Ormskirk, Lancashire | Town Centre Walk 2020
Вставка
- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Join me for a walk of Ormskirk Town Centre, one of the most interesting and pleasant towns in all of Lancashire. Located at the crossroads between Liverpool, Southport, Wigan and Preston, Ormskirk is a traditional market town steeped in history dating back at least 1,000 years.
On our walk, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including Ormskirk Train Station, Emmanuel Methodist United Reformed Church, The Railway Hotel, Ormskirk Magistrates' Court, Ormskirk Clock Tower, the site of Ormskirk Market, the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk Civic Hall, Hurlston Brook, Coronation Park and Ormskirk Library.
Remember, you can always watch the video at 2x speed if you want to speed things up!
0:00 Ormskirk Train Station
0:52 Ormskirk Station Approach
1:12 Emmanuel Methodist United Reformed Church
1:22 Ormskirk Station Road Bridge
1:51 The Railway Hotel
2:00 Derby Street
2:41 Ormskirk Magistrates' Court
2:55 Derby Street
3:26 Leyland Way
4:28 Briefly getting lost
4:54 Wheatsheaf Walk
5:17 Burscough Street
6:01 Ormskirk Clock Tower and Market Centre
6:55 Moor Street
8:02 Moorgate
9:09 Park Road
10:11 Aughton Street
11:06 Ormskirk Clock Tower
11:16 Church Street
13:37 Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul
15:25 Ormskirk Ring Road/A570
16:00 Southport Road
16:44 Ormskirk Civic Hall
17:18 Church Fields
19:24 Hurlston Brook
19:41 Church Fields Park
21:42 Coronation Park Pond
22:40 Coronation Park
23:32 Coronation Park and Ormskirk Bandstand
24:00 Coronation Park
24:57 Ormskirk Ring Road/A570
26:57 Derby Street West
28:31 Burscough Street
30:14 Ormskirk Clock Tower
30:26 Thank you for watching!
Stats for nerds:
Distance walked: 1.8 miles/2.9km
Step count: 3600 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 30 mins 8 secs
Average speed: 3.6mph/5.8kmh
Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.
Spent 3 years in Ormskirk between 2003 and 2006 as an Edge Hill student. Having Ormskirk right on the doorstep was such a great part of my time at Edge Hill it really had everything you needed, you didn't feel the need to go further afield for shops, pubs, take aways etc. Marmaris was always a favourite with the Edge Hill students, best kebabs, burgers & pizzas in the area. I've been back a couple of times over the years and whilst there have been changes (Edge Hill itself has expanded massively) it's good to see that it hasn't changed too much. It's still essentially the same Ormskirk I remember and long may it stay that way.
i am from ormskirk and its really cool how you found such nice little paths ive never seen throughout my whole life of living here
Born and raised in Ormskirk. I moved away 18yrs ago to the US. Little bit of Ormskirk info, my dad designed the new church house. Proud of him. Miss home, lived down Burscough street, thank you for this.
Wow! That's fascinating to hear your dad designed the new church house - your family certainly has its mark on Ormskirk for many years to come then! It's a lovely town and one you can rightly be proud of :)
Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope you get the chance to pop back over the pond and visit again in future!
As a Chinese I once stayed in this town for just 3 days in 2019. Really like this town it's very quiet and beautiful!
I agree with you! Ormskirk is a really lovely place - very removed from the big industrial landscape just beside it with its old streets and quiet atmosphere as you say :) I'm very glad you enjoyed your stay there!
Thank you so much for watching - I hope you enjoyed the video!
I grew up in Ormskirk and left when I was 13 to emigrate to Australia. I went back a few times in the late 90’s/early 00’s, but haven’t been there since 2005. Odd to see how much has changed and how much is still so familiar! Thanks for the video!
You're welcome! It's always nice to look back and see how things have changed, but it is strange that you can still see the old Ormskirk among the new :)
Glad to hear you enjoyed the video and that it brought back some memories - thank you so much for watching!
How's your experience in Australia compared to the UK?
