Waugh's Well Walk
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For many years there has been an annual walk to Waugh's Well.
It usually takes place on a Saturday in July starting at 11:00am. In good weather it is a lovely walk; in a howling gale and heavy rain it ain't so pleasant, though it is still very bracing and there is a real sense of achievement once done. We set off from Gincroft Lane, Edenfield, and stop every 15 minutes, or so, for a poem or a song, following the old wagon road and tramways on top before enjoying a picnic lunch at Fo' Edge. At the well, there are more readings and songs by the walkers and others who have gathered there to await their arrival, before descending on the Coal Road via Dearden Clough, again stopping every 15 minutes or so. Sadly, John Taylor, who led the walk for many years, died in 2011. Sid Calderbank, of stage and television fame, led the walk from 2013 until 2021. |
Waugh's Well, Waterfoot, Lancashire. Photo by Michael Ely. Licensed under Creative Commons, courtesy Geograph.org.
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The Route
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The thin red line shows the route.
Starting in Edenfield, where the two blue start and finish markers are, we walk up Gincroft Lane. We then follow Sand Beds Lane and swing to the right to follow Rossnedale Way and stop for lunch at the ruins of Fo' Edge Farm, where the new notice board is, which we replaced last year. We then go on to Waugh's Well, a few yards further on. We return via the lower dotted path past Horncliffe Close down to New Hall, where we turn right and rejoin Gincroft Lane to reach our starting point. On the way, and at Waugh's Well, we take turns reading from Waugh's works to help us enjoy and understand how this countryside inspired his writings.
Starting in Edenfield, where the two blue start and finish markers are, we walk up Gincroft Lane. We then follow Sand Beds Lane and swing to the right to follow Rossnedale Way and stop for lunch at the ruins of Fo' Edge Farm, where the new notice board is, which we replaced last year. We then go on to Waugh's Well, a few yards further on. We return via the lower dotted path past Horncliffe Close down to New Hall, where we turn right and rejoin Gincroft Lane to reach our starting point. On the way, and at Waugh's Well, we take turns reading from Waugh's works to help us enjoy and understand how this countryside inspired his writings.
Meeting Place
Walkers will meet at the junction of Bury Road and Gincroft Lane in Edenfield, BL0 0JQ .
(Just where the Land Rover is parked!) (The shop on the corner is now Forever Treasures Photography and not ICCS Limited.)
(Just where the Land Rover is parked!) (The shop on the corner is now Forever Treasures Photography and not ICCS Limited.)
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