Mawdesley Jubilee Trail (MJT)
Mawdesley, nestled below Harrop Hill and on the edge of the Lancashire Plain, is a village that seems to enjoy commemorating grand occasions. As well as a Millennium Green, it also has the waymarked Jubilee Trail. The 7 mile route was devised to circle the village entirely within its boundaries. Given this stricture it will surprise the casual visitor just how varied and interesting the walk is. A leaflet compiled by J.Singleton with illustations by P.Collins describes the trail which starts at the Millennium Green and takes reader in an anti-clockwise direction through fields and pastures and along quiet lanes. One of the many merits of this walk is that it is easy to reduce the distance at numerous exit points bringing the walker back to the village centre. Another merit is that refreshments are available in a variety of establishments on or near the route. While the trail will be enjoyed by all lovers of the countryside, it is an excellent route for new walkers whether young or old. The leaflet can be obtained from the Black Bull and Cedar Farm Galleries and other retail outlets in the village or from the Mawdesley Village website.



Mawdesley Jubilee Trail (MJT)
 
Total Distance: 11 Km or 7 miles
Time: 3 hours
Terrain: Easy walk through fields and meadows.

Start: Village Hall car park. [Sat nav L40 2 QT] From junction 27 M6 follow signs for Parbold A5209. As you reach the village turn right onto B5246. After a mile signposts will direct you into the village centre. 

Map by kind permission of the Blackpool Gazette  
 


Directions: From the car park walk ahead into the Millennium Green and follow the path as it swings round to the left.

 

Over a footbridge turn right on a footpath that will bring you onto Smithy Lane. Turn right and after passing the impressive Lane End House walk down to the junction with Sandy Lane.

 Turn left and then after 150m turn left onto a footpath.

Keep ahead as the footpath skirts a large field to arrive at the rear of stables.

Again keep straight as you pass to the left of the buildings to emerge on High Street obliquely opposite St Peter's church. Take the footpath besides the church yard and follow it as it curves to the right behind the church to bring you to School Lane. Here turn left and bear left at the next junction reaching Cedar Farm Galleries a popular attraction. Take the footpath on the right, through the galleries car park, passing to the right of the centre.

 

 The footpath turns left behind the complex and continues to a farm track. Ahead you will have a good view of Harrock Hill. At the track turn left. When the track reaches Back Lane turn right. Almost immediately the lane bends to the left. Just after the bend turn right onto a footpath. Here it is important to keep ahead with the field boundary on your left. When the hedge ends look across to a gap in the hedge opposite. This puts you onto Moody Lane. Turn left and then immediately take the right fork. After passing House farm on the right turn left onto a drive leading to a pair of properties.

The right of way passes through the yard of the one to the right. The path skirts a large meadow bringing you to a footbridge. Keep ahead to reach Bradshaw Brow. Cross the lane and keep ahead across pasture land to arrive at a modern development. (Tarnbrook Drive). Here turn right. As the drive swings to the left turn right to cross a footbridge. With a hedge on your right follow the edge of the field around to the left. At the bottom turn right to reach the entrance of on old quarry on Hall Lane almost opposite the war memorial.

Turn right.At the Black Bull turn left. Keep ahead at a gate to follow a rutted track which will bring you to a large field. Here follow a track to the right which will bring you to a stile near the corner of a wood. Cross the next field to a footbridge. Beyond the footbridge keep ahead with the field boundary on your right. The path edges around a handsome property to put you on Wood Lane. Turn left. At the next junction bear right through Wood Lane Farm and then turn left past Boundary Farm. 

 

Arriving at an activity centre turn right onto a track lead out to Mawdesley

 

On reaching a junction of tracks turn right.  After 250 metres turn left along a hedge. As this comes to an end turn right crossing an arable field towards an isolated hawthorn tree. At the track turn left. At the next junction turn left onto a more obvious track.

 

This will take you across the Moss to link up with Gales Lane. Follow the lane as it bends first left then right. Just before a bridge turn left onto a footpath which follows a brook on your right. This leads to a tree lined lane that leads up to Hall Lane not far from the village centre. Turn right for the car park.

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The  Black Bull


We took lunch at the Black Bull. The pub itself is a very pleasant village pub serving a range of very pleasant food and a small selection of cask ales, our favourite being Black Sheep Bitter(3.8). We have returned to the Black Bull on several occasions and have no hesitation in recommending it.