Bleasdale Stone Circle

Defied the weather Gods and set off into the tempest, with wipers and headlights on full,
Earby - Barnoldswick – Gisburn – Chatburn – Clitheroe – Chipping – Bleasdale, to park in the car park at the church of St. Eadmer’s  at Admarsh,

(never heard of this St. before ?) the heavy rain stopped as I landed, the paths wet but not raining now

there's no village just the church in the middle of nowhere

followed the lane along to

so that was easy map reading ! there wasn't a path as such just x3 kissing gates in view over the next x3 meadows. Even if I'd have bothered to take the haversack off I wouldn't have fit through, the middle one, now I might be beer belly challenged never mind Fat Bar Stuard but unless your size zero your going to have to climb over like I did

the Circle's in the wood ahead, the stone on the chain is a weather stone,
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1763606
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mals_uk_buses/5590053396/
well it can't be to keep the gate shut as nowt can get through anyway ! soon at the wood

and an information board

I've uploaded large (x2 clicks) but if not readable hold Ctrl down then click +,
onto the circle

there's old concreate pillars where the wooden ones used to be, had a look around

before picking a spot for Teddys Bistro

the haversacks only wet from brushing through the bushes, first on a Lavazza drip coffee

while the Bear whisks up a pancake batter

So grub up, Pancakes with Greek (squeezy) Honey and a South African Pinotage

before a final look at the circle and earth bank

and it didn't rain

before setting off back to the van, the roads were flooded on the way back and there'd been a cloud burst at Earby / Barlick ! just thought I'd share cheers all Danny