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The walk starts at the
top of Boothbridge Lane in the middle of the village of
Thornton in Craven. Walk down the hill towards Old
Station House and the cricket field |
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The lane turns to the
right, with the cricket field on your left. |
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Continue along the narrow
lane to Boothbridge Farm. |
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Follow the tarmac road
between the farm house and buildings. It then becomes a
dirt track which crosses a stone bridge over Earby Beck.
Go across the bridge and over the stile at the side of
the metal field gate following the track . |
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Within 20m of going over
the stile you want to be heading diagonally to your
right, with Earby Beck on your right and the tree lined
old track/cutting to your left. Climb the hill to the
next field boundary towards the field gate. |
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To the top side of the
field gate you will see a stile below some old thorn
trees go through this into the next field.
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Head arcoss the field
towards the farm in the distance, Batty House.
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You will come to 2 stiles
close together in the next boundary fence. Climb them
both and follow the fence line, keeping it to your
right, towards the farm. You will walk around the side
of Batty House and its out buildings to find a stile in
the corner of the field at the side of a large tree. |
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Once you have climbed the
stile turn right following the farm lane back towards
Earby. |
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The lane forks, keep left
towards Earby. |
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The lane will bring you out at the Red Lion Pub. Turn
right for Earby
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Continue down Red Lion Street which then becomes
Water Street. At the junction turn right. |
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Walk down the main street
passing Earby library and shops. Follow the road around
the corner than runs between Wardle Storey's factories
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After the bends you will see in front of you the lead
mining museum. Turn right in front of the museum,
keeping it on your left and Earby Beck on your
right. |
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The road narrows and the
forks. Take the left hand fork up a slightly sloped
drive with houses on the left and the "Larma's Field" on
your right |
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Keep on this drive
passing in front of peoples homes. At the end of this
drive the path narrows to single file and runs along
Wardle Storey's boundary fence |
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You are now on the old
railway bed. Turn right at the footpath sign, cross the
new access road and back onto the old railway bed |
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You are now on the home
straight. Just follow the old railway bed |
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Just keep going you are
nearly back to Boothbridge Lane. |
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At the gates you are back
to Boothbridge Lane. Turn right and go round again or
left back up Boothbridge Lane to where you started
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