ENJOY THE COUNTRYSIDE BY CYCLE OR ON FOOT.

Woodlands Caravan Park is ideally situated for walking and cycling holidays. West Lancashire is generally flat for easy cycling, but there are hills to challenge the more enthusiastic cyclist close by.

Woodlands Caravan Park is conveniently situated directly on the Southern Loop of the Lancashire Cycleway.

Cycle Hire is available on site.

Terms and Conditions

Bikes and Equipment can only be hired on completion of a Booking Form. The signatory of the Booking Form is designated the Hirer. As Hirer you accept responsibility for ensuring that any and all members of the group included in the Hire covered by this Booking Form comply with the terms and conditions below.


1. Your responsibilities
1.1 You are responsible for ensuring that you and other members of your group are physically fit enough and possess the necessary skills to undertake cycling using the cycle(s) you have booked. You undertake to thoroughly check the cycle(s) and equipment at hand over to ensure they are in satisfactory condition.

1.2 You accept that the act of cycling carries its own risks and you have made your Booking on the basis that you undertake the act at your own risk. You understand and accept that we advise the wearing of cycle helmets at all times, and provide a helmet with each cycle hired.

1.3 You will ride your cycle responsibly at all times. You will not hold us responsible for any loss, damage or injury including death to persons or property with regard to use of the cycle(s) and equipment hired. You accept responsibility to indemnify us against any claim, interest, demand or expense in respect of any such injury or damage.
1.4 You are responsible for all cycles and equipment hired or loaned and it is your responsibility to keep the same safe from damage, loss or theft, use it in a proper manner, not subject it to any misuse or unfair wear and tear and return it promptly in the same condition as hired.
1.5 All bikes are supplied with a padlock. You agree to ensure that no bike is left unattended unless it is first secured to a fixed object using the padlock through the frame and front wheel. You will notify the Police immediately in the case of theft of the hired cycles or equipment .

1.6 You will notify us immediately of any loss, damage or theft to the hired cycles or equipment, or any incident that may give rise to a claim against us. You will be responsible for paying us the reasonable costs of reparation of any such loss, damage or theft. You will provide us with a deposit (or credit card details) to hold throughout the period of hire for this purpose.
1.7 You undertake to return the cycle(s) to us when due, even in the event of mechanical failure, puncture etc.

1.8 You agree to take repair any punctures occurring during the period of hire.


2.Price and Payment
2.1 In consideration of our arranging and fulfilling your Hire in accordance with these terms and conditions you will pay us the total price for your period of Hire set out in the Booking Form at the time of booking the Hire.

2.3 If we are unable to fulfil a booking for any reason, our liability shall be limited to a refund of the price of the hire.

2.4 A hire period of ½ a day, 9-1 or 2-6 shall be £10 per cycle. A hire period of a full day, 9-6 shall be £15 per cycle. Helmets and locks are provided free of charge. Late fees shall be double the above prices.

3. Our Liability To You
3.1 We accept responsibility for death, personal injury and direct loss suffered by you which you can demonstrate was caused by our negligence up to the limit set out in clause 3.3 below.
3.2 We will not be liable to you where any alleged loss or damage results from:
(a) any of your own actions or omissions or those of any member of your party;
(b) the action or omission of a third party; or
(c) an event or circumstances which we could not have predicted or avoided even after taking all reasonable care;
(d) indirect or consequential loss.
3.3 Except in respect of death and personal injury, in respect of which no limit of liability shall apply, our total liability to you under this contract between us shall be limited to the total cost of your Booking.

