by Steve Tanham
It’s called ‘The Lots’. It’s a heavily protected stretch of undulating land behind the rocky headland of Silverdale’s rugged coastline.
Silverdale is one of the most northerly places on the Lancashire coast. Before the boundary changes that created Cumbria (soon to be sliced into a new set of nonsensical pieces) Lancashire extended all the way around Morecambe Bay to Barrow-in-Furness.
The peninsula on which Silverdale sits is shared with Arnside and Milnthorpe, both of them local gems and well worth visiting. I’ve written about Arnside in previous posts.
The path across The Lots connects the prosperous village of Silverdale – the former home of Victoria Wood – with a beautiful cove about a half mile away. You can reach the cove by road but where’s the fun in that?
The walk across The Lots, even with the zig-zags needed to throw the ball for the collie, is less than twenty minutes.
Its a cold place in February… but the clear air is ideal for photographs that capture the harsh essence of the place.
The muddy path narrows to a walled gate before descending towards the sea again.
The Cove. In February, you may well need a thick, waterproof coat.
©Stephen Tanham 2023
Stephen Tanham is a Director of the Silent Eye, a journey through the forest of personality to the dawn of Being.
http://www.thesilenteye.co.uk and http://www.suningemini.blog
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A beautiful place, Steve.
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thanks, Robbie. You’d love it 😃
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I echo Robbie. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe. It is… but can be bitterly cold because it’s so exposed. All in all, a lovely place to be…
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I’m sure some seasons are more welcoming than others!
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Wonderful images it looks as cold as it probably was but stark and beautiful , Steve x
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As a teen I marvelled at the categories of people who were added to my father’s hate list: drivers of caravans, council verge trimmers, oily car salespeople, bagpipe players amongst others. One that joined in the early 1970s were county boundary adjusters, who tinkered with Hampshire and stole Bournemouth and stuck it in Dorset. He would have joined Lancastrians manning those barricades!
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We need more like that! Thank you
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