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Weets START WEETS HILL Country ParkRoadFarm Farm Brogden Lane Farm Bancroft Mill © CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this leaflet, Pendle Borough Council cannot Produced by The Economic Development Unit & The Promotions Team, Pendle Borough Council. To Foulridge/Colne B6251 WeetsFarm Brogden Lane Folly Lane The Town Square, Barnoldswick Weets Hill Weets Hill countryside those who walk Pendle's own'Three Peaks'. Pendle, Boulsworth andWeets Hills offer threeundiscovered corner ofLancashire. flavour, and maps to show suggested routes.However, there are plenty of other publicpeaks, Pendle Hill.choice of refreshments, in three of Pendle'smany lovely villages. For maps, otherplease see the back cover. WAYMARKERView from Pendle HillWeets HillFront cover: towards Pendle Hill For Further Mail Order Tourist Information CentrePost Office BuildingsFernlea AvenueT0128224hrs24hrsFor Local Bus Enquiries:Burnley & Pendle Transport T0128201282 There is a great deal of excellent literature available on this area - including a Witches Trail leaflet and aPendle Discovery Guide - to help you plan your day or short break. Also available is an excellent in-caraudio tape on the Pendle Witches Trail. Plus local walking guides and OS maps. For full mail order details please contact Barnoldswick Tourist Information Centre. PendleÕs ThreePeaks In Undiscovered Lancashire Pendle ¥ Boulsworth ¥ Weets Weets A gentle, peaceful walk, with lovely views across Pendle and the Yorkshire Dales,it offers the contrast of vibrant green pastureland, limestone country, andof Nelson or the historic market town of Colne.really in its canal and textile heritage. The Leeds& Liverpool Canal passes through Barnoldswick,Barnoldswick Tourist Information Centre onTakes at least three hours.OS Outdoor Leisure Map 21 South Pennines Refreshments and cafes at Barnoldswick.LETCLIFF COUNTRY PARKStart from the car park at Letcliff Park, at thesouth end of Barnoldswick, signposted off thetoilets, as well as an expansive view of theWalk down to the road and turn right, followingthe Pendle Way sign (symbolised by a witch). Take care on this road as it has no Pass Bancroft Mill and continue straight on pasthouses, ignoring the Pendle Way sign whichTurn first left down Moorgate Road (a PendleWay sign soon appears again on the right).Continue up the road, now called Folly Lane.holly, ash and hawthorn, home to birds, THE LOCALITY WALK FOOT FACTS THE ROUTE Letcliff Hill on the OS mapLetcliff Hill on the OS map Pendle Hill fromWeets Hill summitPendle endle Way (symbolised by a towards the dam of Upper Ogden Reservoir.climb up to the reservoir. After crossing areservoirÕs right bank.At the end of the reservoir, follow the tracktake the track up to the right, which still followssign. After passing several more signs andcrossing 3 streams, keep the last one on your leftto the next witch sign and follow the clear pathFollow the path, bordered by cairns, bearing leftpoint. From the summit there is a superbpanoramic view, as George Fox (the founder ofthe Quaker movement) discovered in 1652when he enjoyed a history-making religious The descent reach the stone Pendle Way sign and turn right50 metres. These will take you down the 'BigKISSING GATEAt the bottom of the steps go through the kissingright of Pendle House stream. Follow the track, over the stile to aAfter crossing several stiles and footbridges return to the main street in Barley. 7 energetic circular walk. The walk starts at the Wycoller CountryPark Haworth Road car park at Height Laithe, which isapproached from Laneshaw Bridge, on the Lancashire andYorkshire border not far from the historic market town of Colne.into the settlements of Trawden and Wycoller. The traffic free village of Wycoller has been aAncient bridges cross over a pretty beck. Theruined Wycoller Hall is believedto have been theinspiration for Ferndean Manor, in Charlotte Jane Eyre Wycoller is on the Bront鄀Way,which stretchesfrom Lancashire into Yorkshire.OS Outdoor Leisure Map 21 South Pennines Refreshments - Wycoller and Hollin Hall Mill.HAWORTH ROAD CAR PARKPark in Wycoller Country Park Haworth Roadcar park at Height Laithe(GR 936394). Go down the steps and path. Go left at the fork. WYCOLLERFrom Aisled Barn, turn left on the broad trackwith Wycoller Beck on your right. Go past twocross another bridge (near the Bront‘ Way andPendle Way signs).Take the Gawthorpe Hall direction over