4. General
4.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either of us to the other under these terms and conditions shall be in writing.
4.2 No failure or delay by us in exercising any of our rights under these terms and conditions shall be deemed to be a waiver of that right, and no waiver by either of us of any breach of these terms and conditions by the other shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

4.3 These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law.

WOODLANDS CARAVAN PARK FOR CYCLISTS

Information on cycling in West Lancashire, and a free 7 page book of  "Cycle Rides in West Lancashire" by Jon Sparks can be downloaded from

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/view.asp?siteid=3732&pageid=12573&e=e

For more enthusiastic cyclists, Woodlands Caravan Park is situated directly on the Southern Loop of the Lancashire Cycleway

http://www.visitlancashire.com/dbimgs/Lancashire%20Cycleway%20Southern%20Loop.pdf

 Cycle hire is available on site - £15 per day (9-6) or £10 per half day (9-1 or 2-6)

 

WOODLANDS CARAVAN PARK FOR WALKERS

A 5 mile walk starting from Longton Brickcroft Nature Reserve can be found at http://www.visitlancashire.com/xsdbimgs/Ramble%20From%20Longton%20Brickcroft%20Nature%20Reserve.pdf Two walks around Burscough, of 4.3 miles and 11 miles, can be found at http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/countryside/walking/sburscough.asp

RAMBLE FROM LONGTON BRICKCROFT NATURE RESERVE

Turn left outside Visitor Centre and head through lower car park, through kissing gate and alongside lake. Turn left when path splits and go through kissing gate, cross small road and through kissing gate opposite. Follow path, passing lake on right and exit kissing gate, follow tarmac path until it meets road and cross, turn immediately left with wall on right until you meet another road. Cross this road, turn left onto track through small woodland.

When track meets tarmac path, in small park, proceed right and go through metal kissing gate to main road. Turn right along main road. Proceed to hardware shop and cross busy road to bridleway opposite. Proceed along bridleway until T- junction then turn left and follow this track that passes housing on left and opens out into countryside with hedges along each side.

Follow this until sharp left bend with large garden wall on right, turn right into enclosed public footpath between wall and fence, proceed over stile, cross field diagonally to stile in far corner and keep straight line ahead to field gate and stile. Turn right and proceed on small road. Opposite first house on right, turn left over footbridge. Proceed along field with hedge on right until you meet stile, cross and head for footbridge in corner ignoring stile in hedge on right. Continue in straight line with water filled gully on right to meet marsh bank.

Proceed left with Longton marsh on right. You are now on the Ribble Way. Continue along bank and cross stile with large seat on left, proceed and ignore first stile and gate on left and cross stile facing, cross small field to footbridge keeping hedge on left. Continue straight towards farm buildings, where fence on left meets gate, head for field gate in hedge straight ahead. Turn right onto road and continue for approx. 1.2km (3/4 mile) past old stone railway bridge supports and turn left onto public footpath at end of houses on left. Go through two concrete kissing gates that mark the old Preston to Southport railway line.

Continue ahead and cross stile and footbridge, keep hedge on left and follow to road. Cross stile and turn right onto road, follow to T- junction and Brickcroft Visitor Centre is opposite main road.

TWO WALKS AROUND BURSCOUGH

A.

At Platts Lane Lakes follow the pathway around the site passing a small pond on your left, continue over a small bridge and walk around a large fishing lake to the south east corner. Follow the waymarkers out of the site and follow the Public Footpath across Chapel Lane. Follow footpath 73 to Flax Lane.

B.

Turn left off Briars Lane onto Wheat Lane. Walk across the wooden swingbridge and take an immediate left following the canal to Top Locks. 1. For the Long Route (Total distance 17.5 km-11miles). At Top Locks fork right passing the Ship Inn on your right-hand side. Walk straight on. 2. For the Shorter Route (Total distance 7km-4.3miles). Do not fork right. Walk straight along the side of the Canal reaching the Lathom Slipway Pub after approximately 2.2km (1.4miles). Turn left at the public house.

Walk straight on, taking the second public footpath on the left. Continue directions at I. C. After walking on the canal for approximately 3.2km (2miles), turn left over a swingbridge and carefully cross the A59. Walk on the right, taking the public footpath to the left at the base of Dam Brook Bridge. D. Cross over Brick Kiln Lane and take the public footpath to the left of the bridge. E. After carefully following the footpath across the cricket ground enter Mere Sands Wood through the Kissing Gate. (Please ensure that dogs are on leads).

