30 www.lep.co.uk Saturday, October 3, 2015LANCASHIRE EVENING POST

This walk starts with an explora-tion of the Craven Lime Works in Ribblesdale – a

remarkable site of industrial archaeology. Developed in the mid-19th century to produce lime to meet the huge demand for construction and agricul-ture, its Hoffman Lime Kiln is one of the wonders of the Vic-torian age.

Directions: 1. From the car park turn left on to Church Street, pass below the railway viaduct and then keep ahead at the junction with Langcliffe to cross the River Ribble. On its far side turn right on to the Ribble Way. This takes you past the playing fields of the High School to lead you across meadows on an obvious path to reach Stackhouse. Turn right on Stackhouse Lane and then in a little under 500yds turn right on to a track which leads back to the river. Cross the footbridge and then al-most immediately turn left over a wall stile and follow the footpath leading through fields to Stainforth Road close to a large commercial site. Turn left and then right on a lane leading under the Settle-Carlisle Railway. Just before the next corner turn left on to a footpath which leads on to the Craven Limeworks Trail. This takes you alongside the railway bringing you to an area of open space near cottages. The Hoffman Kiln is on a rise to the left. From the outside there does not appear to be anything remarkable about this structure but enter it

through one of the arched openings and it becomes a different story. The vast clois-tered cavern with its 22 burn-ing chambers is unique to Britain and one little known to the millions of visitors at-tracted to the Dales. The main route is to the left of the kiln and after crossing a small footbridge climbs up a lev-el and soon reaches another grand design – the triple draw kiln standing in a wooded area near the railway. Turn up the roped stairway to the top of the kiln turn left and con-tinue on the trail to a wooden stile on the northern edge of the site. Cross this and follow the footpath across meadows to reach Stainforth Road. Turn right.

2. Keep on Stainforth Road past the village and car park and then cross to turn left down a narrow lane - Dog Hill Brow - towards Little Stain-forth. The lane takes you

over the railway and then across the river to climb up a hill to a crossroads at Little Stainforth. Keep ahead and after cottages on the right go through a wooden gate on a footpath in the direction of Feizor. The next section is the most strenuous of the walk. The path leads upwards for al-most ¾ of a mile with the ef-fort more than compensated by lovely views of the Dales, especially towards Pen-y- ghent. As it levels off it pass-es below impressive crags on the right - Smearsett Scar and Pot Scar and then descends to Feizor. After crossing a ladder stile on the right continue the descent to a gate on the far left corner of a large field. Pass through a farmyard to reach the village at a point conven-iently close to Elaine’s tea-room. You must not resist the temptation to patronise this excellent establishment.

3. If for some unaccount-

able reason you did not sam-ple the fare at Elaine’s turn left on Kiln House Lane (or right out of the tearoom) and in a short distance turn left on to a bridleway be-tween houses leading into pastures. Another climb follows but not as steep as the one that brought you to Feizor. After 600yds at a signpost bear left on a bridle-way in the direction of Buck Haw Brow. Keep on this for 1,000yds as it crosses enclo-sures to arrive on the edge of Giggleswick Scar. At a point before the path drops very steeply towards the road be-low turn left on a path that follows the edge of the scar towards Settle. This undulat-ing route is a delightful way to end the walk with lovely views to the south where Pendle Hill is easily seen on the horizon. The path brings you to the edge of a large quarry. Bear left and after working your way to its far side follow a wall down to a track that enters Lord Wood through a metal gate. Keep ahead on the track to reach a residential area - Mains Road. Continue to the end and then turn left for Settle.

l Walk devised by Nigel Hext former Head of PE at Barden High School Burnley.

through one of the arched over the railway and then

Settle down for teaBY BOB CLAREwww.lancashirewalks.com

START: Settle Town Centre Whitefriars Car Park, BD24 9EADISTANCE: 8miles, 13.6k TIME: 4-6 hoursGRADE: ModerateMAP: OS OL 2 The Yorkshire Dales Southern & Western areas

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AN ODYSSEY INTO HISTORY

Romesh Ranganathan attempts to get in touch with his Sri Lankan heritage with a bit of stilt fishing

Remote ControlBY PHILIP CUNNINGTONphilip.cunnington@jpress.co.uk@rilthy

“Zipping up my boots,” sang soul-funkers Odyssey, once upon a Top of the Pops, “going

back to my roots”.These days, it’s not just

the pop bands of my youth who are looking for some connection to the past, to family, to roots.

Perhaps it’s to do with the modern world, with decades of mass migration, the ease of modern communication, the dislocation we feel as we are surrounded by technology, rather than real people.

Two celebs were going back to their roots this week, Countryfile presenter Anita Rani on Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC1, Thursdays, 9pm) and comedian Romesh Ranganathan in his new series Asian Provocateur (BBC3, Wednesdays, 10pm).

Both were looking to connect with their Asian heritage – Anita trying to find information about her grandfather’s first family, Romesh attempting to get in touch with his Sri Lankan background – and both visited the sub-continent.

That’s where the similarities ended.

Romesh, born and

bred in Crawley, West Sussex, had no idea what Sri Lanka was like, or about his roots , he was basically going because his mum told him to – even she called him “a coconut”.

With his deadpan style, he faced the culture shock with commendable stoicism, even when a shaman was breathing fire at him.

What you didn’t get, however, was any sense Romesh was getting a deeper understanding of his family and his heritage – maybe that was the point, his heritage is totally Western, not Sri Lankan.

Anita, however – also seen shaking her sequins on Strictly – did make discoveries, both about herself and her family.

She found that her grandfather’s first wife, son and daughter were all butchered during the Partition of India in 1947.

This was a time which saw the biggest forced migration of people ever, in which hundreds of thousands of Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus were murdered, and in which women were degraded physically and mentally.

The tragic tale made for compelling TV. History is just the story of where we come from – our roots.