WALK DETAILS

714 Chatburn to Downham

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Chatburn's single span Swainside Bridge gets only a cursory "FB" on the map. Yet this magnificent packhorse bridge is a work of art. Downham though has always been highly celebrated and is surely the prettiest of all Pendle villages.


LOCATION: 2 miles north west of Clitheroe
START: Chatburn signed from A59, roadside parking near church. Toilets (Grid ref 770443)
DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: Two hours
MAP: Explorer OL - Forest of Bowland
Landranger 103

REFRESHMENTS: Assheton Arms & Downham tearoom