Wednesday, 23rd March 2022
| Walk: | Lower Hodder Bridge, River Hodder, Higher Hodder Bridge, Edisford Bridge, River Ribble, Mitton Bridge | ||
| Start Point: | Car park opposite church, Great Mitton | Grid Reference: | SD 716 391 |
| Distance: | 7.7 miles | Ascent: | 558 feet |
| Time: | 4 hours | ||
| Weather: | Mainly sunny and mild | ||
| Comments: | A low level walk taking in a total of five bridges though Cromwell Bridge was viewed but not crossed. Edisford Bridge was of particular interest with 5 of its arches being partly hidden. | ||
Cromwell Bridge from Lower Hodder Bridge
Hodder Place, a Grade II listed building, once a preparatory school for Stonyhurst College, now divided into flats
Ancient cross but no further information
Don't think we'll test the stepping stones!
Downstream . . .
and upstream from Higher Hodder Bridge
Edisford Bridge, Grade II listed. There are a total of nine spans varying in width, with four arches crossing the river channel and a further five partly buried arches but not all can be seen here
Beside the River Ribble
Mitton Bridge