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Tea and snacks are available throughout the year from 10am (www.cavendishpavilion.co.uk), and with so much attractive scenery, pleasant circular walks, nature trails and an abundance of nearby parking, it is inevitably a honeypot that on fine weekends swarms with visitors quite like nowhere else along the way until you reach Bowness. A small shop here sells a variety of maps, booklets, sweets etc, and used to levy a small toll for entering the woods, which are private, and its pathways permissive only.

Turn right on crossing the bridge, heading to the gated entrance to Strid Wood. As you enter Strid Wood, follow the broad track ahead and basically keep going. There are several colour-coded trails (originally laid out in the 19th century by the vicar of Bolton), but continue following this trail, ignoring deviations left and right, until you reach an information board close to the Strid Gorge, where the river has taken on a new lease of life. A short diversion is necessary to inspect the Strid proper, but take care as the rocks are very slippery.