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Sunday, 5th February 2012
| Walk: |
Nateby Hall, Kirkland Hall, Churchtown, Catterall,
Bonds and Garstang |
| Start Point: |
Riverside car park, Garstang |
Grid Reference: |
SD 489 454 |
| Distance: |
9.6 miles |
Ascent: |
215 feet |
| Time: |
5 hours |
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| Weather: |
Foggy at the start clearing
later with bright sunshine mid afternoon. Cool but pleasant. |
| Comments: |
Regardless of an incorrect grid
reference the group assembled at the riverside car park and departed
on time. Although it was very foggy sixteen people took part in the
walk led by Dorothy Schofield. The route passed Pat Seed's Memorial
Garden on the way to join the Lancaster Canal. (Pat Seed MBE, a
journalist, was a cancer campaigner and raised funds for a CT
Scanner at Christies Hospital, Manchester) They then headed for
Lancaster before leaving the canal at Nateby Hall. Crossing semi
frozen fields they then joined a track near to Kirkland Hall before
stopping for a bite to eat in the church yard at Churchtown.
Crossing the River Wyre, the group then followed it up stream to the
River Calder. They then followed the Calder to Sturzaker House. Here
they rejoined the Lancaster Canal, at a bridge with three faces
hidden in the masonry; to walk northwards back to the start point. |
Scroll down to see photos of the walk
The gathering of the clan at SD 493 454
High Street, Garstang
The Pat Seed Memorial Garden in Garstang
A misty and ice Lancaster Canal
Leaving the canal for Nateby Hall
Bill and Co appear put of the gloom near Bowers Wood
More like autumn than spring
An unusual name for a highway
The sun trying to break through the fog
Gymnastics are a - Must - for climbing stiles
Late morning somewhere in Nateby, or is it Churchtown
No gymnastics requires at this stile
On the south of the River Wye with Catterall Hall in the background
Eyes right, eyes left at the A6 Catterall
The confluence of the Wyre and Calder
On parade at Catterall
A face on a canal bridge keystone
Who slung dung
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A mounting block on High Street, Garstang (for mounting horses)
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