A Roman town

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"Ancient remains and pastoral countryside in the Ribble Valley"
Walk directions

Turn left from the car park and then right along Church Street past The White Bull. At the river, the Roman bath house is signed left if you want to visit it. Otherwise, bend right then turn left past the museum to the church. Through a gate at the far side of the churchyard, go right to a junction and turn left (not sharp left) along a lane.

Reaching a left bend, leave right over a stile. Follow the left perimeter, continuing beyond the corner towards trees. There, bear right down to a stile and footbridge. Climb by the right boundary, slipping into the adjacent field at the top to walk on by the left hedge. Exit through a farmyard to a lane.

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  Terrain  - Field paths and some lanes, 25 stiles
  Landscape  - Rolling river valley, pastures and woodland
  Dog friendliness  - Dogs on leads near livestock
  Parking  - Pope Croft car park off Church Street in village (pay and display)
  Toilets en route  - Beside Pope Croft car park
About the walk
'It is written on a wall in Rome that Ribchester was as rich as any town in Christendom', goes the saying, but on which wall and by whom, we will never know. Ribchester was established as a cavalry fort in AD72 and presided over converging roads from Chester, York and Carlisle beside the River...
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Lancashire was at the centre of the British cotton industry in the 19th century, which lead to the urbanization of great tracts of the area. The cotton boom came and went, but the industrial profile remains.
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A Roman town

Recommended by
Our view
"Ancient remains and pastoral countryside in the Ribble Valley"
Dog friendly
Location
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Additional information
  Terrain - Field paths and some lanes, 25 stiles
  Landscape - Rolling river valley, pastures and woodland
  Dog friendliness - Dogs on leads near livestock
  Parking - Pope Croft car park off Church Street in village (pay and display)
  Toilets en route - Beside Pope Croft car park
About the walk
'It is written on a wall in Rome that Ribchester was as rich as any town in Christendom', goes the saying, but on which wall and by whom, we will never know. Ribchester was established as a cavalry fort in AD72 and presided over converging roads from Chester, York and Carlisle beside the River...
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Lancashire
Lancashire was at the centre of the British cotton industry in the 19th century, which lead to the urbanization of great tracts of the area. The cotton boom came and went, but the industrial profile remains.