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Downham walk

6:16pm Monday 15th March 2010

I always make a point of enjoying this walk around this time of year, sometimes more than once!

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Summerseat to Ramsbottom walk

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.

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Whalley 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.

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Barley and Heys Lane walk

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.

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Garstang circular walk

4:44pm Monday 4th January 2010

If you have had enough of Christmas grub then this is an ideal stroll.

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Slaidburn walk

4:15pm Monday 7th December 2009

Start at the Hark to Bounty pub in Slaidburn.

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Formby walk

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.

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Pilling walk

2:49pm Monday 2nd November 2009

Pilling is a farming village but has also earned a good living from fishing especially shellfish.

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Hurst Green walk

1:30pm Monday 26th October 2009

This is a lovely autumn stroll because it passes through some wonderful woodland alongside the River Hodder.

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Heysham walk

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.

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Ferndean and Wycoller walk

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.

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Hollingworth Lake walk

4:49pm Monday 28th September 2009

From the visitor centre, turn towards the minor road and turn left along the impressive promenade.

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Barrowford and Blacko walk

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.

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Barley walk

3:35pm Tuesday 28th July 2009

This undulating stroll leads gently through historic villages, along ancient tracks and around glorious scenery.

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West Bradford walk

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.

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Foulridge walk

3:40pm Thursday 28th May 2009

ALL my life I have loved walking but I have never like walking just for walking's sake.

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Hoghton walk

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’.

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Padiham walk

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.

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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.

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Rochdale walk

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.