Tour 1
Garstang to Coniston via Lancaster
22 May - 26 June 2023
19 June - 22 July 2023
17 July - 20 July 2023
14 August - 17 August 2023
19 June - 22 July 2023
17 July - 20 July 2023
14 August - 17 August 2023
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Day 1 - Induction & Cycle
Meet at Garstang Golf club at 08.30am for a full Bike Check and Canoe Induction.
At 09.30am you will set off from Garstang and head toward Chipping via Beacon Fell for a photo opportunity with the sculpture the Orme Sight. After this you will descend down the fell and head for the little village of Chipping which in has won many awards for being the Best Kept Village and Britain in Bloom. Leaving the village, you then head for the Inn at Whitewell and have a go at crossing the river Hodder over the steppingstones. After this you then head for the quaint little village of Dunsop Bridge for a well earned coffee and cake break, and also a picture with the telephone box which is according to ordnance survey is the centre of the British Isle’s.
Now you are fuelled up, you will head out and start to climb up the Trough of Bowland, climbing this hill is not a race and you get up at your own pace in a safe manner and as this is a leisure tour there is no shame in walking the hill. Once at the top the effort is worth it for the views and the great decent down to the river Marshaw Wyre which you follow to the hamlet of Lee.
Once over the bridge in Lee you go around two sharp bends before you start the climb up to Jubilee Tower. At the top of the hill you have the views of the Lake District and Morcambe Bay and on a good day the Isle-of-Man. You descend down to the village of Quernmore where you will head west and back to Garstang via Scorton where you will stop for a beverage and cake before heading back to the hotel for a much-needed rest before your canoe adventure the next day.
Meet at Garstang Golf club at 08.30am for a full Bike Check and Canoe Induction.
At 09.30am you will set off from Garstang and head toward Chipping via Beacon Fell for a photo opportunity with the sculpture the Orme Sight. After this you will descend down the fell and head for the little village of Chipping which in has won many awards for being the Best Kept Village and Britain in Bloom. Leaving the village, you then head for the Inn at Whitewell and have a go at crossing the river Hodder over the steppingstones. After this you then head for the quaint little village of Dunsop Bridge for a well earned coffee and cake break, and also a picture with the telephone box which is according to ordnance survey is the centre of the British Isle’s.
Now you are fuelled up, you will head out and start to climb up the Trough of Bowland, climbing this hill is not a race and you get up at your own pace in a safe manner and as this is a leisure tour there is no shame in walking the hill. Once at the top the effort is worth it for the views and the great decent down to the river Marshaw Wyre which you follow to the hamlet of Lee.
Once over the bridge in Lee you go around two sharp bends before you start the climb up to Jubilee Tower. At the top of the hill you have the views of the Lake District and Morcambe Bay and on a good day the Isle-of-Man. You descend down to the village of Quernmore where you will head west and back to Garstang via Scorton where you will stop for a beverage and cake before heading back to the hotel for a much-needed rest before your canoe adventure the next day.
Day 2 - Canoe
You set of on your journey to the historic city of Lancaster going through Garstang and Forton before stopping at the Plough at Galgate for lunch. Once re-fuelled you will set of on the final stint of your journey to Lancaster, where you will be staying in the city centre just a 100 yards from the historic castle.
You set of on your journey to the historic city of Lancaster going through Garstang and Forton before stopping at the Plough at Galgate for lunch. Once re-fuelled you will set of on the final stint of your journey to Lancaster, where you will be staying in the city centre just a 100 yards from the historic castle.
Day 3 - Climb
You will leave Lancaster after a great breakfast and head for the Lake District and the village of Coniston, where you will start the final leg of your Journey, Climbing the Old Man of Coniston. The walk will start at the church in Coniston near The Ruskin Museum which features the history of Coniston including the story of Donald Campbell’s Bluebird. You will start the climb up the south face up to Levers Water before ascending the north side up to the summit of the Old Man of Coniston. After this you will descend back to the hotel for a well-deserved beverage and a good old reminisce of your journey which we hope inspires you to take one of our other routes in the future.
You will leave Lancaster after a great breakfast and head for the Lake District and the village of Coniston, where you will start the final leg of your Journey, Climbing the Old Man of Coniston. The walk will start at the church in Coniston near The Ruskin Museum which features the history of Coniston including the story of Donald Campbell’s Bluebird. You will start the climb up the south face up to Levers Water before ascending the north side up to the summit of the Old Man of Coniston. After this you will descend back to the hotel for a well-deserved beverage and a good old reminisce of your journey which we hope inspires you to take one of our other routes in the future.
Day 4 - Return
After an epic challenge and a hearty breakfast, you will be returned to where it all started, and we hope you will try one of 3C’s Tours again in the future.
After an epic challenge and a hearty breakfast, you will be returned to where it all started, and we hope you will try one of 3C’s Tours again in the future.
