ramble (G41) 1.30pm – 4.30pm Area: Poulton Grade: Easy Length: Approx. 5 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 From the quaint market town of Poulton-le-Fylde we use public footpaths to cross fields and a golf course to vist Little Carleton and Great Carleton before arriving back at the start. Booking essential. Bring: Snack, drink Of Fallen Airmen and Lancashire Gothic writing (G42) 2pm – 4pm Area: Langden Valley Grade: Moderate Length: Approx. 3.5 miles Cost: £3.50 / £2.50 A walk along the floor of the Langden Valley, visiting memorials erected to the memory of airmen who lost their lives in crashes. We shall also explore the valley’s connection with Andrew Michael Hurley’s 2017 novel “Devil’s Day” which is set in the area. Booking essential. Bring: Drink, binoculars
Health Walks No need to book these All or Easy grade walks – unless you want a Tramper which must be booked a minimum of seven days in advance. Well behaved dogs are welcome on these walks but they must be under control at all times. Date Saturday 5 May Tuesday 8 May
Location Time Garstang 10.30am – 11.30am Great Eccleston 2pm – 3pm
Trampers People of all abilities are welcome to explore Wyre`s coast, countryside, parks and activities. The Tramper is an all-terrain electric vehicle designed for people with differing abilities to access the countryside. Its capacity to deal with stones, mud, grass and rough ground is astonishing. You can hire one free of charge (donations welcome) for use on the certain guided walks, health walks and tramper treks as shown in the brochure as Tramper suitable. Also available in Wyre and Lancashire are tramper trail routes that are suitable for accompanied tramper users. (See Wyre Council and Forest of Bowland websites for more information.) A tramper must be booked a minimum 48 hours in advance and it is advised that you book one week in advance if you wish to use a tramper on a guided walk or health walk. First time users need to attend a short induction and should take along a passport photo and proof of identify to register. Around Wyre there are a few places where you can hire a tramper. Visit Garstang Centre can help you with your booking enquiry:- email garstangtic@wyre.gov.uk or telephone 01995 602125, discoverwyre.co.uk Wyre Estuary Country Park, Stanah Picnic Area (Wyre Council) 01253 863100 wyre.gov.uk Beacon Fell (Lancashire County Council) 0300 123 6701 lancashire.gov.uk Fell View Caravan Park 01524 791283
fellviewparkandfishing.co.uk
Cobble Hey Farm and Gardens 01995 602643 Bowland Experience 01200 448000
cobblehey.co.uk forestofbowland.com
Please note that these trampers are available for use only on the suggested routes from the venue. Some venues may ask for a small charge to cover maintenance costs, please check when you book your tramper.