Walk & Wednesday Pub Lunch #15 - Saracens Head, Halsall

Our 4.3952 miles (7.0735 km) route, for Walk & Wednesday Pub Lunch (W&WPL) #15, has been saved and you can take a closer look at...

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6589963

It was to...

The Saracens Head, Halsall

What a contrast from last week; today...

• no coats,
• sun shining
• light breeze.

Not the only change however!
Today we went from Maghull Station...

...to Aughton Park Station...

...where our walk began.

We headed up the ramp and steps...

...and, at the top turned right along Long Lane.
At the end of Long Lane we turned right and crossed the A59 (Liverpool Road) at the pedestrian lights turned right then first left, along a track, towards Gorse Hill Reservoir.
Turning right in-front of the many padlocked gate we could see the spire and tower of Ormskirk Church, ahead of us...

Before the large barn we took a left and followed the path around the Reservoir, keeping the metal fence on our left side...

Emerging into a wider open space...

the path is straight ahead in this photograph

...we veered to the right heading down hill.
This area is part of Gorse Hill Nature Reserve...

We kept the hedge on our right, as we left the Nature Reserve, and passed along the edge of a number of fields with various cabbage plants - some of which were in flower...

We emerged onto Cut Lane where we turned left. Across the field we could see, on the left, what turned out to be a new build...

 The brick building was on the opposite side of the road we were walking along (Cut Lane)
There were quite alot of sheep and lambs in the fields near the two buildings...

 At the road junction, we turned right along Narrow Lane, past Acorn Cattery (love the somewhat battered sign)...

 ...fields of horses...

 and Oilseed Rape coming into flower...

 Where Narrow Lane took a fairly sharp right we carried on across the field ahead, with the ditch on our left. This brought us to the Leeds Liverpool Canal where we crossed the bridge and descended onto the tow-path down steps on the left. passing under the bridge...

 ...we continued to the next canal bridge...

 ...just past the Saracens Head, on the opposite bank...

 Before going to enjoy our pub lunch, we went to look at the sculpture...

 ... and the information about the building of the canal...

 ...that started there...

We enjoyed our pub lunch which you can read about at...

http://maghullfoodie.blogspot.com/2015/04/our-15th-w-walk-wednesday-pub-lunch-was.html

After lunch we left the Saracens Head, re-crossed the canal bridge and headed along Summerwood Lane towards the A5147 (New Street)

Here we caught the 300 Bus...

...back to Maghull - from the bus-stop in-front of the church.

Another enjoyable walk that, if you get the opportunity you should try.