Wyre Way Part 3 - Garstang to Abbeystead

From Garstang we head North, initially following the river Wyre, then one of its tributaries – Grizedale Brook. After crossing the busy M6 motorway there’s a section of farmland and woodland before joining a quiet country lane into the picturesque village of Scorton. The next section is a very watery landscape dotted with many lakes; evidence of large-scale gravel workings that have now been sensitively returned to nature. After passing through the Wyreside Lakes fishery and caravan site the route re-joins the river Wyre through a lovely stretch of countryside to the former mill village of Dolphinholme. The route to Abbeystead begins high along the side of the river Wyre valley, offering great views across to the North Bowland Fells of Ward’s Stone, Grit Fell and Clougha. After descending to the riverside we pass the site of the tragic Abbeystead water-works explosion of 1984. The final stretch passes in front of the now disused Abbeystead dam – which in former times was used to store water for the many mills sited downstream along the river.