Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
Spring Wood is just outside Whalley and has a convenient car park. It is famous in these parts for its display of bluebells. It was owned by monks from Whalley Abbey and was described as being “one bow shot East of the Abbey” in 1553. We were too early for the bluebells, but had a pleasant stroll round the longest circuit....... This didn't take us long so we decided to walk up through Whalley golf club to Deer Park Wood. It being Covid lock-down, we didn't have to duck...... We were walking up Clerk hill which is a little bit steeper than it looks... with extensive views (on a clear day) as we neared the top. Entering Deer Park Wood itself we followed the path up to the quarry rather than entering the woodland itself to find the pre-historic fort (another day). We came out on the outskirts of Wiswell (very nice pub, but for eaters not drinkers), and there got chatting to two other old codgers who we then followed up a stream bed to the quarry. We probably wouldn't have gone this way but for them. From the quarry down was nice walking with some attractive farms and manor houses......
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