GLW2210 : A Warton One Hour Wander

Friday 25th March 2022

A recent BOOTboys walk had spent some time in Warton and, on reading the report ( BB2206 ), Margaret remarked that one day we should visit Warton for a one hour wander  Today was the day.  

Four-fifteen was the time when we parked near the remarkably busy Old School Brewery.  We were in danger of losing the sun so we ignored its attractions and moved on down to the main street, emerging near the St Oswald, King and Martyr Church.  

I spotted, on the wall of the cottage between the Institute and the Churchyard what at first seemed to be old plaques of the type that signified that the building had fire insurance with whichever company.  I went into the churchyard to peer over the wall then called Margaret to do likewise.  What a remarkable little garden is hidden away there.  Full of all sort of oddities as you will se if you expand the picture.

More-or-less across the road are the ruins of the Old Rectory.  Vicars certainly did (and some still do) know how to live in style in large houses though it is long, long time since this one was operational.

The George Washington pub (his ancestor's lived in Warton) looked very quiet ....

.....but further down the road, overlooking the children’s play area, the Malt Shovel was heaving with parents enjoying a drink in the sunshine whilst the kids burned off their energies on the swings and slides.

We discovered a footpath that ran under a building to the rear of the main street and followed that round along the edge of fields then behind houses.  At one rear gate was a box of pouches being sold in aid of Ukraine refugees.  Margaret bought one.

We eventually emerged at the north end of the village. Making our way back south we were struck by the vast number of tiny, old terraced houses, interspersed by some dwellings of much grander proportions.

Bang on time, 5:15, we arrived back at the car.  The OSB yard was still busy so we didn’t call in.  We just drove home in the glorious evening sunshine, reminiscing about what an interesting old village Warton was in which to wander.

Don, Friday 25th March 2022

GLW2210: Warton  :  2 miles, 178 feet

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