A Bridge Further On Traditional Cache
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A walk on a good path from a car park
When I laid my first cache with Gruftymilo he suggested that a chain of caches along the Ferrndean Way from Colne to Wycoller would be a good idea so this is it. There are bridges galore all along the Way so I originally tried to link most of the caches to (some of) these – hence most of the names. The section from Ball Grove to Wycoller is incredibly popular so beware of muggles galore – the caches are pretty easy to find reflecting that you probably won’t have long to look between dog walkers, rambling groups, fishermen and so forth.
The best parking is probably at Ball Grove although there is some round the Admiral Lord Rodney at Waterside in Colne (and a good pint too). The Ferndean Way is a lovely flat riverside walk and a day doing these caches followed by those in Wycoller won’t disappoint country lovers - and there are now five extra caches to get you back on a circular walk. Every cache is within a metre of the Way which is always the path right beside the river despite often being unmarked except as a footpath.
The return Leg is now in place making a total of 12 caches on an 8 mile walk (plus at least 3 in Wycoller which you can add in). For the full list go to GC1AVZP - Colne Water.
Ferndean Manor appeared in Jane Eyre and it’s suggested that it was based on Wycoller Hall which the Bronte’s certainly did visit. However the Hall no more resembles the Manor than Top Withens does Wuthering Heights – but she could well have had both locations in mind. Anyway it’s a nice name for a lovely walk – certainly better than Former Cotton Mills Way which it could correctly have been called for they lined the river all the way using its water for their power. More on this under each cache.
Ferndean Way Cache 6 – A Bridge Further On
After Covey Bridge the path runs through fields. To your left the map shows a Shaft (dis) – I have been told that this was the end of the coal mine tunnel from Burnley but I’ve never been able to find it. In fact I believe that all the (Half dozen?) mines in this area were small local pits but in the same ownership which led to this mistaken idea.
You often see herons as well as flocks of migrating birds here. Bridges become smaller now and, after the cache, there is only one which scarcely merits the name until you reach Wycoller and its famous bridges and other tourist attractions (including several geocaches). Wycoller was once a woolen weaving village of considerable size but the work was done in weavers cottages not a mill. Signs and leaflets abound telling you all about the half-dozen historical structures, and new artistry, in the village.
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Haqre n fgbar va pbeare orgjrra (frpbaq) srapr naq jnyy.
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