October Walks in Slaidburn

Our next walk will be from 

Slaidburn

in the FOREST OF BOWLAND
area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

and will be on

Saturday 13th October 2012

0800hrs prompt from the short stay car park

Slaidburn and its history

Visiting Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is like stepping back in time. Isolated and protected by the surrounding Bowland fells, and largely owned by a single family for almost 200 years, the village has remained un-spoilt by modern development and is virtually unchanged since the early 19th Century.

Many have described Slaidburn as the most picturesque village in Lancashire. From the village green on the bank of the river at the eastern entrance to the village, the main street with its ancient cobbled pavements climbs gently into the heart of the village. By the post office is what looks like a sentry box but is in fact a first aid box that once contained a stretcher for injured fell walkers. A roadside well in the village commemorates the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria and there is a fine war memorial. There are few modern buildings and the village feels frozen in time. A short walk from the centre of the village takes you past the 18th century school to the Medieval Church of St Andrew’s.


Slaidburn whilst picturesque is also a living, working village still largely dependent on agriculture, with a large number of its inhabitants working in the local area.

There will be three walks as normal:

• A Walk led by: Tony McDonald 
• B Walk led by: Beverley Kelly
• C Walk led by: Peter Parry

We have had a lot of heavy rain over this summer and more recently and as a result the ground is very wet and muddy. PLEASE ensure that footwear is waterproof and gives ankle support as ALL walks will encounter muddy, slippy ground and lying water. Walk leaders have taken this into account in planning the walks, but this is not a summer walk.We do not want any accidents.

Weather Forecast: The forecast is for sunny periods with light rain showers in the afternoon. Wind (5/6mph) is SW veering round to WNW and a temperature of 7/9C

Riverbank Tea Rooms Site
More details about the area here
and here [pdf]