Starting in the free car park in the very attractive old village turn right, passing the pub and the church and turn right down a tree lined drive towards King Henry Mews.

Don't go through the entrance gates but turn right besides a copse down to a new footbridge over the Skirden Beck. Cross, follow the track through trees until a kissing gate appears on the right. Go through, over a stile by the woodside, diagonally left to a stile in a fence and over Holden beck by a footbridge.

Climb up the bank to the public road and before turning right admire the preaching/boundary cross in front of Bolton Peel farm. Go along the road for approximately 300 yards to find a hidden stile on the left which leads to Holden village, passing a noisy waterfall on the way.

The view towards the three peaks

Go through the facing gate, sharp left and walk up a narrow path to the right of a converted farmhouse. Walk through the fields with the hedge closely on the right until a metalled private road, but public bridle-way, is achieved. Admire the outstanding 360 degree view, including the Lakes' and Dales' peaks.

Turn right down the road, crossing a public road, and walk up to the left of Lower heights. Drop down to a footbridge in a hidden valley, cross, turn right, walking between an old barn and a wooden chalet and cross yet another footbridge.

Climb out of the small valley and cross a large pasture making for the left of the roof of a barn that can just be seen ahead. Approximately 200 yards to the left of the barn is a stile in a fence, take and make for Greaves, ivy covered cottages by the roadside which are clearly seen. Cross the road, walk behind the cottages, through a small gate and go to the far corner of another quite large pasture to another gate.

Pendle Hill

Go through, keeping the hedge on the right and through another gate. Walk alongside the hedge on the left until a small stream and stile are crossed. Varleys farm is on the left, but go forward right to a gate in the fence facing Pendle. Continue down a long narrow field until an angled gate on the right is seen, behind which a barn has recently been demolished.

Go through and down the middle of this field to agate from which a path leads down to a crossing farm track with Wycongill farm on the right and Hungrill farm on the left. Turn left, past the unusual farm, towards a large new building, but turn right before reaching it along a track. 50 or so yards past a filled in cattle grid is a stile from which a path goes over a wide bridge, past Chadwick's farm on the left to the Settle road.

Turn left and then sharp right at Oak Trees Nursery and walk south parallel to Skirden Beck until the bridge in Bolton by Bowland is reached and also the end of the walk. The teashop, and pub, in the village are recommended.