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The summit of Warton Crag |
It was after 10:30 when we set off to Warton Crag. We parked on the road above the village, and walked west along the path I used in 2004.
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We parked on the narrow road just south of the shooting Lodge (top right on the map)and walked west to Moss House Farm |
Arriving at Crag Foot rather soon, we decided to walk over to Quaker's Stang and thence to Jenny Brown's Point. (Extreme left on the map). The badly signed route designated as the Lancashire Coastal Path goes across fields, but later we saw a notice below Heald Brow, where we stopped for lunch, which showed the intention of the County to alter the public right of way to run along the old dyke, which is clearly the better route.
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Looking back along the lower path |
We continued left along the low path towards a limestone chimney, which is a grade II Listed building. The copper works of which it was a part date from between 1780-1820.
The new owner of the cottage nearby has erected several notices proclaiming that the public path doesn't run right past the house door. According to the postman we spoke to, there is a court case pending. Looking closely at the map the house owner appears to be right.
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The path passes below the wall |
We moved up on to the road beyond the cottage. The views over the coast were extensive, the sun was warm, and the whole area very attractive and popular. We met a number of other walkers, amongst whom were butterfly experts, who told us that the area is renowned for them.
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National Trust property and open to all |
As we gained height along the road we were able to pass on to a beautiful area maintained by the National Trust. A warden was out with a net, on one of her regular counting checks.
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Lime kiln |
Just past a well-preserved lime kiln we returned to the road and turned right after Lindeth Lodge, eventually taking a path leading over the shoulder of Heald Brow down to where we had eaten lunch, and thence back to Quaker's Stang and then Crag Foot.
From there we located the bridleway which turns up past a house, also called Crag Foot, and eventually reached a path on the right which took us through high bracken to the edge of Warton Crag and then up to the summit and the beacon.
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The beacon |
We then went back to the bridleway. On my earlier visit it had been difficult to find the Three Brothers stones, and although we didn't actually see them this time we were able to navigate through the wooded area to the site named on the map as Piggeries. Someone has built a new house there - I wonder what they'll call it...
It was then only a five minute walk back to the car.
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