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kestrelx 07-06-2011 11:52

You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
Did you know this? Well not quite from Accrington Town Center but if you go up to the Hambledon Scouts (Old Quarries) on a clear day you can see the sea and I think i have seen Blackpool Tower also - anyone else seen this? :)

MargaretR 07-06-2011 11:58

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
When I lived up Belthorn (part of Ossy), the view from my front door was open to the coast. My 2nd ex was a bit of a wheeler dealer and once acquired large brass telescope as part of a car deal. When he set it up on a car roof at our front door, we could see the flag pole of Blackpool Tower. At illumination time there was a glow in the sky.

wadey 07-06-2011 12:33

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
There's great views from anywhere near the Grey Mare on Grane

Bernard Dawson 07-06-2011 13:29

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
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Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 910906)
Did you know this? Well not quite from Accrington Town Center but if you go up to the Hambledon Scouts (Old Quarries) on a clear day you can see the sea and I think i have seen Blackpool Tower also - anyone else seen this? :)

You're right, you can see Blackpool Tower on a clear day. You can also get a good view of the three peaks on a clear day from the top of Hambledon. For me to see them clear day or not, I'm afraid I have to reach for the binoculars.

Whittaker 07-06-2011 15:04

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
if you go on pendle hill just past the resturant towards clitheroe then look down the ribble valley you can see blackpool tower on a clear day and the big one

Tealeaf 07-06-2011 15:14

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
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Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson (Post 910913)
You're right, you can see Blackpool Tower on a clear day. You can also get a good view of the three peaks on a clear day from the top of Hambledon. For me to see them clear day or not, I'm afraid I have to reach for the binoculars.

You don't heve to bother climbing Hambledon to see one of the three peaks; you can see it from the canal bank at Church on a clear day.I'm pretty sure there is a piccy on here taken from the spot about five years ago - Pen-Y-Ghent in all it's glory.

garinda 07-06-2011 15:41

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
You can see the Tower, depending on the weather, from the beer garden at The Willows at Guide.

Hambledon, and Ossy moors both offer fatastic views, with the right conditions. Which isn't necessarily bright sunshine, as the far distant horizon could be covered in haze.

garinda 07-06-2011 15:42

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
A good game to play is how many counties you can see.

mallard 07-06-2011 16:37

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
thats good.

garinda 07-06-2011 16:38

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
Has anyone done this, but the other way round?

Seen our little part of Lancashire, from the top o' t'ower?

Benipete 07-06-2011 17:18

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
A quick glimpse of the Sun would do me.:hehetable

Wynonie Harris 07-06-2011 17:32

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
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Originally Posted by Benipete (Post 910944)
A quick glimpse of the Sun would do me.:hehetable

...page 3 I presume? ;)

jaysay 07-06-2011 17:38

Re: You can see the coast from Accrington!?
 
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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 910947)
...page 3 I presume? ;)

Well he certainly wouldn't be looking at the sports pages:D


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