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After a weekend free of walking Monday morning arrived still a little damp. However shortly after midday it brightened a little to give us the opportunity of this walk around the Levens area. A little early for the best autumnal colours but it's on its way!!

Route Map

Normally the walk around the park can be done with no problems but after heavy recent rain I suspected that the field near Park Head would be flooded and therefore modified our route a little. First we entered the park on the western side of the River Kent for a couple of pictures.

The river although looking quite peaceful is running very fast.

A picture from Levens Bridge as we make our way to enter on the eastern side.

Looking across to where I took the first picture.

Levens Park is home to a small herd of Norwegian black fallow deer and many Bagot Goats, a rare breed originally brought to this country at the time of Richard the Lion Heart.

There are a number of these limestone seats around the park. Although quite ornate and very natural they seen rather uninviting to me and possibly a recipe for piles.

Cottages at the top of the park which we pass again later.

We crossed the A590 and then took a path up into a field on the right to join the Lancaster Canal.

Looking across towards Sizergh

Sedgwick House.

Standing in the canal and not a wet foot to be had. This is one of the "filled-in" sections although the bridge is still in use.

From the canal bridge we took a path down, crossing a minor road on the way to Sedgwick Bridge.....

....from where we walked down to Force Falls before returning along the road to the bridge over the A590

We followed the road over the A590 past the cottages at the top of Levens Park....

.....to gain access again to the Lancaster Canal.

Which we followed as far as the Hincaster Tunnel.

The Hincaster Tunnel is an ancient monument. It is 378 yards long, faced with limestone and lined with around 4 million bricks.

A look back as we leave Hincaster along the lane to Hincaster Hall.

Damsons and they are Merryweather, as sweet as any plum.

Hincaster Hall.

From Hincaster Hall we took a path to High Barns.

Looking towards Potter Fell with The Helm to the far right.

Approaching High Barns with Whitbarrow ahead.

High Barns.....from here it was a simple walk down to Levens Bridge

Levens Bridge

And finally.....Levens Hall

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