the stileEventually, cross the fence by a stile and turnthe stream and continue along Turnhole THE LOCALITY WALK FOOT FACTS THE ROUTE PENDLE WAY/BRONTè WAYThe route joins the Pendle Way (symbolised by awitch ) and Bront‘ Way. Continue in thealong the track, sometimes paved, andContinue for about half a mile. The long line ofSPOUTLEY LUMB FARMPendle Way sign) and continue to SpoutleyLumb Farm, which marks the ascent to theTurn left on to the North West Water Authority'sconcessionary access concrete path. At thebuilding, follow the way-marked route on thesteeply up the slopes of Pot Brinks Moor. reached, with its huge wind-carved bouldersBOULSWORTH SUMMIT Follow the way-marked route to the right, leading to another outcrop, Weather Stones, The descent Coldwell Reservoirs come into view. The way-marked route descends to the Pendle Way at thebottom. Turn right and walk back to SpoutleyLumb Farm and soon after, over the ladder stileon the left, following the Pendle Way acrossa second ladder stile. At this point, turn halfright to find a thin track, down to a concreteLUMB SPOUTleft downstream, to where the land falls away.Follow the sound of Lumb Spout to view thewaterfall in its wooded hollow.stream. Pass over two fields and through aAfter about half a mile you reach Hollin HallMill. At the far end of the Mill, follow theFarm. Follow the arrow sign through the gateFollow the footpath signs, passing in front of the neGermanyGermanyeep straight on,PLANTATIONPass through the plantation of young trees,Wycoller. View from Boulsworth Hill Pendle Moody, magnificent and steeped in history, Pendle Hill can be seen for miles around.No visit to the area is complete without following in the footstepsof the famous PendleWitches of 1612 (a Witches Trail Guide is available Ð see back cover). Thiswalk starts atBarley, a village immersed in the folklore of Pendle Hill. It is a popularcircular routetown of Nelson and the appealing village of Barrowford. From Barrowford take thePendle Hill rises out of thre ancient Forest ofPendle. It is not a wooded forest, but an ancientwindswept moorland, rocky outcrops, deep-sidedPendle Hill is surrounded by pretty villages,including the starting point of this walk, Barley,but also the nearby hamlet of Newchurch. Atwhich pre-dates 1612 and carries a unique 'eye ofThe Pendle Witches Trail is fascinating to follow,but it is up on the sometimes eerie Pendle HillCan take up to four hours.OS Outdoor Leisure Map 41 Forest of BowlandSouth Pdouble sideddouble sided Refreshments - There are pubs and tea-shops inBarrowford, Roughlee and Barley.across the road. Follow the sign to Barley Green,with the Village Hall on your left.After passing conifer woodland on your leftReservoir. After crossing a stile continue straight THE LOCALITY WALK FOOT FACTS THE ROUTE Photograph by David C L COUNTRYSIDEAbout 100 metres after Stanbridge Farm leaveFolly Lane to cross the stile on the right (PendleWay sign) and turn left to follow the faint line ofAfter about half a mile you will reach a largeThe trig point comes into view.Pendle Hill is seen for the first time, quite closeby. Boulsworth Hill is to the SE and BlackoTower is nearer, to the South. The view alsotakes in the three peaks of Yorkshire ÐIngleborough, Penyghent and Whernside. The descent the wall and continue to Weets House Farm,where you leave the Pendle Way and turn right.Follow the track down, through a gate, with awall on your right. This is the Parish Boundary.bordered by foxgloves, ragged robin and otherFARMS AND STILESFarm turn right on to Brogden Lane.After about half a mile, and about 100 metrestowards Jack House Farm. After the next stilefield, keeping the wall on your right.At a gate and sign for the Pendle Way, go roundJust past Hollins Farm take the stile on the rightstile/gate. Go down the farm track, over cattleAfter about 50 metres take the stile on the right, and retrace your steps to Letcliff Park.Weets Pendle START To Roughlee To Newchurch Village Hall ReservoirReservoir Ogden Clough PendleTo Downham& Twiston Pendle Side BIG END Wooden/ WAYMARKER Car Park Picnic Site Path Fell Wood Barley Picnic Site Pendle Hill Ramblers on the Pendle Way Pendle Hill and Newchurch TRAWDENSTART Wycoller Country Park(Haworth Road) CAR PARK Weather BOULSWORTH HILL Boulsworth DykeLumb FarmWaterfall Pot BrinksGermany Farm Hill Moor& Barn Turnhole Pendle &Bront‘ WaysToilets RavenÕs RockFarm Wycoller HallLumb Spout WaterfallVaccary Walls Photograph by David C L