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Ok so are there any nice places to go for a walk on a lovely sunny day like today??? and i dont mean get in your car and drive somewhere and then have a walk!!!! i mean set off now from your house...and walk...the furthest i get is to the griffin pub!! its a 1 and a half mile walk there from my house...and theres a lovely cold drink at the end of it!!:D

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Try this link to one of staggeringmans threads Easter Saturday
It might be just the job & there will be a cold drink available afterwards.

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Ah bless you live near me, so I suggest the Coppice before anythings built on it, or Priestly Clough. Get on at Victoria St and up as far as the Five Arches, onto Hollins Lane then through either Haworth or Oak Hill Park. Should take an hour or so.

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ooh i havent been to oakhill park in ages...i used to go to the sound festival every year..but i didnt make it to the last one!! do they still have the rabbits there?? and the goats??

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No rabbits and No goats. The occaisional Squirrel but mostly vandals and druggies.

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what happened to the animals???? i used to go there a lot with my friends...have a wander round...it was lovely in summer with all the flowers out!!

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After alot of complaints from the druggies etc. the animals had to be removed because unlike the flowers they weren't as easy to light , when you're up there for a smoke!
:eek:

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Bit far from the hospital, [but you could get the bus and get off at Ossy Town Hall,] but Foxhill nature reserve is magnificent today. Good paths, lots of wild spring flowers and you might see the kingfisher, along with the other birds. Foxhill pub serves good ale afterwards, or l'll be serving cream teas from 4pm onwards!

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There are some organised walks connected to the Hyndburn Healthy heart group. I'm not sure if they've got any written copies of the routes. Unfortunately they all start from Exchange Street but they do take in footpaths etc which people may not otherwise consider walking. I'll see if they've got anyting on paper about where they go because all are circular routes rather than a straight there and back which I think makes them more interesting.

Have you thought of walking along the canal bank? When I worked in Clayton-le-Moors I quite often did that. I realise it isn't close to the hospital but as someone previously suggested you could always get a bus to your starting point. (Canal bridge at Clayton for example)

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i dont mind walking to the canal...its not that far...i walk to my friends sometimes who lives near the black dog in ossy!!! thats a good walk although not too many pretty things to see!!!

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Once you get as far as the Griffin, don't stop. Continue right around the roundabout and turn left across from the Hapton Inn. Go down that street and follow the signs for the picnic site. Follow the road round and you will end up back near the Griffin Pub. Sorry i don't know any of the street/road names. It's a nice walk, done it myself a few times.

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go past a pub???? without going in???? no drink???? :eek:

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Trouble is, if you go in a pub you might not finish the walk.

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true..itd turn into a stagger

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There are a number of local walk leaflets avalible free from the tourist information bureau. You could try going up the Kings Highway, via the quarry road at the back of the Coppice and up to Hambledon hill or the Gamblers Caves and coming back either by Spire Farm and Sandy Lane or Plantation Street or carry on towards Baxenden coming out by Sherfin Mill

By the way, I went up Oak Hill Park a number of times last year, sat by the war memorial reading my book and musing on the fact that despite it being a beautiful day and having a well kept and large park, nobdy else was there. Maybe we should build a panopticon to encourage the communities to use this facility!

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Come to Manchester. It's good to get the city under your feet once in a while.
Or you could try Le Parkour? ;)

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Hi

Thought you might like to know about 'Stepping Out' Hyndburn's Walking Project. We provide a number of short circular walks around the Hyndburn area. All walks are led by fully trained volunteer walk leaders from the community.

LED WALK PROGRAMME:
MORNING WALKS– Time 10.30am
AFTERNOON WALKS– Time 1.30pm

MON MORNING:
PLACE: Rishton , MEETING POINT: The Centre, School Street

MON AFTERNOON:
PLACE: Clayton-Le-Moors, MEETING POINT : The Royal Oak Pub, Sparth Rd

WED MORNING:
PLACE: Springhill ,MEETING POINT: Springhill Community Centre, Dover St (Off Exchange Street)

THURS MORNING
PLACE: Oswaldtwistle, MEETING POINT: Black Dog Pub, New Lane

THURS AFTERNOON
PLACE: Baxenden, MEETING POINT: Entrance to Haworth Art Gallery, off Manchester Road

All walks end with refreshments (at a small charge) if you like. Walks cover various areas including most of the canal, the old railway line (Rishton, Great Harwood, Clayton-Le-Moors, Church, Baxenden), Tottleowrth, woodlands, Dunkenhalgh Park, Foxhill Bank, Bury Meadows, Jackhouse Pens, Oak Hill Park, Rhyddings Park, Jubilee Walk, Ladybird Trail, to name but a few.

All walks are FRRE, just simply turn up at the start point and speak to one of the walk leaders.

INDEPENDENT WALKING PACKS:
If you prefer walking on your own we have independent walking maps available which contain a number of short self-guided, interconnecting walks around Rishton, Clayton-Le-Moors and Church. Other area of Hyndburn will be developed in the future.

If you want to get hold of a pack or would like more information on any of the walks, please don't hesitate to give me a call.

Hope this helps and maybe see you on one of the walks soon.

Melissa Taylor
('Stepping Out' Walking Project Co-ordinator)
Tel: 01254 356826
Email: [email protected]