A walk from Bolton-by-Bowland

With rain forecast for the afternoon, I made a (relatively) early start and parked up at the information centre in the village.

The walk is another from the Hillside Publications "Walking Country - Pendle & the Ribble" - an easy circular route heading North from Bolton-by-Bowland, then circling clockwise to return to the village.

Bolton-by-Bowland is a very pretty spot, the village green and church both being extremely attractive:


The walk took around 2 1/2 hours, with plenty of stops for photographs - that of course is the great excuse for the unfit walker!







One interesting area was near the end of the walk which went past Bolton Hall. Now a rather luxurious set of residences created from the old stable blocks. The grounds of the hall are still pretty extensive and have a lot of rhododendrons which were in spectacular bloom on the day I passed by.