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Lancashire
Slow Ways linking Thornton and Blackpool, Cleveleys, Fleetwood, Poulton-le-Fylde
England / Lancashire / Thornton
Thornton’s four Slow Ways are 50% checked
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Thornton from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Blackpool—Thornton
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Blatho one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 46m | Descent 27m | ||
Cleveleys—Thornton
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Cletho one |
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1 Y |
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Review me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 4m | Descent 4m | ||
Cleveleys—Thornton
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Cletho two |
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1 X |
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Review me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 6m | Descent 5m | ||
Fleetwood—Thornton
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Fletho one |
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2 X |
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Double check | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 39m | Descent 43m | |
Fleetwood—Thornton
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Fletho two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Thornton—Poulton-le-Fylde
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Thopou one |
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2 X |
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Review me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 22m | Descent 14m |
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Collective progress
71% of Thornton’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
6/6
6/6
5/6
0/6
1 people have contributed to Thornton’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
5 people have surveyed a route in Thornton
38km out of 38km have been walked and reviewed
38km of reviews have been shared in Thornton
Latest Updates
The east side of Fleetwood, next to the Wyre Estuary, has a string of abandoned, flattened spaces where there used to be a railway line, and possibly buildings linked with the fishing industry. Unfortunately, this currently also involves crossing a track sometimes used by heavy vehicles, which have churned the crossing into two or three metres of unavoidable deep slushy mud. Apart from industrial buildings to the inland side this is really quite pleasant, and is used by walkers, with and without dogs....
Mary Oz
Turn into Linden Place opposite the hospice, turn right along a pavement (not road) to cut through to the end of Edmonton Place, then use the footpath next to the white fence, onto the sports field. From here, the route follows a B road with a pavement into Carleton, where there are shops and a pub. After the subway below the main road, a footpath crosses the disused Poulton to Fleetwood railway, which you can read more about, as you cross it again, going into Thornton....
Mary Oz
The east side of Fleetwood, next to the Wyre Estuary, has a string of abandoned, flattened spaces where there used to be a railway line, and possibly buildings linked with the fishing industry. After this, the coastal Wyre Way is an exposed, gravelled path alongside the open marshes and estuary. Apart from industrial buildings to the inland side this is really quite pleasant, and is used by walkers, with and without dogs....
Mary Oz
Most of the route after this consists of residential streets, more pleasant than the main road of CleTho One....
Mary Oz
It has pavement along all of it, but the road is fairly busy and noisy....
Mary Oz
At the end of the fenced path, the golf course is reached, where the footpath signposting is also not that obvious. GPS on OS Maps app helped me to find the exit from the golf course onto the main road....
Mary Oz
Slow Ways added Blatho one, a new walk from Blackpool to Thornton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Cletho one, a new walk from Cleveleys to Thornton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Fletho one, a new walk from Fleetwood to Thornton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Thopou one, a new walk from Thornton to Poulton-le-Fylde
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Thornton’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SD3427242039
Lat / Lon
53.87039° / -3.00108°
Easting / Northing
334,272E / 442,039N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Thornton's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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