19 mile Walk - Journey Through the Centre of the Kingdom 1/5

Start from off-road parking on Edisford Road, near St Paul's Church, Clitheroe, BB7 2RN.
1200 ft ascent. The first walk covers the part of the Journey Through the Centre of the Kingdom from Clitheroe to Bolton-by-Bowland before returning on alternative paths to make a circular walk. There will be an opportunity for walkers to climb the steps to Clitheroe Castle before taking the Kings Highway and visiting Sawley Abbey, before returning on a different route back to our cars.
General Notes:
The Journey though the Centre of the Kingdom is a 46 mile walk through 1,000 years of history in the beautiful Ribble Valley and the Forest-of-Bowland. It is a circular walk that starts and ends in Clitheroe. There are many historic sights of interest on the route including Clitheroe Castle and Sawley Abbey, Warren Hill, ancient flax retting pools and King Henry's Well. It passes through many Ribble Valley villages including Pendleton, Chatburn, Sawley, Bolton-by-Bowland, Slaidburn, Dunsop Bridge, Whitewell, Chipping and Bashall Eaves. This series of 5 walks will cover the 46 mile walk by completing circular walks. Everyone is welcome to attend as many of the walks as they wish, the dates of other walks are on our website.
Please give thought to the clothing and footwear necessary for adverse weather or ground conditions, and carry enough water and food for the day.
The leader will not see comments on Meetup, please contact Paul & Jeanette Tel: 07817 747112, [paulbanks@gmail.com](mailto:paulbanks@gmail.com)
Further information about our full walk programme, past walks, trips away, challenge event, and more, is available at www.ldwa.org.uk/eastlancashire.
We very much welcome new walkers, but if you have already attended three walks you must have joined the LDWA and have a current membership. This is obtained via SiEntries.co.uk, £15 p.a. by direct debit or £18 by card. You will then be able to join free walks with any of our 40 national groups, receive our magazine Strider, have access to our enormous database of long distance path and social walk gpx tracks, and enjoy discount entry on our scores of challenge events.