RAMSBOTTOM Round - including Holcombe, Mount Pleasant, Summerseat and Holcombe Brook.
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- Опубліковано 8 бер 2021
- My Ramsbottom round is a Lancashire amble along old remote roads connecting a number villages. We capture a fairytale landscape, visit an industrial model village, pass through a pre-industrial village, appreciate the preservation society railway stations and lastly relax at the waters edge of Holcombe waterfall.
The walk begins at Holcombe Bottoms as we head upwards on the cobbled road of Old Holcombe Road. At the top of the road we will come across the village with it's collection of old houses and cottages from the 17th and 18th century. As we head of the village we will view the Primary School that was built in 1846 by local voluntary labour quarrying local stone. This school suffered a Zeppelin raid in 1916 and I will share a story related to the death of a bird.
We then descend a very steep hill to Ramsbottom, but before reaching the centre we visit Old Devils Lodge. Here we admire the ducks who we are informed have their own bank account!
At the centre of Ramsbottom we admire the sculpture 'Tilted Vase' and the surrounding shopping area. Onwards and we appreciation the work of the East Railway Preservation Society, who have invested in the reopening of the Ramsbottom station and 12 miles of railway track.
Passing through Nuttall Park we then head up to the ruins of Grants Tower. We stop and admire the view before moving onwards to the old toll road of Bury to Burnley. From here at Nangreaves we enter Mount Pleasant village. This village in Lancashire, was a model industrial village for the local mill which at its peak was exporting quilts to Canada and USA. In 18888 it was one of the first factories in the UK to have electrical lighting. In the woods near the village, we come across little fairer tale model homes where we read a poem by A A Milne.
We cross over the top of the M66 motorway to achieve our ambition of reaching Summerseat station which is another link of the ELR. Here we walk along the platform and consider the history of this railway. We exit into Sumerseat village and head up Robin Road into Holcombe Brook woods. At the waterfall we spend some time on self reflection and we draw our adventure to a close.
I have provided the main landmarks that I have used but a good OS map should be used to confirm the various footpaths and roads. All the land marks are generally well know by the locals and I found all the people I spoke to were willing to help. Also, I came across a number of Village-Link signs on the footpath and these can be used for quite a bit of this route. If you visit their site you can follow various routes that are local to Ramsbottom and some of the other villages mentioned.
This walk is approximately eight and half miles with about 1,100 feet of ascent. Conditions underfoot are generally good as we are doing a lot of walking on old remote roads including a fair amount of cobbled roads. However, we also cross a number of fields and these tend to be quite muddy, especially in winter.
Enjoy the walk, and I am happy to respond to any question or comments.
My old school in Holcombe and a regular walk for me and my children still. The memorial in nuttall park was created by my dad with the help of local school kids and I wrote a letter that is sealed in a time capsule underneath the stone. My wife works in Summerseat. So grateful we are able to live in such a beautiful area!
So glad you shared your story, thanks for watching.
Finally someone says it nobody gives enough respect to ramsbottom.
Total respect to Ramsbottom, it's a wonderful town in a beautiful area. Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching.
What a lovely little poem
Glad you enjoyed it. It was a very unique experience.
Hi nice video with some great views of the countryside , If I may just say to the people do not allow your old phone box be removed it's a lovely thing to see and they are gone from a lot of places, If the Phone it's self is removed what we done was put a defibrillator in it for the people encase of an emergency and the phone company sponsored it .
Totally agree, I think the Phone boxes are part of our heritage and should not be lost. Finding alternative uses is a great way forward. Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment.
Great video, thanks for sharing this journey!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
I live in Ramsbottom 🙂
A great place to be, thanks for watching and hopefully you can share with your neighbours!
Ramsbottom looks an interesting place
Certainly is, and very much under appreciated in my opinion, worth a visit when you get chance.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
I have friends who live around there! I'll have to send them the video
That would be great, thanks for watching
There are some interning semi urban areas around this part of greater Manchester
Yes there are. Ramsbottom holds a special place for me especially the East Lancashire Railway