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Finding a suitable walk this month proved to be a bit of a challenge because the endless heavy rain meant that the countryside was totally waterlogged and any walk that involved crossing a field was out of the question. Therefore, we decided to re­visit an old favourite that would give Read more

The Guild Wheel was a project to commemorate the 2012 Preston Guild and the object of the exercise was to join together a collection of pathways to provide a twenty one mile circular route of a good standard, for walkers and cyclists around Preston. For our walk, we decided to Read more

For the walk this month, we decided to explore the countryside at our own back door and venture into the beautiful landscape of the Ribble Valley. The day didn’t start at all well, as we awoke to a black sky, thunder and lightning, torrential rain and hail. However, six hardy Read more

Some weeks ago, we enjoyed a pleasant, but very hot day out climbing Parlick, during which we discussed the possibilities of an ascent of Pendle later in the year. Bill mentioned that he was going to have a walk in this area soon and kindly offered to lead us on Read more

The valley of the River Douglas lies between Manchester and Liverpool but the area is surprisingly rural and provides a number of good walks, of which this is probably the best. Our starting point was the car park provided for visitors to the beacon and was the highest point of Read more