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: Two miles north west of Clitheroe
START: Chatburn signed from A59, roadside parking near church. Toilets
Grid ref: SD770443 Postcode: BB7 4BE
DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 2 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - Forest of Bowland Landranger 103
REFRESHMENTS: Assheton Arms & Downham Ice Cream Shop
EN ROUTE: Warsaw Hill
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News