Saturday Morning Walk: Witton Country Park, Pleasington Priory and Wainwright Memorial
Overview
Join us for one of Anne's morning walks around the countryside to the north of Manchester.
The walk will be 5-6 miles, just over 2 hours walking, with no lunch stop. The first half is uphill to the Wainwright memorial, where there are amazing, far views in all directions, weather permitting, including Darwen Tower, Pendle Hill, Blackpool Tower, and the new oil-drilling platform past Southport. Mostly good paths and tracks, some stony woodland paths which may be very muddy. Some long ascents and descents, some steps, some stiles. Medium pace, slower uphill, back at the cars about 12.45pm.
This walk is suitable for well-behaved dogs but they must be on a lead.
Toilets: There are no toilets at the start, but the toilets should be open at the running track pavilion cafe after about 15 minutes walking. M65 Services are off Junction 4 (Darwen), accessible from all directions.
Optional visit: to pavilion cafe afterwards, about 15 minutes walk from the cars. The cafe is basic but ok, they do cuppa and nice bacon butties etc, all reasonable prices, plus ice-cream. Or for a more substantial lunch there is The Clog and Billycock pub about 5 minutes drive away.
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Location & Itinerary
Grade 5: just over 2 hours walking with the first half being uphill - please refer to the walk grading information within the website FAQs HERE which also gives you a list of recommended items to bring with you though please take into account that this is a shorter walk
From M65 J3, follow A674 Preston Old Road past Cherry Tree Station turning on the right, through terraced houses, then see sign on left to Pleasington Cemetery. Sharp left = Tower Road. This is the start of BB2 5LE postcode, which goes all along Tower Road into Pleasington Crematorium. Stay on Tower Road through housing estate, then through gates into St.George Playing Fields, past entrance road to small car park on right, then just past roadside parking is an old brick clubhouse on the left, with parking behind. Anne's car is a pale blue Fiesta reg starting PG21.
Meet at the front of the building from 10.20, the walk starts at 10.30am.
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