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Bolton-by-Bowland walk

4:04pm Tuesday 29th March 2011

Last week I followed in the fatal footsteps of Henry VI as he was captured whilst seeking refuse in Waddington Hall.

Heysham walk

3:44pm Wednesday 16th March 2011

Over the next few months I will be strolling around East Lancashire and places a little further afield in search of my favourite balance between history and natural history.

Warton Crags walk

4:12pm Tuesday 1st March 2011

Set below a large limestone bluff there are few village in the county with such a fascinating history as Warton.

Calder Vale walk

4:27pm Tuesday 22nd February 2011

Ron Freethy walk: Those living in the Burnley area may be confused by the title of this walk but there is another Calder Vale in Lancashire which has a fascinating tale to tell.

Hoghton walk

4:54pm Wednesday 2nd February 2011

If you have a dog this is an excellent stroll but this route really does have something to offer everybody.

Sandal Castle walk

11:45am Tuesday 25th January 2011

As I prepare to stroll through 2011 I have had to battle with both with weather and history.

Silverdale walk

2:24pm Tuesday 18th January 2011

This stroll provides very easy walking with spectacular views over an expansive tidal area. All visitors should be sure to have a current set of tide tables to hand.

Wyre walk

3:59pm Wednesday 12th January 2011

The river Wyre is 52kms from source to sea and is Lancashire’s third largest after the Ribble and the Lune.

Loweswater walk

3:21pm Wednesday 12th January 2011

Following my recent stroll around Buttermere – and keeping a wary eye open for the weather – I decided to enjoy another relatively level walk, this time around Loweswater.

Hoghton walk

2:06pm Tuesday 7th December 2010

This stroll really does have something for everybody as here are stretches of open countryside woodland and riverside sat close to one of the earliest estate villages in the whole of Britain.

Roach bridge walk

3:32pm Monday 29th November 2010

I remember the time when I gave walking directions using local pubs as landmarks.

Smithills walk

4:08pm Tuesday 23rd November 2010

This must be the ideal stroll for those who enjoy a balance between history and natural history.

Bowland walk

3:18pm Tuesday 23rd November 2010

The Stocks Reservoir area, in the Trough of Bowland, is the breeding ground for the rare hen harrier.

White Coppice walk

3:31pm Tuesday 23rd November 2010

Looking at White Coppice today it looks like a Tudor village which has not been disturbed since apart from the construction of a cricket ground with its magnificent pavilion.

Anglezarke walk

3:43pm Tuesday 23rd November 2010

THE area of Anglezarke is full of 19th century reservoirs built to supply water to the cotton towns in the Bolton area.

Walking Great and Little Burney

11:30am Friday 22nd October 2010

Great Burney stands to the north of the A5092. The fell slope you can see from the road involves a steepish climb but when you arrive at the top, you can see a delightful path continuing on and then gently up to the cairn on the summit. The views from here are superb and well worth the effort. The walk then descends to the fell road, easy at first and then through tiresome bracken in high summer. It continues through the countryside to Tottlebank, a lovely quiet corner of Cumbria. The return is made along the Cumbria Way and then skirts the eastern slopes of Great Burney.

Slaidburn walk

4:14pm Wednesday 13th October 2010

Here is an undulating stroll through beautiful and historic countryside and tracking alongside a literally bubbling brook.

Ravenstonedale and Smardale Gill walk

3:14pm Wednesday 6th October 2010

I HAVE recently enjoyed a number of walks along the many now disused railway tracks in Cumbria.

Reddish Vale Walk

2:44pm Monday 27th September 2010

This is a fascinating stroll full of industrial archaelogy but the agricultural heritage of the area has never been lost.

Bolton Abbey Walk

1:55pm Tuesday 21st September 2010

Although it was 2010 this stroll felt more like 1910 as I set off from the railway station at Bolton Abbey and went in search of a grand old pub and an ancient abbey.

Ashness Bridge Walk

2:58pm Tuesday 7th September 2010

OF all the walks I have covered in this series few are more beautiful or more historic than this.

Gisburn walk

9:19am Wednesday 1st September 2010

At one time Gisburn was a vital staging post on the 18th century turnpike toll road but only one of the old inns, the White Bull, still serves food.

A ferry nice walk across the Mersey

3:23pm Tuesday 17th August 2010

I have long been interested in discovering the locations of the old ferries across Lancashire rivers in the days before bridges were built.

Take a look at Daisy Nook

4:26pm Wednesday 11th August 2010

Daisy Nook was set up as a country park in 1974 following local government reorganisation when there were major incentives to improve the environment.

Coniston walk

3:10pm Thursday 29th July 2010

JOHN Ruskin was born in 1819, the son of a wealthy London sherry and wine merchant.

Coniston walk

2:16pm Thursday 29th July 2010

This walk is longer and more strenuous than most I have described. It is, however, well worth the effort but it does need careful planning and should be done slowly and on a good clear day.

Broughton Square walk at Broughton-in-Furness

1:00pm Friday 9th July 2010

I ALWAYS thought I had walked all the footpaths around Broughton-in-Furness but just recently I re-walked a path I had tried once and found it so wet and rough I decided it wasn’t suitable to recommend to other walkers.

Parlick Pike walk

3:42pm Monday 14th June 2010

Ron Freethy walk: Looking at my walking diary of the summer of 2009 I see I was struggling with almost continuous rain. How different things are in 2010.