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' their appeal to most age groups,- the young, the not-so-young and the not-


'•‘so-fit.'... iJ\'Gri'ndleton, Newton, Chipping, Waddington, Pendleton and Ribcb


% ester are among the venuestsdggest-^/there are activities galore over the' ed. Not many miles away,Roughlee,i three main days,, with scarecrows Goosnargh and Kelbrook are also fea- • tured.


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the start and where to park is given, and the book also includes pho­ tographs of the recommended pubs


. and points of interest along the way. The specially-drawn maps include , numbers which correspond with the


where they are. Grindleton features the Buck Inn


and is described as "a picture perfect linear village". The village heritage is explained in the two-mile stroll, which crosses Grindleton Brook and follows an old green lane between farmhouses.


, v There are fine views over towards


staying at their locations throughout' the week. The village is linked with the Park­


numbered paragraphs in the text, so , garden, plant, craft and produce fair, that walkers can see at a glance ' •


unusually featuring almost exclusive-’ ly Ribble Valley growers and crafts­ men. ft* '■ Another not-to-be-missed walk


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starts in Ribchester, a village whose fame outweighs its small size, accord-1 ing to the writer. In AD79, the Roman Governor Agricola built a fort on the site to guard a crossing point of the River Ribble on the road


Pendle for most of the way,.before the, between Manchester and .Carlisle. route heads back to the pubiiShouse.iV This stroll takes in a spectacular view And, of course, with the Duke of ^q.rthff;Ribble Valley, passe? the .. York across the


a Roman bath house and


“ to explore both of ,the village Hostel-^"*ulso Rib'chester’s Roman Museum, ries are in for a treat. G


)■ •; , . which occupies part of the old site of One of the longer walks, three and the fort, a quarter miles, starts by St Helen's Roughlee lies in the mysterious


er family of nearby Browsholme Hall, as Robert Parker founded the village almshouses for the widows of the parish. Browsholme Hall, too, will shortly be the venue for visitors galore, as May 18th is the date of a


' Church', 'Waddington, and finishes at ;the LowerBuck Inn, Waddington. Anyone wishing to visit this pretty^


.village this coming weekend will experience a day to remember. The


: village, pictured on the front page of the Valley this month, is hosting a spring fayre and scarecrow'festival.


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^Vhy not let your fingers do the walking on a pub crawl around the Ribble Valley?


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Heysham, the picturesque village of Belmont, whose name translates as "beautiful hill" and whose lanes are lined with 19th Century mill workers' stone cottages, and the village of Wray, with a route which offers panoramic views to the Yorkshire Dales and the Pennines, across the Lune Valley to the Lake District.


tract of medieval Pendle Forest, which has a history of 17th Century witchcraft, as well as associated myths; legends and superstitions. The four-mile walk centres on the Bay-.Horse Inn. . '.Other walks'start in the village of


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RAMBLING, according tq means, among other things, \ gling, climbing and exten| directions irregularly. To those who indulge ini


represents a most pleasurabl time, taking in the beautieq side and enjoying fresh air. The word, of course, imd


tured progress through i which is, in fact, far removed ties of the average, dedicate! prepared for the walk, has on and who knows exactly wlj going.


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port those who wish to wand to ensure there is somewherl walk.


campaigns actively for their! at will over hill and dale, alij footpaths and bridleways f lished centuries ago. It is, in fact, thanks to thl


groups that had prevented way from being disuseq ploughed up. So how do you ramble? j


map, decide on a direction an pie as that.


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ways to see this countryl become part of the land, r secrets and you taste its essd No other way of travel!


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such intimate insight into fd and valley, forest and plainl can be deep in a cool foresl minutes later, out on a rabbij admiring breathless views. Ramblers get to see rare


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ever do.: And as they go, they can i


in remote inns seldom seen t a night’s lodging in quiet hi the Youth Hostel Associal facilities and stay or move r


dictate. Rambling is a way of lifd - ,.,1


pie. It is a pastime that canl young and the not-so-younl Whole families will set of


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