This was the perfect, gentle ramble of about 6.5 miles around not unfamiliar countryside and with almost perfect summer walking weather....for a change! Our numbers were down to five walkers this week due to holidays, visiting relatives, DIY, illness and ' Grandad Duties'!
The walk started from St. Helen's church at Churchtown. Leaving the churchyard, we crossed the River Wyre and followed it upstream to Catterall, near Garstang.
The path led us to the point where the River Wyre meets the River Calder and the latter was followed upstream to the point where it crosses under the Lancaster Canal.
We followed the canal north to Bonds, on the outskirts of Garstang, leaving where the canal crosses over the River Wyre. At this point our route took us along the official 'Wyre Way Walk' eventually returning us to Churchtown......and the very welcome drink of shandy.
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| 'Booting-up' in St. Helen's churchyard |
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| The suspension bridge over the River Wyre |
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| Looking east along the River Wyre towards the Bleasdale fells |
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| Catterall Hall |
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| Danny's forsaken his woolly hat and jack for a pair of shorts! It must be summer! |
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| Passing through the grounds of Collinson, farm equipment manufacturers. |
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| This mysterious structure has been erected in the grounds of Collinson's. Any suggestions as to what it might be? |
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| The weir on the River Calder at the point where it flows under the Lancaster Canal |
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| A nest or just a floating refuge on the canal? |
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| The Lancaster Canal |
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| The Dimples Lane moorings on the canal at Bonds |
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| The aqueduct over the River Wyre |
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| The route (in green) was followed anti-clockwise from the starting point in the bottom right-hand corner |
2 comments:
That looks a delightful Walk. I feel quite Bereft that I was not fit to come along. Some excellent photos too.
WEIRD ! Looking at themap of the walk it shows you passing the spot where I had been fishing. We must have missed each other by minutes.
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