6:16pm Monday 15th March 2010
I always make a point of enjoying this walk around this time of year, sometimes more than once!
3:48pm Monday 8th March 2010
THERE is no point in strolling close to a steam railway if you don’t take the time to enjoy a trip, so this is definitely more of a stroll than a walk.
4:25pm Monday 8th February 2010
Choose a sunny day in winter to see the architecture of Whalley Abbey and church at their best.
6:01pm Monday 1st February 2010
Snow was sweeping down and the temperature was Arctic as I left the car park early in the morning.
4:44pm Monday 4th January 2010
If you have had enough of Christmas grub then this is an ideal stroll.
4:00pm Monday 30th November 2009
I Have had two letters from readers in recent weeks asking me to suggest strolls which are either suitable for the disabled or those who can only use public transport.
2:49pm Monday 2nd November 2009
Pilling is a farming village but has also earned a good living from fishing especially shellfish.
1:30pm Monday 26th October 2009
This is a lovely autumn stroll because it passes through some wonderful woodland alongside the River Hodder.
4:55pm Wednesday 14th October 2009
I never believe in long-term weather forecasts and 2009 did not prove hot enough to kill off old fogies like me.
5:32pm Monday 12th October 2009
I have always loved this walk from the day I was asked to open the Feardean Way some ways ago.
4:49pm Monday 28th September 2009
From the visitor centre, turn towards the minor road and turn left along the impressive promenade.
4:39pm Thursday 10th September 2009
ThIS stroll passes into the heart of Barrowford, which developed from a small hamlet into an industrial complex during the cotton period of the 18th and 19th centuries.
3:35pm Tuesday 28th July 2009
This undulating stroll leads gently through historic villages, along ancient tracks and around glorious scenery.
3:40pm Monday 29th June 2009
Over the past few weeks I have been revisiting some of our old county borders and this walk straddles old Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.
3:40pm Thursday 28th May 2009
ALL my life I have loved walking but I have never like walking just for walking's sake.
2:49pm Wednesday 20th May 2009
Hoghton Tower made its very own piece of culinary history when the loin of beef which King James I enjoyed there was instantly knighted as in just he dubbed it ‘Sir Loin’.
5:23pm Thursday 30th April 2009
THE names Padiham and Habergham suggest that these areas were owned by Anglo-Saxon landowners Pad and Hab, with “ham” meaning a settlement.
9:28am Wednesday 8th April 2009
Although Beacon Fell is only 873 feet above sea level its summit dominates the West Lancashire plain, with Blackpool Tower clearly visible on a good day, while to the east Bowland hills are laid out in all their splendour.
3:32pm Monday 30th March 2009
There is no doubt that the most famous person produced by Rochdale was the one and only Gracie Fields — but there are many others which spring into the minds of those who love Lancashire as much as I do.
5:47pm Wednesday 11th March 2009
This undulating walk is at its best on a clear day for the splendid views up to and from the tower to be appreciated.
5:14pm Wednesday 11th March 2009
There is a great deal of folklore associated with Healey and its tree-lined dell.
12:14pm Monday 16th February 2009
Surrounded by hills and reservoirs Darwen snuggles in the valley of the river which it takes it’s name.
2:01pm Tuesday 20th January 2009
The Grant brothers came to Ramsbottom from Scotland in the early 19th century and made their fortunes from cotton.
12:32pm Monday 5th January 2009
The open market is small, compact, full of humour and with a real Lancashire flavour.
4:16pm Monday 15th December 2008
If you want your natural history spiced up with industrial archaeology, history and literary connections then this walk is perfection.
2:49pm Monday 8th December 2008
JUST before he retired as the manager at Castle Cement quarries in Clitheroe, I had several conversations with Keith Hall.
5:12pm Monday 1st December 2008
The whole of Blackpool revolves around fun for people of all ages with the Pleasure Beach, three piers and exciting entertainment.
3:28pm Monday 10th November 2008
THE ROCHDALE Canal was a brave enterprise, completed in 1804.
2:08pm Monday 13th October 2008
It is said that the name Rivington derives from words meaning the place of the mountain ash or rowan tree.
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