Walking Guides and Trips in Rivington
Below are popular Walking guides in Rivington that you can use to plan your next adventure. You can download guides, including a detailed map, description and points of interest for a small fee to your iPhone or Android.
Trips
There's a lot to explore & a lot of history around here, here goes. The terraced gardens were layed out in 1905 by Thomas Mawson - landscape architect who was based in Windermere but was born in Scorton - on behalf of William Hesketh of Port Sunlight fame. The area covers 45 acres & includes terraced walkways, ornamental pools, a Japanese garden, stone footbridges & abandoned buildings - just explore. Some of...
Up Rivington Pike about 9.00pm to watch the sunset on the longest day/shortest night. Fantastic clear evening as the sun went down in the north west over Morecambe Bay and the Lake District. You could see all round from the North Wales hills, the two cathedral towers in Liverpool, the Big One and Blackpool Tower, Heysham power station, Morecambe Bay and the Lake District Hills. Lovely calm, warm evening. Back around 10.30pm...
A stroll by some of the reservoirs at Rivington. A wet chilly day and too many dog walkers about really. Why do they all think it's nice and friendly when their pet pooch leaps up at you?
A 6mile walk taking in moorland and old cobbled roads.
