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15 Short Walks in the Ribble Valley
15 Short Walks in the Ribble Valley | Mark Sutcliffe
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Would you like to explore the best of the Ribble Valley? This guidebook covers 15 of the best short walks in the area, including Ribchester, Longridge, Dinckley, Whalley, Pendle, Clitheroe, Waddington and Downham. Why choose this guidebook? Walks under three hours, plus one challenge route Easy to follow with clear route descriptions Facilities, parking and highlights for every route No specialist gear needed, walk all year round Ordnance Survey mapping Cicerones Short Walks guidebooks contain everything you need to get outdoors and discover the best of an area. The routes are perfect if youre new to walking or looking for something you can enjoy with the whole family. Let the adventures begin!
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Last post (I promise!) about my walk today in & around the former Roman fort town of Ribchester.
The White Bull pub has a 1707 construction date, but the pillars in the portico are Roman, recovered from the River Ribble.
Lots of wildlife, including ducks & beautiful damselflies by the river, with a nice shady path through some woods.
The distant view of Pendle Hill, where I walked last week, I sighted just before I lost the route!
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Leftcoastzen Beautiful 3mo
TheBookHippie Pretty. 3mo
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Second Refreshment! A pot of Earl Gray tea and summer berry crumble with custard, before I drive home. At a lovely tea shop / cafe /gift shop, Potter's Barn in Ribchester.
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TheBookHippie Just lovely. 3mo
Bklover That looks wonderful! 3mo
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Trashcanman Enjoy the day sir! 3mo
Leftcoastzen Oh wow! 3mo
Deblovestoread Yum and love the teapot! 3mo
Bookwomble @Trashcanman Thank you; I did 😊 3mo
Bookwomble @Deblovestoread It's cute, isn't it 😊🌈🫖 3mo
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After walking up Pendle Hill last week, I chose a low lying route this week, along the River Ribble from Ribchester. Although I've enjoyed the walk, it was only half the route in the book due to vague directions (e.g., "head towards the two mature trees" in a landscape full of mature trees) leading me astray (I'm totally blaming the book, not my reading comprehension!).
Stopped off at the White Bull for a non-alcoholic refresher.
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The_Book_Ninja If you hadn‘t have posted it, I woulda said the River Ribble is a made up name from one of those romantasy novels (edited) 3mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja It's probable etymology is from Celtic Brythonic, which has been plundered by fantasy writers for ages, so it could easily wind up in a romantasy 😊 2mo
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One of the more successful walking books I've used, possibly because I paid attention to the directions this time!
I did the "easy" route up Pendle Hill, easy being a relative term! My leg muscles will know tomorrow that they did something today!
It was a fantastic walk, soundtrack by skylarks, aerobatic display by swifts, and incredible views from the summit.
No witches as far as I could tell, though I was nearly pixie-led at one point ??‍♀️

JamieArc As a Quaker, it‘s fun to see this 😊. There‘s a Quaker retreat center here in the US called Pendle Hill and I hope to go there for a reading retreat at some point. 3mo
Bookwomble @JamieArc I did wonder if any of my Litsy friends would enjoy seeing that plaque - I'm glad you found it fun to see 😊 I think that if George Fox could see the sea on the Lancashire coast that day in 1652, it must have been clearer than it was today! 😄 It was sunny and warm with little cloud cover, but hazy, which was picturesque in its own way. 3mo
Bookwormjillk Pretty! 3mo
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LeahBergen Wonderful! 3mo
bibliothecarivs @Bookwomble @JamieArc, do you know if Fox was small in stature? I'm wondering about the significance of the 'wee man' graffiti. 3mo
JamieArc @bibliothecarivs No, he was described as quite the opposite. I‘m curious about the graffiti now 😂 3mo
JamieArc @Bookwomble It‘s gorgeous! And I‘m a walker so I love seeing images like this. 3mo
Bookwomble @bibliothecarivs @JamieArc I would imagine it's someone's tag rather than a comment on Fox. "Wee Man" strikes me as being Scottish: it's used there as an affectionate term for a child, or as a mocking term for a man you're not intimidated by. 3mo
bibliothecarivs Thanks! 3mo
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Pendle Hill looks big from far away - it looks bigger close up! This walk does start part way up the hill at the Nick of Pendle, so it should be doable for me🤞🏻
See you at the top!⛰️🚶🏻‍♂️
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