WALK DETAILS

742 Mawdesley

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Windmills are all the rage nowadays, but the one atop Harrock Hill burned down in 1880. Perhaps they should fix it and make Mawdesley even greener! It certainly is a marvellous spot, with views over the Fylde and Bowland Fells, but what we remember best are Mawdesley's beautiful gardens.


LOCATION: 6 miles north of Skelmersdale
START: Mawdesley, signed from B5246. Park opposite Village Hall (Grid ref 492150)
DISTANCE: 5.5 miles
GRADE: Easy with a gentle ascent
TIME: 3.0 hours
MAP: Explorer - Southport & Chorley
Landranger 108

REFRESHMENTS: Cedar Farm Galleries and Red Lion