Enjoyed the video. I lived in Ormskirk for over 30 years, my children went to Ormskirk School in Ruff Lane (which are now apartments). My son worked in Ormskirk Post Office for years (which is now a pub). We all live in New Zealand now, I left Ormy 11 years ago. 🥑🙃🥝😛🌴🌞
Thank you very much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - I do hope it brought back some good memories of your many years in Ormskirk from the other side of the world :)
the lay out and the buildings in Ormskirk are lovely. my old school was there, grammar, down ruff Lane, all flats and houses now. crazy when I seen it 2 years back!
It really is a lovely town, with those higgledy-piggledy alleyways and some really wonderful shopping streets in the centre of town! I'm glad it brought back some memories back, even if things seem to have changed from when you last saw it :)
Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Enjoyed the walk. Would have been good to go along the old alleys and stop to look at the Buck o vine pub.
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video! The little alleyways are really delightful I agree - maybe next time I'm in Ormskirk I can do a little tour of the places I missed!
Thank you so much for watching :)
*Thank you so much for making this video, Ormskirk is beautiful and it's where my boyfriend lives.*
Thanks for this lovely video. Enjoyed the journey with you. Love from India Kerala. God bless.
Nice walk around the town. I enjoyed it very much. Beautiful and historical. Your walks are always wonderful and enjoyable. Hope to see more soon. Have a great day. How is your weekend? Mine is great. 😀😀
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Ormskirk is a wonderful town with a great history indeed :)
Great video, and very close to home. Just liked and subscribed. Thanks for sharing. Del. 👍
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - Ormskirk is a lovely town indeed!
Thank you very much for watching and subscribing - it means a lot to me :)
@@LetsWalkUK Your very welcome, keep up the great content. Del 👍
Wow really beautiful town ❤ mesmerizing view now that I have decided to study at university of Lancashire....let's see where its taking me.
You missed the main attraction. The Acropolis. The best chip shop in the world!
And Ruff Wood. You could have walked for miles and not see everything.
That's a good one! Ormskirk is full of fascinating things to see, and as you say in your reply, we could have walked for miles and still miss out on things :) It's a great place to be though as I'm sure you know!
Thank you so much for watching - I do hope you enjoyed the video!
Need to get out more
What a shame it was such bad weather . You passed my flat and you could have dropped in for a cup of tea .
How nice of you to offer! Even on a grey day I have to say Ormskirk is a lovely town, lots to see and I don't mind getting a little wet :)
Lived here my whole life and I have to say that you did a great job getting in all the landmarks, however you missed out all the top dogging sights and ormskirk’s most famous pub, The Gingerbread arms.
Totally agree benjam! Me and my now deceased wife always used to go down to the Billinge forest for a quick shag with a few locals. Kooowar she was a proper dirty slag before she had a stroke, couldn’t go dogging after she became wheelchair bound. Anyway… my memories forever live in ormskirk ❤️
Been here today
I hope you had a lovely time! Ormskirk certainly is a very nice place to visit - particularly with all its riveting history and gorgeous old buildings :)
Thank you very much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!
They were horse chestnuts in the park!
pretty prosperous looking university town, by the look of it bet housing is expensive there, If I may and locals do pardon my daring I would say that actually ormskirk looks so surreyesque
This is one of the things that really struck me about the town too! It's surrounded by very large urban areas in Merseyside and Greater Manchester, but there is something distinctly countryfied about Ormskirk - it is lovely though I have to say :)
I'm local to the area and its not quite surrey esque haha
Market Town now ruined by adolescents from all over the UK who use the town as their playground while they're growing up....some never really make the transition. Ormskirk, an annexe to Edge Hill's children
I was born in Ormskirk.
Are there any part time jobs available in Ormskirk for students? Btw nice town.
It's a lovely town - I wouldn't know personally about the jobs but a quick Google search shows there are a few about.
@@LetsWalkUKYes definitely. Thank u so much for giving a tour of places. It helps a lot to get to know more about the city/town.
@@DK-il7ql You're welcome! Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Enjoyed the walk, but you did not mention Park Pool swimming baths & Fitness Centre, even though you passed by it in Coronation Park, and I think the large Morrisons Supermarket alongside the park would have been worth a mention as these are both important amenities.
Thank you so much - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video! My apologies for missing out a couple of those landmarks - there's indeed a lot to take note of in Ormskirk! But thank you very much for pointing it out for us :)
Which use to be Safeway.