Whalley - A circular walk

The start of a walk in the centre of Whalley

 How true!

 The River Calder where it passes through Whalley

 Looking back on the village from Whalley Nab

 Last of the Summer Wine?

 Looking across to Hambledon Hill

 Further up the River Calder

 Bluebells near Cock Bridge

 Reed Hall Lodge at the entrance to Reed Park

Just in case you're not sure what it is!

 Looking towards the iconic 'Whalley Arches', which carry the Blackburn to Settle railway

Back in the centre of Whalley

The Importance of Walking - No2

My grandad started walking
five miles a day when he was 60.
Now he's 97 years old
and we have no idea where he is!

Glasson Dock

Looking towards Glasson Dock along the Lancaster Canal

 Easter Lillies in Christ Church, Glasson

 More Easter flowers

 The marina at Glasson

Another view of the marina

 Bank Holiday Bikers!

 A member of the 'Citroen Special Club'

 The docks with the sea-gates open allowing boats access to the River Lune estuary

A view of Glasson Dock with the Bleasdale Fells in the background

 Looking across Morecambe Bay

Plover Scar at Cockersands

The Importance of Walking - No1

Walking can add minutes to your life.
This enables you at 85 years of age
to spend an additional 5 months
in a nursing home costing £3,000 per month.

The Pennine Way from Littleborough to Hebden Bridge

 The Memorial Seat on the path above Todmorden

 Todmorden and the Calder Valley

 The path to Stoodley Pike

 Mankinholes in the Calder Valley

 Looking back to Stoodley Pike from the approach to Hebden Bridge

Heptonstall across the valley

 Zooming in on Heptonstall

Dropping down into Hebden Bridge

The Calf via Cautley Spout (Part 2)

 Morecambe Bay and Killington Lake from the summit of The Calf

 The Langdales from the summit

 The trip point on The Calf

 Look down on the A683

 Cautley Crag and the waterfalls

 The interpretation board

 The board in its location

The rear of the Cross Keys pub at the start and end of the walk

Great Dummacks above the River Rawthey

The Calf via Cautley Spout (Part 1)

The Calf is the highest point in the Howgills (South  Cumbria)
The foot-bridge over the River Rawthey at the start of the walk from the Cross Keys on the A683

The River Rawthey

The ford across the Rawthey

The first view of Cautley Spout

....getting closer!

Looking back down Cautley Holme Beck

Looking up the waterfalls

Looking down from the top of the waterfalls

The sheepfold rebuilt by Andy Goldsworthy in his contemporary style (2000ft up)

Grit Fell (Part 2)

The view from the summit of Grit Fell looking towards Morecambe Bay

The Jubilee Tower on the Abbeystead road

Approaching the Tower

The Jubilee Tower on Appletree Fell - between Lancaster and Abbeystead

"This tower was erected by James Harrison of Hare Appletree in commemoration of the Jubilee of her majesty Queen Victoria Anno Domini 1887"

"Now, just listen to me!"