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| UK: England: The Pennine Bridleway (National Trail) |
This new National Trail will follow a 206 mile (330km) route
from the Sabrina Way
and the green pastures of Derbyshire and the Ribble Valley
to the rugged and remote hills of Cumbria, skirting the
conurbation of Greater Manchester.
In many places the trail follows historic packhorse routes and
carriage roads once in active use during the industrial revolution.
It starts at Carsington Reservoir or Middleton Top, Derbyshire
and ends at the Fat Lamb Inn, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.
The Agency advises that there are no steep gradients and
no stiles, and that the route is mostly on tracks with a
mix of surfaces including some grassy sections. It will be suitable
for mountain bikes but not touring cycles. With some exposed terrain
on the northern section, horses, riders and cyclists need to
be fit to complete the whole route in one journey.
| Route | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Joins: Sabrina Way | Derbyshire | |
| Derbyshire Section Opened 27 May 04. | Derbyshire | -- miles --km |
| Thameside, Oldham and Rochdale Section Opened 27 May 04. | Tameside, Oldham and Rochdale | -- miles --km |
| Mary Towneley Loop Opened 23 May 02. | Lancashire, Rochdale, Calderdale | 42 miles 68km |
| Calderdale Under development | Calderdale | 47 miles |
| Lancashire and North Yorshire Under development | Lancashire, North Yorkshire | 44 miles |
| Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria Expected to open 2007 | Yorshire Dales, Cumbria | |
| Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria and Northumberland The Government has approved a proposal for a northern extension, which will take the route through Cumbria into Northumberland, ending at Byrness in the Kielder Forest Park, just south of the Scottish Border. Unlikely to open before 2008. | Yorshire Dales, Cumbria, Northumberland | 75 miles |
The Pennine Bridleway has a website at http://www.thepenninebridleway.co.uk/introduction.htm
which information on the project, and on the first section to be opened, the Mary
Towneley Loop (shown right).
A copy of the guide to the Mary Towneley Loop can be obtained by
visting http://www.thepenninebridleway.co.uk/guides.htm.
People wishing to try out the riding away from home may wish to know where they can keep their horses overnight. A useful book entitled Bed and Breakfast for Horses which lists places to keep a horse overnight can be purchased from the British Horse Society. Entries include:
- Mrs Gay Parkin, Swarthbeck Farm, Howtown-on-Ullswater, Penrith, Cumbria
CA10 2ND Tel: 01768 486432 Email Website 1 or Website 2 - Mrs J Mayall, Globe Farm Guest House, Huddersfield Road, Delph, Oldham, Lancashire
OL3 5LU Tel: 01457 873040 Email Website - Mrs Chris Thomas, Peers Clough Farm, Peers Clough Road, Rossendale, Lancashire
BB4 9NG Tel: 01706 210552 Email Website - Mrs Miriam Whitaker, Badger Fields Farm, Badger Lane, Blackshaw Head, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire,
HX7 7JX Tel: 01422 845161 Email Website - Angela Harden, Knowl Farm Holiday Accommodation, Blackstone Edge Old Road, Littleborough
OL15 0LL Tel: 01706 378284 Fax: 01706 378284 Email Website - Mrs Chris Cooper,
Far End Farm,
Garsdale, Sedburgh,
Cumbria
LA10 5PN Tel: 01539 621906 Email: chris.lupton@virgin.net - David & Linda Lazonby,
Weets House Farm,
Gisburn Old Road,
Blacko, Nelson,
Lancashire
BB9 6RH Tel: 01282 619714 Email: weetshousefarm@aol.com
For further information, please contact Pennine Bridleway Project Team, Countryside Agency North West Region, 7th Floor, Bridgewater House, Whitworth Street, Manchester,
Reference: NR-PEN