Description: A short walk from Barley along Pendle Water, then up to Newchurch in Pendle passing Clarion House. Fantastic views of Pendle Hill along the way.
Starting point: Large car park at Barley picnic site.
The walk: Walk to the far side of the car park in the opposite direction to the toilets and join the track signposted with the distinctive witch waymarkers of the Pendle Way footpath. This leads between cottages and goes through a gate following a track with the stream of Pendle Water on the right. Continue straight ahead along this track and when the houses at White Hough are reached on the left just continue straight ahead until the access road bends sharp right over the stream.
Leave the lane here as waymarked footpaths point to paths straight ahead on either side of the stream. Cross the stream and join the path following the right hand bank of the stream. This is a pleasant stream side path passing a farm on the right. It soon joins a lane at a gap in white railings. Turn right along the lane back to a crossroads. Join the lane almost opposite, Jinny Lane, which soon leads to the Clarion House on the right hand side.
From the Clarion House simply go back and turn right along Jinny Lane and follow this quiet narrow road into Newchurch. The lane climbs steeply as you reach the village with a conifer plantation to your right. At the road junction turn left if you want to visit the village church but to continue the walk turn right uphill passing the Witches Galore gift shop on the left.
Continue uphill along the lane and on the brow of the hill turn sharp right along the tarmac farm access road signed as a footpath. Ignore the path forking right off this leading alongside a woodland but continue along the access road to the farm buildings.Pass the first farm and stables on the left and as you approach the second set of buildings take a path on the left leading downhill alongside an electrified fence. This path emerges onto a stony track. Turn left along the track and it drops downhill to a lane. Turn right along this past Barley village hall on the left. Turn right at the lane junction, crossing the stream again, to return to the car park on the left.
The pub: The Pendle Inn. Dog friendly pub with 6 locally sourced cask ales on the bar, including my choice Moorhouse's Pride of Pendle.
Continue uphill along the lane and on the brow of the hill turn sharp right along the tarmac farm access road signed as a footpath. Ignore the path forking right off this leading alongside a woodland but continue along the access road to the farm buildings.Pass the first farm and stables on the left and as you approach the second set of buildings take a path on the left leading downhill alongside an electrified fence. This path emerges onto a stony track. Turn left along the track and it drops downhill to a lane. Turn right along this past Barley village hall on the left. Turn right at the lane junction, crossing the stream again, to return to the car park on the left.
The pub: The Pendle Inn. Dog friendly pub with 6 locally sourced cask ales on the bar, including my choice Moorhouse's Pride of Pendle.
Waterfall on Pendle Water
Clarion House, established in 1912 by the Nelson branch
of the Independent Labour Party. Generations of walkers and
cyclists have stopped here for a brew and thanks to volunteers
you can still stop here for refreshments on a Sunday.
Looking back down Jinny Lane
Pendle Hill in the mist and rain
The Pendle Inn
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