Follow the public footpath to the right. Carefully cross the Car Park and follow the public footpath that exits the site at its North West Corner. NOTE. Toilet facilities are available at the Visitor Centre. Please leave a donation in the collection box, in return for use. F. carefully cross Holmeswood Road and walk to the left. After 600 metres (650 yards) turn left down Sandy Way. Walk straight on and where the road turns to the left, walk straight on across a bridge over a ditch. Walk right across another bridge. Turn Left.

Walk straight on to a stile and follow the line of the public footpath to a farm track. Turn right following Public footpath 133 to the road. G. Walk down Marsh Moss Lane taking the second public footpath on the left. Walk straight on towards Monks Farm and approximately 20 metres (22 yards) before the barn turn right. Follow the public footpath across the railway line and eventually reach the canal. H. Turn left at the canal and walk to the next bridge. Leave the canal via the bridge. Turn right, following the path past the Lathom Slipway Pub, on your left. Walk straight on and take the second public footpath on your left. I.

On reaching Higgins Lane, turn left and take the first public footpath on the right. Walk straight on following the public footpath towards the A5209. J. Turn left, walk straight on for 400 metres (440 yards). Carefully cross the road and walk up Platts Lane for a distance of 400m (440 yards). Platts Lane Lakes are on your left.

MERE SANDS WOOD NATURE RESERVE Mere Sands wood Nature Reserve is owned and managed by the lancashire Wildlife Trust and is a wildlife rich haven in the heart of agricultural West Lancashire. The reserve covers 42 hectares (105 acres) and is made up of lakes, heaths mature broadleaf and conifer woodland, the latter supporting a population of Red Squirrels, the most notable of over 17 species of mammals that use the site. The management of the reserve is designed not only to encourage wildlife but to provide facilities for people to visit and enjoy seeing the plants and animals. For further information telephone (01704 821809).

THE LEEDS LIVERPOOL CANAL John Longbottom surveyed the line of the Burscough Branch of the leeds-Liverpool Canal in 1767. This section, traditionally known as the "Longbottom Line" began construction in 1770 and the canal was completed in its entirety by 1816. The annual transportation of over 250,000 tonnes of coal by 1820 emphasizes the importance of canals as transport and communications networks in a period of rapid industrial development. The modern day canal is much quieter, a place of peace and tranquility, appreciated as a recreational facility and a wildlife haven.

MARTIN MERE Martin Mere, once the largest lake in Lancashire, is nowadays, one of the 8 National Centres managed by the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust. Sir Peter Scott, artist and son of the illustrious "Scott of the Antarctic" saw the chance of developing this site into a marvelous sanctuary for wildlife, nowadays supporting over 132 different kinds of wildfowl. Since its opening to the public in 1975, Martin mere as a marshland reserve continues to be a popular educational site and a great day out. For further details including admission prices, telephone (01704) 895181.

PLATTS LANE LAKES Fishing for all the family is one of the attractions of Platts Lane Lakes, either by rod and line in the well stocked main lake, or with net in the nearby pond. The reeds and flowers around the pond often hide frogs, water beetles and dragonflies. Kestrels can regularly be seen hovering over the long meadow grasses in search of prey. A small picnic area helps to make a pleasant day out for everyone.

BASKET MAKERS OR OSIERS Basket making in Burscough was a forerunner to the textile industries. Basketry as an art form in itself, ha been traditionally handed down through families and although only a small domestic industry it held a great deal of importance within the Burscough Community. Schoolboys were often employed by the Osiers to pick willows. The industry steadily progressed through time and by the late 19th century 10 family industries dominated the Burscough market. Basketry still continues to this day in Burscough, however, on a somewhat smaller scale, a result of the development of the plastics industry.

PLEASE FOLLOW THE COUNTRY CODE. THANK YOU.