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Walking With Witches TrailSuitable footwear and clothing is recommended for this walk.Please take care on the road sections of this trail.

The Western Loop (4 miles) starting at Barley Car Park.

From the entrance to the car park at Barley turn right and cross the roadand follow the sign to Barley Green.

Cross the stream via a footbridge on the left and follow the footpathuphill. Cross the wall at the stile and continue across the fields diagonallybelow the house. Continue uphill to the Pendle Way sign. Turn left followingthe Pendle Way down to Newchurch in Pendle, heading to the right of thestone pump house.

On reaching the road, turn right and continue past St Mary’s church. Turnright into Well Head Road signposted Sabden Fold. After 400 metres there isFaugh’s Quarry.

Continue along the road passing Moss End and Bull Hole Farms seen inthe valley below. Follow the road past Saddlers Farm (now ShekinahChristian Centre).

On reaching Drivers Height Farm pass the driveways to the house andtake the stile on your right and follow the dry stone wall ascending steeplyto the crest (frequent pauses to admire the view are recommended).Descend to the Upper Ogden Reservoir and follow the reservoir track alongthe valley back to Barley. Marvel at the terrific views of Pendle Hill.

The Eastern Loop (31⁄2 miles) starting at Barley Car Park.

From the bottom corner of the car park follow the Pendle Way footpathalongside the river to Whitehough.

At the waymarked post turn left following the road towards WhitehoughOutdoor Education Centre. Immediately after a small red brick building turnright and follow the footpath through the wood keeping the OutdoorCentre on your left over a number of small foot bridges.

Following the detour above the house, crossing three stiles, will bring youto the lane beyond the house. Turn left down the lane and left at the PendleWay sign.

Follow the road uphill and turn right along a track. After 100 metres turnright over a stile and descend to Croft House Farm. Continue through thefields, crossing stiles and footbridge along the clearly marked Pendle Way toRoughlee. Turn right on joining the road, Roughlee Hall is on your right.

Follow the road through the village passing Crowtrees. Turn right on thewaymarked footpath immediately after the bridge. Continue along the lefthand bank of Pendle Water. On approaching Whitehough, again turn left upthe road. When you meet the main road, cross over and take the stile aheadof you, which leads uphill to meet Heys Lane. Follow this route until it leadsyou back to the car park.

NewchurchThe village is named after the "new" church of St Mary’s, consecrated in1544. If you look up at the church’s tower, you will find the "Eye of God",painted on its side to ward off evil. There is a "witches grave" inscribed withthe name "Nutter" to the right of the porch, but the date is much too late tobe Alice Nutter’s grave. On Maundy Thursday 1610 Demdike is said to havesent her grandson James to the church to bring her back some communionbread. On his return journey he is supposed to have met "a thing in the shapeof a hare" which threatened to pull him to pieces for failing to deliver thebread. James testified at the trial that Chattox had stolen teeth from skullsdug out of the church’s graveyard. Should you like a souvenir too, please useNewchurch’s own "Witches Galore" shop!

Faugh’s QuarryIt is here that Demdike claimed to have met the devil…. "about twenty yearsago she met near the stone pit in Goldshaw Booth the devil in the shape of aboy wearing a coat half black, half brown who said his name was Tibb". Inreturn for her soul he promised she would have anything that she desired.A careful examination of the right-hand side of the quarry will rewardtoday’s visitor with a wonderful piece of quarryman’s humour "the wizard ofthe stone pit".

Moss End, Bull Hole and Saddlers farmsMoss End Farm was home to John and Jane Bullcock. James testified at thewitches trial that they had been responsible for the death of Jane Deyne.Bull Hole Farm was the home of John Nutter. Two of his cows died; one itwas said was bewitched by Demdike, the other by Chattox. Saddlers Farm isa possible site for Demdike’s home, Malkin Tower. Another, possibly morelikely site, is situated east of Blacko, at Malkin Tower Farm – where part of thewall of her home still exists.

RoughleeAlice Nutter was the widow of a yeoman farmer who lived at CrowtreesFarm. In fiction she is always placed at Roughlee Old Hall. However in 1612,at the time of the trial, the daughters of a man called John Smith lived there.Accused of witchcraft and attending a witches Sabbath, Alice remainedsilent throughout the trial, perhaps she was a Catholic wishing to hideattending a Catholic mass.

Pendle HillThis mysterious brooding landmark will forever be associated with thePendle Witches, but the hill was also the subject of religious inspiration. In1652 George Fox climbed Pendle Hill and had a vision on the hill whichinspired him to found the Quaker movement. Its summit, known as "The BigEnd," is the site of a Bronze Age burial mound.

For Reporting footpath problems call,Pendle’s Countryside Access Team -01282 661059.

AcknowledgementsThanks to LCC rangers Dave Oyston and MarilynPilkington for checking the route and Blue BadgeGuide, John Doughty for historical research.

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Pendle Hill

St Mary’s Church (Newchurch) Witch outside Witches Galore (Newchurch)

The mysterious ‘eye of god’ inSt Mary’s Church, Newchurch

‘Witches Grave’ at NewchurchRoughlee Hall

Ordenance Survey Licence Number: 1000018628

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of th

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Pasture Lane

Blacko Bar Road

Jinny Lane

Barley Road

Cross LaneHeights Lane

Barrowford Road

Noggarth Road

Wheatley Lane Road

Ridge Lane

Heritage

CentreW

hite Bear Pub

A6068

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M65

Start of Trail

Fence

Harpers Lane

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