one of our favourite picnic spots for lunch near to Dunsop Bridge - the centre of the Kingdom. Hannah enjoyed it so much she fell asleep, while Esther & Ellie played in the stream.
This is one of my favourite places in the UK. It's unspoilt, quiet, peaceful, a designated 'area of outstanding natural beauty' and only an hours gentle drive away. As a child I have many happy memories of paddling in the streams, building dams and generally having a fun in the water. Although I don't paddle or build dams anymore, it's great just to be out in the 'fresh' air sat in a deckchair reading a favourite book or magazine.
The stream was quite dry due to the lack of rain over the past few weeks. We also passed by some areas of hillside that had been on fire during the last few days (in fact last weekend, we could see large clouds of smoke rising from the Bowland fells as we drove along Shore Road on our way to Hesketh Bank).
Later in the afternoon we packed away our picnic & headed off to Dunsop Bridge for some delicious homemade ice cream. From there we made our way home via a stop in Clitheroe to check out a caravan site next to the River Ribble which looked pretty good, so may be we'll spend some time there in the future.
