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Fairhurst Cottage
Fairhurst Lane
Inglewhite
Preston
PR3 2LJ

Tel: 01995 640007
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The Garden Cottage - Self Catering Accommodation, Preston

These two circular walks start from our doorstep

The Garden Cottage Circulars (2.1mb PDF file)

We are part of Welcome Walkers and Welcome Cyclists

Walking in the Forest of Bowland

Some nice local walks:

Calder Vale Walk: Bleasdale to Oakenclough (901kb PDF file)

Calder Vale Walk: Cobble Hey Legstretcher (589kb PDF file)

Calder Vale Walk: Peewits and Pheasants (926kb PDF file)

Calder Vale Walk: Bluebells and Woodland Delights (594kb PDF file)

Calder Vale Walk:River, Three Parishes (901kb PDF file)

Calder Vale Walk: Calderbank Legstretcher (612kb PDF file)

Calder Vale Walk: Mills Along the Brock (734kb PDF file)

Calder Vale Walk: River, Hill and Valley (781kb PDF file)

Calder Vale Walk: River, Water of the Fylde (942kb PDF file)

Calder Vale Walk: Brock Bridges (1.3mb PDF file)

A bit further afield, but very enjoyable:

Slaidburn to Dunsop Bridge (PDF 1.8mb)

Dunsop to Chipping (PDF 1.3mb)

Stocks Reservoir Walk (PDF 610kb)

Tolkein Trail (381kb PDF file)

Creamy Lancashire Cheese Trail (865kb PDF file)

Crumbly Lancashire Cheese Trail (752kb Pdf file)

Tasty Lancashire Cheese Trail (745kb PDF file)

Garstang Walking Festival.

Always very popular and with lots to see and do in Wyre's stunning countryside.

About the Forest of Bowland

Forest of Bowland Access Land (6.1mb PDF file)

Forest of Bowland AONB map (4.5mb PDF file)

About the Forest of Bowland (1.5mb PDF file)

Countryside Code (268kb PDF file)

Treading Carefully (268kb PDF file)

Horse Riding / Trekking

Braeden Pony Trekking Centre web site

Cycling in the Forest of Bowland

Beacon Fell Country Park

Beacon Fell has a short mountain bike trail, plenty of parking and a cafe serving light lunches, lovely cakes and refreshments. Walking and cycling on quiet roads and lanes amidst beautiful scenery.

Wyresdale (PDF 2.7mb)

Lune Valley (PDF 2.8mb)

Rivers Lune & Wyre (PDF 2.4mb)

Scorton (PDF 1.8mb)

Grizedale and Bleasdale (PDF 2.7mb)

Gisburn Forest

Gisburn Forest Mountain Bike Trails (PDF 5.7mb)

Gisburn Forest, an upland forest managed by Forest Enterprise, on the edge of Stocks Reservoir. Eextensive network of mountain bike trails. Plenty of parking.

Gisburn Mountain Bike Trails web site

Gisburn Forest Guide (PDF 313kb)

Gisburn Forest Family cycle route leaflet (PDF 232kb)

Dunsop Bridge - Dunsop Valley 8km (1 hour) (PDF 279kb)

Gisburn Forest Family cycle route leaflet (PDF 232kb)

Salter Fell - Cross O'Greet Circuit (PDF 3.0mb)

Bowland By Bike (PDF 3.4mb)

Cycling around Lancaster, Morecambe and the Lune Valley

Cycling for All Suitable for all the family and abilities, mainly on flat, traffic free roads.

Cycling for All 2 More strenuous, can get hilly!

Preston Canal Cycle Route ( 486kb PDF file)

Lancaster, Morecambe and The Lune Valley (1) (PDF 2.3mb)

Lancaster, Morecambe and The Lune Valley (2) (PDF 2.4mb)

Lancaster Morecambe Hest Bank circular route (PDF 630kb)

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