....and now for something completely different! 

Fleetwood to Blackpool 10 miles 150ft

Sunrise over the river Wyre at Fleetwood

Looking over the river Wyre to Knott End

            A ferry crosses the estuary from Fleetwood to Knott End

The 'Welcome Home' sculpture on Fleetwood seafront 

....and again looking out to sea with Black Combe fell on the horizon

The Mount Pavilion....

.....and the Marine Hall from the Mount

A little further along the coast at Rossall Point is the Coastguard Lookout

Rossall Public School

A little further down the coast I passed along Cleveleys seafront....

.....and soon after Blackpool Tower was in sight

My walk coincided with high tide!

This is the time of year for the Blackpool Illuminations, these are some of the tableaux that are lit up at night.....

....and again

....and again

I was now approaching my destination, North Pier

....and Blackpool tower....

.....from where I caught the tram back to Fleetwood

This had been a very different walk with no lakes and for a nice change no climbing up fells and only a short drive from home.

It was nevertheless a very enjoyable day with the bonus of being high tide on the coast.

Day 5, the final day of  a circuit of some of Lakeland's central fells & valleys

Armboth (Thirlmere) to Legburthwaite  

8 miles 1600ft 

Setting off at first light from the southern end of Thirlmere...

....Continuing up the forest track heading for Fisher Crag

Passing the ruined hut below Fisher crag

Looking north up Thirlmere from Fisher crag....

....and now south towards Dunmail Raise

Looking down on Hawes How island

With perfect timing the sun rose over the Fairfield fells

Experimenting with my camera sat in the grass

Leaving Fisher crag and now crossing Fisher gill on the way to Raven crag

Now on Raven crag summit at the north end of  Thirlmere and looking across to Legburthwaite the start of my walk (4 walking days ago)

A very popular place for having your photo taken...

....not surprisingly given views like this....

....and this, the dam at the north end of the reservoir

Looking north to Skiddaw from the descent....

.....and down towards the dam again

Crossing the dam and looking back up to Raven crag....

....and a final look down the reservoir whilst 

having my lunch before returning to the car.

This had been a very enjoyable 5 days walking with a wide variety of scenery, terrain and not surprisingly  weather!

No walk this week before Christmas so I've posted my 

'Michael's Walks Calendar' 2026 

Maybe I will have some walk photos at the weekend

January: Ascending Swirral edge

February: A misty Derwentwater

March: Roach End Staffordshire

April: Wray Castle Windermere

May: Stickle tarn from Pavey Ark, Langdales

June: St Bega's church Bassenthwaite

July: Ullswater from Hallin fell

August: Troutbeck Park Kirkstone

September: Howtown Ullswater

October: Ribblehead viaduct

November: RAF manoeuvers Ullswater

December: Fell runner Riggindale, Haweswater