Beacon Fell and River Brock

Well it`s Good Friday and the sun is shinning :) we haven`t done a walk any distance from home for a while and the weather is just perfect today.
Earlier in the year whilst in a walking and leisure shop we came across a book containing walks around the Forest Of Bowland , we have driven many times through this part of Lancashire but rarely stopped for the day and walked , so we decided to buy the book and this year head to this stunning area and take in the sights.
On our first walk we were not disappointed with the views ,with such perfect weather we could make out Blackpool Tower in the distance.

                                                                      Stunning views

We park at Beacon Fell Country Park , there is a visitor centre with lots of helpful information , toilets , refreshments and ice cream ...oh and a funny face sculpture ....

The first part of our walk is high up with great views towards Blackpool , then we descend through dense woodland , then the route takes us along the River Brock where Honey was in her element ....

 We usually take a picnic on our walks and today is no exception , we find a bench beside the river and enjoy our refreshment , all the picnic tables were taken with families also enjoying the great Easter weather :)

There were some ladder stiles that Honey had to negotiate , but with some pushing shoving and lots of encouragement she made it over them.


The walk then climbs back up and back to the car park where we started , and a welcome ice cream was our reward :)