Tag Archive for ‘darwen moor’

Following the Witton Weavers Way

The Witton Weavers Way is an old packhorse route that traverses about 33 miles of the West Pennine Moors, and today’s walk covered a 6-1/2mi section of it.

Diary 2012 – Week 11

I had a six mile walk on Darwen Moor this afternoon with Brett, Molly and Sam. Our walk took us via Hollinshead Hall and the Witton Weavers Way in a clockwise circular route.

Diary 2012 – Week 10

Well the weather today was much better than yesterday; sunny, warmer and less wind, making for a very pleasant 4-1/2ml stroll around Darwen Moor.

Diary 2012 – Week 08

Had a 3hr walk with Brett, Molly and Sam along the part of the Witton Weaver’s Way footpath that forms the border between Darwen Moor and Turton Moor.

Diary 2012 – Week 07

It was a lovely sunny afternoon with little wind so I decided to take the dogs for a walk over Smithills Moor.

Diary 2012 – Week 06

I spent a couple of hours with Brett, Molly and Sam walking on Darwen Moor this afternoon. I would have spent longer but the cold biting wind was giving me a toothache.

To Darwen Tower the Long Way Round

I’ve been to Darwen Tower on numerous other occasions, usually via a straightforward route. This time I decided to approach it by a more round about way.

Circuit of Turton Moor

This was a walk I found in an excellent book by Paul Hannon called “West Pennine Moors”, and provided a great afternoon’s walking over wild moorland and discovering more ruined farms.

Diary 2011 – Week 22

I went for a short walk today with my friend JohnB that turned out to be a very pleasant and sunny stroll around a little bit of countryside I hadn’t seen before.

I hadn’t been to the woods near the village of Tockholes for some months, so I decided it was about time to remedy things. Unfortunately I choose a rather wet afternoon, just as well I had my waterproofs with me.