13th November 2010 - N.Lancs - The Lancashire Coastal Way at Glasson

Area:	North Lancashire	Ascent:	90 feet
Walk No:	476	Time:	2hours 15minutes
Date:	13th November 2010	Parking:	Glasson Dock
Distance:	5.00 miles	Weather:	A mixture of sunshine and dark clouds but staying fine.

Route:

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After two nights of disturbed sleeping I wasn't really up for doing anything today. However it was a fairly decent morning so after breakfast we made the short trip to Glasson Dock for this short walk. It was a mixed day weather-wise, one moment in bright sunshine, the next under dark clouds as they swept in from the sea on a south-westerly breeze. However it did stay fine for us and we were back in time for me to see the F1 qualifying.

Route Map

We left the car next to the salt water dock at Glasson.

There's the car under a mixture of blue skies and dark clouds.

From the dock we walked up the road to the top of Tithebarn Hill which at around 60' above sea level would be the highest point of the walk. No oxygen needed today then!!

A look over the salt marshes and River Lune to Sunderland Point. On the horizon a ship is leaving Heysham Harbour probably bound for Ireland.

A look over the village and the freshwater marina towards Clougha Pike.

A close up of a parachutist coming down to land at the parachute centre at Patty's Farm near Cockerham. We would see a number of these during the course of the walk but this was about the best.

Having left the road we took the track down Marsh Lane past the Old Glasson Caravan Park to Crook Farm. This path is part of the Lancashire Coastal Way.

A look across the flat fields towards the power stations at Heysham. Somewhere behind in that cloud lay the fells of Lakeland.

Looking the other way reveals only dark clouds with the sun trying to get through.

Fortunately the dark cloud soon passed us by with only a few drops of rain before making its way over Clougha.

Brighter skies ahead as we make our way to Crook Farm.

Crossing Jansoon Pool which drains most of the fields into the River Lune.

Approaching Crook Farm.

Crook Farm with a good supply of driftwood to feed the fires through winter.

Looking across the Lune to Sunderland Point.

A big zoom shows the Tower at Paris, or is it Blackpool?

A washed up port-hand marker bouy on the beach. Red bouys mark the left-hand side and green bouys the right-hand side of the channel leading up the river to Glasson.

There are a number of these boundary stones on the foreshore, probably old parish boundaries.

A view to Clougha over a field pond.

A look back.

A close up of Sunderland Point with the Devonshire Dock building at Barrow to its left near the part rainbow.

Abbey Lighthouse Cottage. Once the site of the old lighthouse. This was where we left the Lancashire Coastal Way to make our way back along the quiet lanes.

This chappie was having a busy day. He would take off with 5 or 6 parachutists on board, climb to the dropping height and then after ejecting his load return to the landing strip for another lot.