15 Short Walks in the Ribble Valley

15 Short Walks in the Ribble Valley | Mark Sutcliffe

Last post (I promise!) about my walk today in & around the former Roman fort town of Ribchester.
The White Bull pub has a 1707 construction date, but the pillars in the portico are Roman, recovered from the River Ribble.
Lots of wildlife, including ducks & beautiful damselflies by the river, with a nice shady path through some woods.
The distant view of Pendle Hill, where I walked last week, I sighted just before I lost the route!
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Leftcoastzen Beautiful 6d

TheBookHippie Pretty. 6d

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15 Short Walks in the Ribble Valley | Mark Sutcliffe

Second Refreshment! A pot of Earl Gray tea and summer berry crumble with custard, before I drive home. At a lovely tea shop / cafe /gift shop, Potter's Barn in Ribchester.
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TheBookHippie Just lovely. 6d

Bklover That looks wonderful! 6d

Lesliereadsalot Yum! 6d

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Trashcanman Enjoy the day sir! 6d

Leftcoastzen Oh wow! 6d

Deblovestoread Yum and love the teapot! 6d

Bookwomble @Trashcanman Thank you; I did 😊 4d

Bookwomble @Deblovestoread It's cute, isn't it 😊🌈🫖 4d

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15 Short Walks in the Ribble Valley | Mark Sutcliffe

After walking up Pendle Hill last week, I chose a low lying route this week, along the River Ribble from Ribchester. Although I've enjoyed the walk, it was only half the route in the book due to vague directions (e.g., "head towards the two mature trees" in a landscape full of mature trees) leading me astray (I'm totally blaming the book, not my reading comprehension!).
Stopped off at the White Bull for a non-alcoholic refresher.
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The_Book_Ninja If you hadn‘t have posted it, I woulda said the River Ribble is a made up name from one of those romantasy novels (edited) 3d

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15 Short Walks in the Ribble Valley | Mark Sutcliffe

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One of the more successful walking books I've used, possibly because I paid attention to the directions this time!
I did the "easy" route up Pendle Hill, easy being a relative term! My leg muscles will know tomorrow that they did something today!
It was a fantastic walk, soundtrack by skylarks, aerobatic display by swifts, and incredible views from the summit.
No witches as far as I could tell, though I was nearly pixie-led at one point ??‍♀️

JamieArc As a Quaker, it‘s fun to see this 😊. There‘s a Quaker retreat center here in the US called Pendle Hill and I hope to go there for a reading retreat at some point. 2w

Bookwomble @JamieArc I did wonder if any of my Litsy friends would enjoy seeing that plaque - I'm glad you found it fun to see 😊 I think that if George Fox could see the sea on the Lancashire coast that day in 1652, it must have been clearer than it was today! 😄 It was sunny and warm with little cloud cover, but hazy, which was picturesque in its own way. 2w

Bookwormjillk Pretty! 2w

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LeahBergen Wonderful! 2w

bibliothecarivs @Bookwomble @JamieArc, do you know if Fox was small in stature? I'm wondering about the significance of the 'wee man' graffiti. 2w

JamieArc @bibliothecarivs No, he was described as quite the opposite. I‘m curious about the graffiti now 😂 2w

JamieArc @Bookwomble It‘s gorgeous! And I‘m a walker so I love seeing images like this. 2w

Bookwomble @bibliothecarivs @JamieArc I would imagine it's someone's tag rather than a comment on Fox. "Wee Man" strikes me as being Scottish: it's used there as an affectionate term for a child, or as a mocking term for a man you're not intimidated by. 2w

bibliothecarivs Thanks! 2w

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15 Short Walks in the Ribble Valley | Mark Sutcliffe

Pendle Hill looks big from far away - it looks bigger close up! This walk does start part way up the hill at the Nick of Pendle, so it should be doable for me🤞🏻
See you at the top!⛰️🚶🏻‍♂️
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